Kitchen Remodel Daydream

The big move is 18 days away!
Mike and I have different tastes most of the time, which meant it came down to me hand picking a few of my favorite ideas for the house and spreading them out in front of him for a response.  So far, we agree on the kitchen.  We’re going to [...]

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Making an Offer: First-Timers in the Housing Market

Blogging has been the least of my priorities in the last month.  I’ve been busy dealing with family gatherings and searching for a house.  We’ve looked at seven houses in two weeks, found one we liked only to discover it would require more work than our 20-something, student loan laden, first-time buyer budget would allow.  [...]

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All the Pretty Colors

Colorful candles can be used for many things, whether it be for magical purposes, setting the mood, or just making a room look pretty and color cordinated.  You don’t have to be pagan to use a little color.  While simple white candles, like white walls, are great and go with anything, sometimes the simplicity of [...]

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Weekend Project

This weekend I’m redoing the bedroom and it’s really exciting. For a long time I’ve imagined the bedroom as a relaxing seaside retreat (especially since we have view of the river outside our windows). I’ve been struggling with bringing this to a reality because we haven’t had much to spend on furniture, and [...]

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