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11 Reasons I Love Giving My Kids Previously Owned Gifts for Christmas

November 27, 2022 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I’ve always been pretty open about my financial struggles and challenges, so it’s never been a secret. People offer me stuff they are getting rid of all the time. About 9-10 years ago when times were really tough I’d consistently come home to random bags and boxes of stuff on my front doorstep. The kids […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: buying your kids used gifts for Christmas, Christmas gifts for kids

My Back Porch Makeover

August 13, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I have two awesome decks off the back of my house. One is on the third floor and it’s connected to my bedroom. The other one is on the second floor and it’s right off the main living area and my office. Before I got married I lived in a super cute little condo and […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY Tagged With: back deck makeover, before and after, makeover on a budget, repurposing furniture

Day 18: American Girl Dolls Have Taken Over

March 30, 2020 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

We have a loft area upstairs that was the dumping ground for anything that didn’t have a home when we first moved into the house. One side of it looked like this: It was my “office” and it stayed that way for about 5 years. I never had the time to clean it up, and […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Life at My House Tagged With: home work spaces, organization, small spaces

My Awesome Tiny Office

January 16, 2018 by not your average mom 14 Comments

It took me a while, but I FINALLY HAVE THE OFFICE I’VE BEEN ENVISIONING FOR YEARS. Up until about a year ago, my office was upstairs in a loft that I shared with the kids. It was part playroom, part my office. I really wanted my very own space, but we didn’t have a room […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Moneysavers, Timesavers Tagged With: charging stations, dough box, home office, office organization, repurposed armoires, repurposed bookcase, repurposed dough box, repurposed hutch, small home office spaces, small office spaces, small spaces, tiny spaces

Milk Jug Skeletons — Free, Recycled, And Your Kids Will Love Them

October 28, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

A couple years ago, I made a milk jug skeleton for the kids for a Halloween decoration. There are a bunch of versions online and on Pinterest — here is one that is pretty good. It took about an hour and a half to make, and the kids loved it. I don’t know if I […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Moneysavers Tagged With: decorations, diy, free, glue gun, Halloween, milk, milk jugs, paper clip, recycle, reduse, reuse, skeleton

End Of Summer Blues

August 29, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

The kids start school tomorrow. We will have a first, second, third, sixth and seventh grader. The girls are all very excited for the first day. The boys? Not so much. Especially Number 6 who has been crying every night for the last three nights when it’s time to go to bed. He has a […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: crying, first day of school, growing up, heartbroken, merch by amazon, Number 6, reality, routine, summer, unicorn

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