When we moved in, it was boring. I thought it was blah from the get-go even when we were installing it. We bought a stacked stone concrete form that was supposed to be black. It looked more gray and wasn’t what I wanted. Given our house maintenance budget is limited month to month, we have to break this up…
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Total money makeover. Not familiar with Dave Ramsey principles? He wrote a book called The The Total Money Makeover that just resonates with me. Right now, I’m getting the “Baby Step 1” back in order in just a regular savings account. I also just set up additional checking and savings accounts to help with our budgeting. Here is a layout of…
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Phase one complete! I had $1,000 saved up and needed some inexpensive storage immediately, as well as workspace. Bringing no furniture from the last home, it was quite literally a blank slate. The goal was a light, bright, and an inspiring space that I just had that sigh of happiness every time I walked in. Even though it isn’t…
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I have a pretty low budget considering I need furniture, and I didn’t take any of the cabinets with me from the old house, so I’ve been getting some Pinterest inspiration for my sewing room. I’ll be trying to keep costs low but still end up with a bright, inspiring space. I’m going with blush pink, mint and silver colors…
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I’ve been a bit contemplative lately about the amount of waste we have been creating. Our new digs don’t have recycling capabilities, and that’s sucky. In the last house, my two large recycle cans would be full by the time recycle came every two weeks, but we could get a long while with just the waste bin before it needed…
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