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Fall Shopping Loves: Sage Green and Grey Shabby Home Decor
I love to do my home décor brainstorming by meandering through furniture stores, vintage boutiques, and antiques shops to spot those inspiration pieces that can design a whole room in my mind in an instant! My Fall Shopping Loves for you today holds a bunch of pieces that, strangely, would help complete the same look for several rooms. What better pieces for Fall to stumble across than sage green and grey / silver shabby furniture and accent pieces? I went window shopping and brought back photos of some of my new shabby home décor loves below. Enjoy! Above, the Paula Deen “Bring Comfort home Collection” showcases a beautiful grey distressed…
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The Naughty Corner Board
Over the years we’ve gone through many reward and punishment systems in the Ice-Simmons house, and I stumbled upon this old picture of a version of our “Naughty Corner” board from a while back. This one was especially sad to my son, because it had “naughty Ned” in the Naughty Corner, and Truett did NOT want to get his name on the board with naughty Ned (because his face was so ugly). In this incarnation of the Naughty Board (which changed weekly based on how the behavior modifications were going), we were still spanking for check marks. That, of course, was before we realized that Mr. Truett truly has buns…
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DIY Back to School Countdown Slider
Make our quick and easy DIY back to school countdown slider!
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What is Decluttering?
What is decluttering? At this point in the Declutter Your Home series, we need to get a good understanding about what decluttering is, what it involves, and what will be expected of you and your family members when you declutter. What does decluttering mean? Decluttering is the act of gathering all of the items in a specific area or category and eliminating the excess. Decluttered items may be disposed of by selling them, giving them away, or throwing them away. Essentially, decluttering is getting rid of the unneeded stuff! Technically, that defines the act of decluttering rather well. But what does it really mean to declutter your home or declutter…
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Declutter Your Home
Welcome to the Declutter Your Home guide, where we show you step by step directions to declutter each and every area of your house! I specially crafted this very thorough decluttering guide to teach you how to simplify your life by getting rid of all the extra stuff you really don’t need. And it won’t be stuff I decide you don’t need, which is where I find that a lot of advice and information about decluttering and minimalism go wrong. My list of essentials and things my family needs and uses will never exactly match anyone else’s! With the Home Ever After decluttering method, you will decide what you want…
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Learn How to Pack Your Luggage to Save on Baggage Fees
We all secretly knew the day would come when learning how to most efficiently pack our suitcases would save us money. Well, that day is today!
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How Valuable is Our Time?
Many things that save us money also end up using a lot of our time. What it comes down to is setting the time/money priorities that are right for you and your family. What is most important that you have time for each day?
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13 Tips to Save Money on Fuel
While carpooling, walking, and public transportation can take the sting out of frequent fuel fill-ups, sometimes we can’t get out of having to drive our cars. The tips below will help you get the best fuel economy when driving is a must. 1. Clean out your car! We know keeping it clean is a good habit, but it also saves you money. Unneeded items add weight to your car, and extra weight takes extra fuel to move. Get everything out that doesn’t need to go with you (trash, clutter, hockey gear from last year). It’s 2 for 1: you get a clean, clutter-free car that is more fuel efficient! 2.…
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How to Wrap Baby’s Presents in Blankets and Fabric
The process of wrapping presents for a baby for a birthday party or Christmas is a little inefficient. That’s why I’m passing along a tip that I use for all of my little kids (and trust me, I have plenty who can’t rip wrapping paper by themselves!) for how to wrap baby’s presents in blankets and fabric. Of course, you want the gifts to look beautiful for your keepsake photos (like baby’s first birthday for your scrapbook), but there are 2 problems with this: 1. Babies can’t open presents gift wrapped with wrapping paper and 2. If you are “helping” your baby unwrap the presents, you can’t be taking pictures…
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8 Quick Rules to Grow Up Your Wardrobe
“Help! I Have No Style…” It can be hard to transition from high school student to college student to young newlywed to career woman to mommy on the go. Many women’s closets are still harboring pieces of clothing from each time period, including many too-young pieces that don’t fit properly anymore, are out of style, or are just plain too young. If your closet looks like a mishmash of a tween/teen closet, a college grunge collection and a mom trying to figure out what her style is, this guide is for you! When you look good, you feel good. The manner in which you package yourself often times dictates if…
