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I’m officially calling a sick day.  This bug that has attacked my family has been keeping me up at night [...]

Happy memorial day weekend!  How are you spending your day off?  The family and I are working outside on the [...]

I have a confession to make, I’ve sort of (OK I’ve really) let myself go in the fashion department since [...]

photo via ada & darcy   I admit I jumped on the chevron bandwagon with the rest of ‘em.  There [...]

photos via beth & company   As you could probably tell from yesterday’s post, I get pretty excited about fun [...]

I’ve recently come across not one but two opportunities to get some stellar art up on your walls for free.  [...]

The night sky is so full of wonder and possibility, it’s the perfect place for design inspiration – especially for [...]

  Kids Storage Bin: Kids Collapsable Raccoon Storage Bin $40 Kids Storage: Kids Red Modular Storage Bin$21.95 (also available in [...]

One look at The Make & Play Vault and you know I’m not one to shy away from a good [...]

Taking a break from the birthday celebration today to share these simple DIY photo thank you notes.  I’ve seen fill-in-the-blank [...]

December seems to sneak up on me every year, which wouldn’t be too worrisome except it means that I never [...]

Today I’m sharing with you the full post of an organizational DIY I did over at U-Create a while back.  [...]

If there’s one tool in my parenting arsenal I couldn’t live without it’s kid music. There’s nothing like springing a [...]

  Happy Labor Day friends!  I’m just stopping in for a quick hello but I wanted to share this cheerful [...]

Nothing encourages reading in kids more than a cozy corner to call their own.  Inspiration for these spaces abounds and [...]