This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. All opinions are my own. Since we’re doing our part to social distance, I thought I’d put together a fun fall family night in with the kids– complete with s’mores and some pumpkin painting. I set everything for the s’mores bar on this Better Homes & Gardens Crossmill bar… View Post
It’s Amazon Prime Day as well as a big sale day for Walmart and Target! I’m going to share my favorite finds from all three retailers here. I’ll update this post often so keep checking back throughout the day! When I add new stuff, I’ll put it at the top of the post so you don’t have to keep scrolling…. View Post
Here are the best toy sales from Amazon, Walmart, and Target! I’m going to update this post often so keep checking back throughout the day! When I add new stuff, I’ll put it at the top of the post so you don’t have to keep scrolling. These are great for Christmas, but also think ahead to birthdays. Magna-Tiles — This… View Post
Halloween will look different for a lot of people this year. Whether your city isn’t having door to door trick-or-treat or you don’t feel comfortable participating, here are some wonderful Halloween trick or treat alternatives submitted by some very creative 221 readers. Halloween Hunt Whether you go with hiding glow-in-the-dark eggs, a scavenger hunt, or just tossing some wrapped candy… View Post
With the fall season in full swing, I thought I’d share some fall decorating ideas. Some of these ideas are simpler than others, but they all will leave your house emitting a very fall vibe. Let’s start with the front porch. This is where you want to scream “We love fall in this house!” to all of your neighbors, delivery… View Post
This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. All opinions are my own. Temperatures are still in the eighties here, but it’s September so that means it’s time for fall decor. Today I’m sharing my cozy fall front porch. This year I went heavy on the mums in shades of deep red, burgundy, pink, and white. And… View Post
A few weeks ago, I shared my crispy parmesan fried zucchini with garlic dipping sauce on Instagram Stories. I got a lot messages asking for the recipe, but I made it up. So I recreated the recipe and actually measured out the ingredients and took some photos of the process. But I’m not complaining because it was an excuse to… View Post
I’m revealing the playset today! It’s actually been finished for a couple months, I’ve just had a hard time sharing it because there’s a lot of emotions related to the playset for me. So I kind of needed to sit on it for while, if that makes sense. A Special Gift The playset was actually a generous and special gift… View Post
This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. As always, all opinions are my own. How about a little blast from the past? I was challenged by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart to share how my style has changed over the past ten years. So I dug up some old photos of our previous house, which… View Post
Today I’m sharing our organized homeschool area. I know most of you knew from my Instagram Stories that we were doing e-learning, but we’ve decided to withdraw Owen and homeschool him for his kindergarten year. But our homeschool isn’t very different from what I was planning to have for e-learning. So if you’re doing e-learning or even looking for homework… View Post
This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. All opinions are my own. Back in March, Brad started working from home because of the pandemic. Initially, we set him up with a very fancy, state-of-the-art card table and metal folding chair in the basement. But since the boys like to go down into the basement to play,… View Post
About a month ago, our school district released re-opening information. Our school was offering two options– 5 day a week in-person OR e-learning. We had to choose one or the other by July 16 because school starts on July 29. After talking with some kindergarten teacher friends, reading information from infectious disease experts and education experts, numerous discussions with Brad… View Post
This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. All opinions are my own. This past weekend we gave our front yard a desperately needed refresh. We spent the better part of spring focused on the playset, playset area, and deck, but now it was the front yard’s turn to receive some TLC. As you can see, the… View Post
Prepare yourself for loads of deck pics because it’s summer deck tour tiiime! If you’re stopping by from Zevy Joy, welcome! The biggest change from last year’s summer deck tour and this year’s is that the deck and pergola have been painted and stained. Need a refresher? BEFORE AFTER Sitting Area We still love the sitting area furniture. They still… View Post
Hello and welcome to my summer 2020 home tour. And while this is a summer home tour, it’s probably going to read as more of a “Hey, look at all the plants I brought into my house before we went into full-on COVID-19 lockdown.” If you’re stopping by from Zevy Joy, welcome! Because it’s summer and our kids are in… View Post
Sherwin Williams Repose Gray is the perfect neutral gray for your home, without any strong undertones. This color is a great one to include in your whole home color scheme!
We unexpectedly lost my stepdad, Ken, Wednesday afternoon. Getting the call from my mom telling me the news was the ultimate shock because Owen and I had just FaceTimed with my mom and Ken. But 45 minutes after the FaceTime ended, Ken collapsed– we believe from a heart attack. Ken has been in my life since I was two years… View Post
Well, hello. And welcome to my forehead. A few weeks ago I shared in my favorite skin care products post that I’ve started getting Botox but it deserves a blog post of its own, I got a lot of messages on Instagram asking me to share my experience and before and after photos. So today is your lucky day! This… View Post
If you need the perfect paint color for your whole home, give Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray a try. I’ll take you on a mini tour of our home and show you what it looks like in every room of our house! It’s pretty rare that you can find a wall color that you can use in every single room and… View Post
Not gonna lie, I love to try skin care products. And TBH, I wish I had become more obsessed with skin care products and routines in my early twenties. Because one of the keys to skin care is prevention. But I don’t think it’s ever too late to start taking good care of your skin and upping your routine. I… View Post
