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On April 30th we had our first 100 degree day in Phoenix. Which means pool season is officially upon us and the school days are coming dangerously close to hitting single digits. The boys celebrated with our NEW POOLSIDE BASKETBALL HOOP. Here is what we were up to in the month of April: Another Soccer season wrapped for Maks (7) and Sloan([...]
Over the past 9 months I have been updating our 90's cosmetic fixer in Phoenix, Arizona. I've finally made it to the primary bedroom! I'm a firm believer that this space in the home should be a quiet, calm escape as the end of the day. Unfortunately, Ive lived in to many homes where this space did not become a priority for a long time.. In t[...]
plus the BEST HYBRID mattress! It has officially been 8 months since we uprooted our family and made a cross country move to sunny Arizona. Wow! I can hardly believe it has already been that long! We purchased a cosmetic fixer upper in Northwest Phoenix and over the past 8 months I have slowly been giving each space a phase one transformation with[...]
If you have been following over on social you know that the past 6 weeks or so have been a bit chaotic for us. February/March always seem to be when the storm of solo parenting fully takes over and I'm literally just surviving. Not to mention all 4 kids were in full on sports seasons at the same time so our evenings AND weekend were jam packed. Have[...]
The start of a new year always brings a lot of mixed feelings for me. I am grateful for a fresh start, yet quietly anxious because the hardest part of our entire year hits like wildfire. If you are new around here, my husband is a Federally Licensed Enrolled Agent with the IRS, which means TAX SEASON is his craziest time of year. 16 hour work days fo[...]
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I don't know about you, but stocking stuffers always end up being the last thing on my Christmas gift checklist. As I wrack my brain over the little things to get myself, my husband and the kiddos I realized that my life would be a whole lot easier if I made a quick, go-to list that I could fall back on every year. Im guessing a lot of you may feel t[...]
I'm taking you through all of the correct steps that I took to get our side concrete porch prepped and painted and beautiful THE FIRST TIME!
This is our 2022 Holiday Wish List. 100+ gift ideas for adults, kids & families, compiled in partnership with, you guessed it, MY FAMILY!! I don't like to share random things on gift guides. Id rather share things we already own and love. OR the items that are on our current wish lists for the upcoming holiday season! I hope these lists are[...]
Our favorite holiday (and winter) tradition has officially commenced! It's our holiday hot cocoa bar and it has been a family and fan favorite for the past 4 years. This year (now that we have downsized our home by half) our cocoa bar needed to downsize a bit too. SEE OUR HOT COCOA BARS FROM YEARS PAST I decided to bring the same[...]
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