DIY Insect Repellant

DIY Insect Repellant

Spring has arrived but unfortunately so have the insects! If you’d like to enjoy the outdoors with fewer pests, try this DIY insect repellent using natural, plant-based ingredients. No DEET! When I made individual spray bottles for my teens to take to camp one...
5 Favorite DIY Recipes with Essential Oils

5 Favorite DIY Recipes with Essential Oils

One of my favorite things to do with our Young Living essential oils is create non-toxic, chemical-free DIY health and beauty items, and these are five of my favorite recipes for moisturized skin and glossy lips: Peppermint Sugar Scrub, Anti-Aging Face Serum,...
Pulling Up Our Old Floors and What We’ve Chosen to Replace Them

Pulling Up Our Old Floors and What We’ve Chosen to Replace Them

This is the second post about our unexpected home renovation (here’s the first). Many across the South are dealing with burst pipes and repairs of their own; I hope our experience helps others.   After sopping up the gallons of water that flooded our home,...
My Unexpected Foray into Home Blogging

My Unexpected Foray into Home Blogging

We live in a Pinterest world where you can peek into the homes, kitchens, and closets of others from the privacy of your computer or cell phone. {Follow me!} Although Pinterest sometimes make me feel inadequate, it’s a great source of inspiration. I’ve...
The Graduation Toolbox: A Gift Idea for Graduates

The Graduation Toolbox: A Gift Idea for Graduates

[Post contains affiliate links.] Most homes have two kinds of toolboxes: the kind that contain hammer and nails, screwdriver and screws, and a sewing basket with scissors, needles, thread, and buttons. These two boxes are indispensable; you don’t need them every...
Our Kitchen Lighting Makeover

Our Kitchen Lighting Makeover

When given the chance to makeover the lighting in any room of my house, the choice was easy. We’ve lived here almost seven years, seven years of bemoaning the sad state of lighting in our kitchen, which the builder only chose to give five little can lights. So...

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