I’m on a roll with this whole hoarding… err.. I mean thrift store shopping thing. I’ve noticed more and more thrift stores are starting to charge more for things, so I’ve been hunting down local thrift shops that haven’t lost sight of their thrifty beginnings. Needless to say I am pretty excited to share with […]
Build An Inexpensive Frame
Earlier this week I shared pictures of our new bedroom, which is also our new living room. Over our bed hung a large map framed in a frame that I built in an afternoon. It is a waterproof map, made for boaters, making it unnecessary to frame it under any glass or the like to […]
North Carolina: Waterfall Edition
During our one full day stay in North Carolina, we took a thirty minute trip up a mountain towards a town call Highlands experience the mountains. The only change in elevation we have in St. Petersburg, Florida is caused by old Indian burial mounds, so seeing mountains is a pretty big deal to us Florida […]
A Bed in our Living Room
Not to be confused with the post titled A Bed in the Living Room. The difference between that post and this one; there is actually a bed in our living room now. Before I get started, I want to say; I’m not completely happy with these pictures. Boo-hoo, you must be thinking, just take some […]
What a Hoot
Really, that’s the only term I can think of for Eliana’s personality. I posted this picture on Instagram yesterday but I don’t think it does as much justice to the moment as this animated GIF. I braided a section of her hair that wasn’t a total tangled mess and she was enamored with it which […]
Happy Birthday Baby Boop!
Today is little Isabelle’s birthday! I can hardly grasp that she was born one year ago today. We celebrated with her first cupcake yesterday, while my mom and step father were still in town. She didn’t hesitate face planting it into her cupcake immediately after receiving it, and a couple of minutes later she had […]
DIY Felt Crown
I made this hat for Isabelle to wear to a pirate and princess birthday party we were invited to. Of course, the first thing I thought to do was make all three of my kiddos costumes. Elijah shortly sported a Captain Hook felt mustache, eye patch and hat before ditching the wimpy homemade stuff for the […]
September Thrift Store Finds
How is it already October? October means my baby girl is going to be one year, which makes my older babies are nearly 10 and 3. This is insane to me, you guys. I’m completely for distracting myself from this fact with some thrift store finds, are you? October is also the month my cousin […]
North Carolina
If you follow along Instagram, you may have noticed we recently took a trip to North Carolina. This wasn’t quite a “vacation” since we went for my uncle’s funeral, but we still managed to see some sights. Funeral’s, although so sad, have a way of bringing everyone together. My grandmother and grandfather had 11 children […]
Treasures in the Closet
This one time, I found a camera bag in my parent’s dumpster. So like any normal person, I dug it out and brought it home. I’m sure I must have looked inside of the bag before tucking it away in my closet, but I must not have taken note of the treasures that were inside. […]