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Pottery Barn Bathroom Sign Knockoff + FREE Printable

February 16, 2017 by Sarah

These Pottery Barn bathroom sign knockoffs cost me $15. Check out how I did it!

I recently saw some black and white bathroom signs from Pottery Barn that I thought would look so cute on the wall in our upstairs bathroom, but the sizes and price (wowzer!) would not work.  My brain started churning and I decided to create my own Pottery Barn bathroom sign knockoff! {Note:  This post contains affiliate links.  Read disclosure here.} The upstairs bathroom … [Read more...]


Filed Under: DIY & Decorating, Simple Home Tagged With: Knockoff, Pottery Barn

An Old-School Wood Desk Makeover

January 20, 2017 by Sarah

This desk was in great condition, but needed some help. Check out the results of my old-school wood desk makeover!

While I won’t ever pretend to be an official DIY blogger, I am really starting to love sharing some of the projects that I am working on in my home.  I’m still working in my daughter’s bedroom, so thanks for sticking with me.  Today’s project is an old-school wood desk makeover.  It's amazing what a little bit of paint can do to transform a piece of furniture! {Note:  This post … [Read more...]


Filed Under: DIY & Decorating, Family Finances Tagged With: Girl Bedroom, Painting

DIY Headband Holder Tutorial

January 10, 2017 by Sarah

This DIY Headband Holder is a great way to keep hair accessories neat and organized. And it looks cute too!

Even though I know this won’t be very useful for all the boy moms out there (sorry!), I’m excited to share this DIY headband holder tutorial with you today.  I've been meaning to get this posted for a while now! One of the things I love about being a girl mom is the fun we get to have playing with hair.  I’m terrible at doing my own hair, but I love having fun with hers.  Ha!  The downside … [Read more...]


Filed Under: DIY & Decorating, Family Finances Tagged With: Girl Bedroom

How to Bag Leaves the Easy Way

December 26, 2016 by Sarah

How to Bag Leaves the Easy Way

I love trees.  My husband has no use for them and wants to cut them all down.  The one thing we agree on though is that we can't stand raking all the leaves.  Since we have two large oak trees on our property, we've had to figure out ways to bag leaves quicker and more efficiently. {Note:  This post contains affiliate links. Read disclosure here.} I'm going to share a little trick that has … [Read more...]


Filed Under: DIY & Decorating, Simple Home Tagged With: Tips & Tricks, Yard Work

How to Make Your Own Christmas Photo Cards

December 9, 2016 by Sarah

Make Your Own Christmas Photo Card

Learn how to make your own Christmas photo cards using PicMonkey, so you can send Christmas greetings without busting your budget.   {Note:  This post contains affiliate links. Read disclosure here.} One of my favorites parts of the Christmas season is Christmas cards. I enjoy sending them and I love receiving them!   The photo websites have some beautiful options when it … [Read more...]


Filed Under: DIY & Decorating, Family Finances, Holidays, Saving Money Tagged With: Christmas, Tutorials

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Hey, I'm Sarah (a.k.a. The Teacher's Wife)! Wife to a history teacher and mom of 5 kids (2 in heaven). I'm a coffee addict, budget nerd, who's obsessed with good chips and salsa. I love finding ways to organize & manage my home and life...all on a budget! I'm thrilled you stopped by and I hope you'll find something inspiring! Read More…

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Any guesses as to what I'm doing here? I promise, Any guesses as to what I'm doing here?  I promise, the kids did not play a prank on me! 😂
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I'm actually cleaning/dusting the ceiling fan in our guest room. I saw this tip years ago and I've been doing it ever since, although probably not as often as I should! 🤪
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Snag an old pillowcase and drag it off each blade so the dust stays inside of it. Then, wash it in your next laundry load for easy clean up! 
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Happy Friday!!
This is where the meal magic happens in our house. This is where the meal magic happens in our house.  Don't ever let anyone convince you that you have to have a large (and often expensive) kitchen in order to feed your family. 
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Is there anything wrong with a large and expensive kitchen?  Nope!
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Can they be helpful?  Absolutely!
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This house was built in the 1940s and likely housed a family our size, or maybe larger.  It's amazing to think how our concept of wants and needs have changed since then.
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Maybe someday we'll have a larger kitchen, but for now, I'm thankful that this small kitchen allows me to have everything at my fingertips quickly! 😁
"The answer to the purposelessness and hollowness "The answer to the purposelessness and hollowness we feel is found not in us but outside of us. The solutions to our problems and pain aren't found in self-love, but in God's love.

The God who created us, who created the universe, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, is the one who provides us with the purpose and satisfaction we're seeking. While self love depletes, God's love for us doesn't. He showed us his love by sending Jesus to die for our sins so that we could be forgiven and live forever with him. Self-love is superficial and temporary. God's love is profound and eternal."

"The first myth that you are enough. My counter was this: you're not you'll never be enough, and that's okay, because God is."

--Allie Beth Stuckey

***Go read Ephesians 2:1-5!  It wrecks me every time!!***
You know you are a perfectionist when you look up You know you are a perfectionist when you look up "how to cut hydrangeas for a vase" on Google.  It's a rough life sometimes, but these beauties are helping!😉 😍
It's time to finish tidying my entire home, so I'm It's time to finish tidying my entire home, so I'm picking up where I left off....kitchen kimono!  I took some before shots and I'll share the afters once I'm done (with a writeup for my blog too). 
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Thank goodness, I've learned so much as I've gone through different categories that it truly does get easier and I've actually purged prior to officially getting to this category.
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It is so worth it to only keep what you love and
After trying this for a few times now, I can offic After trying this for a few times now, I can officially rave about cooking bacon in the oven!  I bake mine for 14 mins at 400 degrees. 
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Keep an eye on your bacon at first because you will need to figure out what works best for your oven and cut of bacon. 
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Give this a try if you are tired of grease splattering everywhere and having to stand at the stove for way too long!
Kev asked me recently what I wanted for mother's d Kev asked me recently what I wanted for mother's day.  Here's what I came up with this year.  Can you tell that service is one of my love languages? 😜
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What is your love language?
I was finally able to visit The Container Store in I was finally able to visit The Container Store in person now that they opened a store near me!  Can you spy my recent purchase that I made to organize my Kcups?  I think it's time to resume my Konmari method posts and tackle the kitchen next!  Do you love The Container Store?
It was a fun, eventful week for us! Daddy and daug It was a fun, eventful week for us! Daddy and daughter celebrated their birthdays. Sissy got her ears pierced, and then had some sweet friends over to celebrate!
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