Family, Fun, Food, and Home Design
If you are a design junkie like me, then you see people paint a front door all the time and poof, the space is transformed. They make it all look so easy. It's not, especially when you have two young kids and two dogs, but I did it and want to share what I learned. [...]
I've had the same bedtime routine with our oldest since she was old enough to talk. Tub, brush teeth, read a book, sing a song and "talk about my day". Sure we switch up what books we read, she's really into our back to school book list right now, and what songs we sing but one [...]
Remember the days when our DIY Halloween costumes consisted of something super cheap from the thrift store and we just said we were random characters from a 70's tv show? Now as a parent, things are a bit different. There is so much pressure to figure out what costume everyone is going to wear. When [...]
We had an opportunity to go downtown San Diego to Balboa Park and visit the Natural History Museum. They invited us down to check out The Backyard, a brand new space specifically designed for kids up to 5 years old. Perfect for my Nuggets. Last year, I took the girls down to The Nat to [...]
Our front door was in major need of an update. The paint was starting to chip and I wanted to bring in a more bold pop of color, since it is technically on the side of the house, I felt like I could get away with it. Plus, after seeing our laundry room transformation, it's [...]
Ya'll I can see it, the light at the end of the summer tunnel. We made it! We survived. We actually had fun - did you see our trip to The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan? Phenomenal. Now it's time to turn our attention to all things back to school, then fall, then football, then [...]
When we did our laundry room makeover, I thought that building the shelf or hanging the wallpaper would be the most challenging part of the design plan. I was surprised that painting the cabinets was actually the part that gave me the biggest headaches. I love the look of painted cabinets and now that I've [...]
It's easy for us to get into a routine on our annual summer visit back to Michigan. We do the same things we always do and rarely break out of those routines. I think it's part of visiting where you grew up. I have certain places that I want to visit (ok, well, mainly eat [...]
Amazon Prime Day is nearly here. In year's past, I've gotten some really good deals on stuff. Ya gotta put your time in and be on top of things but lucky for my bank account, we'll be on vacation. So there won't be an all day online deal stalking session. via GIPHY Have no fear...Amazon [...]
We are headed on our annual trip to Michigan in a few weeks and I'm starting to panic about traveling with kids. We are very active around San Diego - we go to the zoo and safari park quite a bit. So I know they are laid back and like adventures but 4am wake up [...]