Tammy 
Oh my goodness, where has this month gone? I feel like we were even lucky and got an extra week this year since Thanksgiving was earlier, but whoa! Time flies when you’re having fun! Every year at this time I feel a little bit like there are so many things on my list I wish … Read more
This post is sponsored by . All thoughts and opinions are my own. Months ago, when we first started this crazy renovation, I was SO excited to introduce you guys to the . Do you remember this post? At the time, I had visions of Sugar Plums (and The Frame) dancing in my head as … Read more
This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own. If you’ve been following along with our 1987 Fixer Upper then you know it has been a major project modernizing this home. Essentially everything in the house is new…plumbing, electrical, walls, ceilings, doors, you name it…it’s new. 😉 One great thing that … Read more
It’s no secret that we have been desperately trying to get this house together and ready for the holidays and the guests that will be coming shortly thereafter for the ski season…yay! We love guests, and we love them even more now that we have space for them! 🙂 Poor Ashley hasn’t had a new … Read more
Each year I really try to find a way to help my kids and our family celebrate the true reason for the Christmas season. It can be hard to get kids and even us adults sometimes to remember that Christmas is more than just pretty decorations, fun gift lists, parties and yummy food. Affiliate links … Read more
Please tell me that I am not the only one incredibly behind on my gift buying this year! I am seriously starting to feel the crunch this season…but at the same time I feel remarkably calm about it…like Christmas isn’t in just 15 days. lol! Oh well…it’s been that kind of year. I think I … Read more
Decorating the family room for Christmas is fun, and we always buy Christmas jammies, but this year we took it one step further and added in some Christmas bedroom decor. I always see the Christmas bedding when I’m out and about shopping each year and I have always thought it would be fun to decorate … Read more
I am so excited to be a part of this year’s Meaningful Holiday Home Tour. Laura from Meaningful Spaces is kind enough to put this together every year. I was lucky enough to live just minutes from her in OC, one of the reasons I can’t wait to return home to So Cal before too … Read more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time to get the chance to get a peek into the homes all your favorite bloggers beautifully decorated for the holidays! I LOVE this time of year and getting to check out my favorite home tours is definitely something I look forward to each Christmas season. I am … Read more
I’m pretty sure that we could all fall under the “Home decor Enthusiast” category, am I right? Who doesn’t love something fun and new for the house? It’s amazing how even something little can just totally refresh a space…and how good it can make you feel to walk by the room and see it every … Read more
At the risk of looking like a crazy lady, I am going to show you my family room Christmas decor. 😉 I LOVE a ridiculous feature wall, some of my favorites are the Halloween wall I did out of old medicine book pages, and last year’s snowflake wall. To create something fun doesn’t cost much … Read more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time to deck the halls! It is fun to have some new halls for me to deck, that’s for sure! With everything freshly painted and new this year, I am extra sensitive about making sure I don’t damage anything while I’m having fun making things pretty. You know … Read more
Happy Cyber Monday! Are you all shopped out yet? I’m guessing not, because today is supposed to be the busiest shopping day of the year! 🙂 I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving spent with friends and family and that there was a lot of relaxing and over-eating involved. 😉 I’m glad that we … Read more
Today’s post and Gifts for Him Gift Guide are extra special because it gave me a chance to focus on John and what I would like to give him this Christmas. I spend so much time fussing over what to get the kids this time of year, but focusing on him is what is really … Read more
How is it Thanksgiving already? This year has seriously gone by so fast I can hardly believe it. I’ve got a tree in my family room and I’ve been shopping all week for our Thanksgiving menu, yet somehow I still can’t wrap my brain around the fact that we are smack dab in the middle … Read more
This last year has been such a whirlwind, I can’t even believe it is time for Christmas! It is so fun to have the contractors finishing up this week literally as the holidays begin. With so many things in transition over this last six months, this holiday season is a chance for us to really … Read more
So this is really no big secret if you’ve been following me for awhile, but with Christmas shopping kicking into high gear this week, I thought it was worth a quick mention. 🙂 I feel like I have my own army of holiday elves each year at this time…they drive around in a big brown … Read more
Have you guys noticed that so many stores have already started their Black Friday deals? I was out last night and saw several places advertising that their sales are starting this weekend and not waiting for next weekend. Any chance to shop without fighting the crowds is fine with me! Although, I have to admit … Read more
I am so excited to share the kitchen remodel progress with you all! It’s hard to believe, but we actually cooked some dinner in our kitchen this week! We have a functioning oven, a microwave, and a fridge all working and boy does it feel good! This kitchen remodel included taking everything down to the … Read more
If you have kids then you know it is never too early to start Christmas shopping…especially when it comes to securing the hottest toys for Christmas that are guaranteed to be on every kid’s Christmas list. I grew up in the days of Cabbage Patch Kid craziness. I had one on my list and I’m … Read more
With Thanksgiving around the corner, our thoughts are naturally turning to gathering places, family, big meals and where to serve them. This time of year, the dining room…an often overlooked, pass-though of a room, gets it’s 15 minutes. While traditional dining rooms have kind of taken a back seat in today’s more modern, open concept … Read more
When do you start listening to Christmas music in your house? Growing up my dad had a strict rule that there was no Christmas music until after Thanksgiving dinner was eaten. It used to drive me crazy…especially since they started playing Christmas music on the radio in the middle of November! It obviously wasn’t a … Read more
I don’t know about you guys, but we are on sugar overload at our house. Each week I try and bake homemade goodies for the kids to have in their lunches at school throughout the week and this time of year I find myself wondering what to do with leftover Halloween candy. Do you have … Read more
Everyday when my email alerts me to something new in my inbox, I get a little ping of excitement, but in June, that excitement turned to total exhilaration when I opened up an email from the team at Better Homes & Gardens inviting me to the Better Homes & Gardens StyleMaker event in NYC in … Read more
Hello Monday! Today is a hard re-entry into real life. We had the chance to sneak away for a few days to Scottsdale, AZ to soak up the sun and attend a work conference with John. We always try to take the kids with us whenever possible so that we can enjoy some family time, … Read more
Happy Monday! How are you today? I am feeling like I could happily crawl back into bed for a long nap, but there’s no time for that! I have finishing details on this darn house to manage! We just scheduled our stuff to be delivered from LA in a little over a week. I can’t … Read more
When we bought the 1987 Fixer Upper, the plan was to move into the partially finished basement while the rest of the house was under construction. It had two finished bedrooms, one finished bathroom and a couple of finished storage closets. My uncle Dave, who was helping us with the construction, moved most of the … Read more
By now it’s probably no secret that with the renovation on the #1987fixerupper we have been feeling a little out of sorts around here since the move. It’s been especially rough on the kids missing friends and not having a place that feels like a home to rest their heads. Living in a construction zone … Read more
I don’t know how it is that my Monday morning recaps always seem to turn into Monday afternoon recaps. 😉 These days, especially with the renovation going on, just get away from me SO quickly! With the kids gone all day at school I thought for sure I would get SO much accomplished, well…that remains … Read more
I don’t really talk about it much here on the blog, but I’m about to embark on something exciting that I’ve been wanting to do for a LONG time, so I thought it was about time I introduced Pink Peppermint Prints here. I have owned the Pink Peppermint Prints Etsy shop since 2011 and been … Read more
