So what does a person do when Christmas is only 2 days away, you have two little children, and you need to prepare for a long road trip after Christmas? Why install a bathroom floor, of course! :-) My parents arrived in Richmond this weekend and our goal was to begin the finish work on the upstairs bathroom. For those who may have forgotten, part of the reason we … [Read more...]
Homemade Laundry Stain Remover
I mentioned in the spring after posting about my homemade laundry detergent recipe that I was on the hunt for a homemade laundry stain remover as well. Summer got away from me and I just didn't get around to it. The stains certainly continued, but I kept using my normal Shout Advanced Spray with sometimes mediocre results. For some odd reason, last week I got really motivated to give some … [Read more...]
How to Reuse Baby Wipe Containers to Store Plastic Bags
{Note: This post contains affiliate links. Read disclosure here.} If you are anything like me, you cringe when they ask you whether you want paper or plastic at the grocery store. Most of the time, I have TONS of both types and don't need either of them. {I totally need to invest in more reusable bags at some point}. We use our paper bags for our recycling and we use our plastic bags for … [Read more...]
Weekday Weekend
It's been an adjustment this summer to have Kev's days off be right in the middle of the week. It's not a problem really, but it's just completely different than the way things roll around here during the school year. His schedule this summer has looked more like work Friday-Monday, with his days off Tuesday-Thursday. I have enjoyed that his days off are consecutive, so we still … [Read more...]
Random Painting Projects
How was your Tuesday? Mine was good, but a little unexciting. That's okay though. As I mentioned yesterday, I started off my week a little behind, so it's meant playing catch up! I hate that! My family decided to come to Richmond tomorrow instead of today, which actually worked out for the best for all of us. They had a lot going on in Baltimore and sort of needed … [Read more...]
