Almost a year ago we began renovations on our guest bathroom and finally the project is complete. I’m excited to share this room with you and also excited to host overnight guests. Our guest bathroom had been updated by the previous owner in the 1980’s with new wall tile and a new vinyl floor. Both…
Rubbermaid is gearing up for the Big Game and in January they are offering a coupon exclusively found at Target for their products. I recently shopped Target for some new Rubbermaid products using two money saving coupons printed from the Target website. You can also print and use the same Rubbermaid Coupons to buy your…
Have you been making an attempt to eat a healthy diet and to exercise in the new year? Now that we’re past the season for heavy meals and sweet treats, it’s a lot easier to live a healthier lifestyle. Our recent meals have been either vegetarian or contained beef and left me with a…
Ideal winter meals to me include soup, chili, and casseroles. I like warm, comforting food after a long day of work followed by a workout. A recent recipe test that was a resounding success was Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole from the December 2011 issue of Southern Living. This recipe fills to almost overflowing a…
Yesterday I shared the winter décor in my living room. Today I’ll share how I made an easy snowflake wreath to go over my mantel. Supplies: 30” Wire Wreath Form, Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch, 12 thick sheets (6 of each color) of glittered scrapbook paper, hot glue gun. (I’m providing a link for…
Christmas is over and our living room is decorated for January with a blue and white theme. Come on in and look around! An easy snowflake wreath (tutorial coming soon), pinecones, candles, and blue ribbon adorn the mantel. An antique box on the hearth holds more pinecones. A fire in this room on a…
Just before Christmas a good friend asked if Mr. SP could make a balance beam for her daughter’s American Girl doll for Christmas. After a quick look at McKenna’s beam and bar on the American Girl website on my phone, I knew that Mr. SP would have a blast building this. (Little did he know…
I’ll have to admit that it’s sometimes a struggle to keep up with making lesson plans for five classes a day at school, commitments after school, and my blog. I absolutely adore blogging and in the past have kept my blog plans and ideas in my head. In an effort to be more organized in…
A new year means a fresh start and is a good opportunity to make a goal or resolution to be healthy. Both my husband and I are regular exercisers and have a goal in 2013 to exercise as much as our work schedules will allow. We both work full-time and it isn’t always easy to…
I’m one of those people who are very motivated by checking an item off a list. I don’t make resolutions, but I do like to set goals. My hope is that by sharing them, I’ll be motivated to complete them. Home Goals: 1. The carpet on our steps desperately needs to be replaced. It’s…
Back in August I submitted a project to a local magazine with the hopes that it would be featured in their winter issue or on their blog. It wasn’t used in either publication, a disappointment, but I enjoyed using it in my home and intend to use it again for Valentine’s Day. In the fall,…
Christmas 2012 was excellent. Mr. SP, his dad, Mama, and I enjoyed a meal at my house on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning was spent opening gifts and drinking coffee. You can see that I’m stocked up on garden gloves, socks, and Jelly Bellies! Mr. SP also spoiled me with bunches of outfits for tennis…