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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

A Cute And Easy Halloween Decoration That Uses Up Those Broken Crayons

October 23, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

A couple days ago a friend of mine posted a picture of a pumpkin her daughter made. I had never seen anything like it before, but I thought it was so cute. I  Googled how  to do this, and all you needed was some crayons, a little glue, a pumpkin and a hair dryer. I […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Moneysavers, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: crayons, decorations, gourds, hair dryer, Halloween, Halloween crafts for kids, kitchen, Number 7

I’ve got my dining room back (an impressive before and after).

May 7, 2016 by not your average mom 5 Comments

My quest to finally get my house organized continues. You know that I was contacted a couple months ago by Sue Duval, the owner of the Organized Hive, and she offered to help me restore some order to my house. Actually, not restore it. Institute it. There has never really been much order. And before […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: before and after, professional organizer, sue duvall, the organized hive

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