Welcome to the $500 Summer Dreams Cash Giveaway! Someone is going to get lucky, lucky and it could be you! I’ve teamed up with a group of bloggers to bring you a summer giveaway and one lucky person will win $500 cash. The giveaway starts on August 6 and ends on August 19. Good Luck! Enter…
Cleaning is not one of my favorite things to do but I like to have a clean house. After we got our dog in March of 2013, I found it especially difficult to keep my house clean. Sherman sheds a lot and his hair can be found everywhere. Working full-time, writing a blog, taking care…
A few weeks ago, my friend Kathy from Petticoat Junktion, invited me to participate in a Tour Through Blogland. On this tour, each blogger shares a bit about themselves, answers four questions, and introduces you to some other bloggers that they adore. I have known Kathy for several years through our blogs and have had…
Can you believe that August is just days away? There is still plenty of summer left to enjoy and time to complete a few more summer projects. Today I’m sharing 30 Summer Projects that are sure to inspire you to decorate, DIY, or craft. Scroll through the projects below and click on each one to…
I’ve been hard at work in my new classroom. After teaching 7th grade for 23 years, I’m moving to 6th grade which requires a room change. Switching classrooms is very similar to moving from one house to another. At the end of the school year, I packed my things in preparation for the move. The…
When I moved into my first college apartment in 1989, my grandmother gave me a bedside table to use. I used the table through college and then it was used in various places including its last home, a beach rental cottage. Over the years the bedside table suffered dings, scratches, and water damage from glasses…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Our dog, Sherman, requires a lot of exercise. He gets at least a two hour walk in the morning and sometimes a walk that long in the evening. It takes a lot of time but the exercise is…
Could you use some cash this summer? How would you like to win $650 in PayPal cash? I know I would! There is a lot of summer left and plenty of time to spend $650 on fun. Perhaps you would like to take a second vacation, or maybe you’d like to treat yourself to a…
This past weekend was the much anticipated Haven Conference in Atlanta. If you aren’t a blogger and don’t know the purpose of Haven, it’s a conference for DIY and home bloggers. Haven gives bloggers who rarely get to meet face-to-face a chance to socialize in person. Haven also offers DIY classes and classes to help…
This month I’ve had great luck finding several vintage pieces of furniture that I love. I really don’t need any more furniture, but if I see something I like at the right price, I can’t resist buying it. Thank goodness we have a basement! My favorite find this month is a vintage lab stool. …
In case you’ve been wondering, Sherman is having a wonderful summer. He has enjoyed having me home with him all day and as an extra bonus, Mr. SP has been home a lot this summer, too. He’s had his usual long walks in the morning and evening and has lounged by the air conditioning vent…
One of the first questions I get asked every school year by my 7th grade students is “Where is my locker?” Like a child’s room at home, a locker at school is their special spot for the year where they can keep their things and even decorate. Decorating a locker is fun and easy with…