Inspired by an article I read in HGTV Magazine's March issue, today's Helpful Hump-day Hints show how I use everyday kitchen items to organize my life. I'll start with the most obvious - coffee mugs. I have a ton of coffee mugs (it is the go-to teacher gift, people must think we love telling ourselves … Continue reading Using Kitchen Items to Organize Your Life
The weekend is almost here - only a few hours to go! Here are all my favorite things this week. On TV - My husband and I finally started and caught up on Empire. LOVE. Who will inherit it all? Cookie told Lucious the harsh truth this week: "You just don't want to die alone." (Now … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 03.13.15
I shared with you the beginning of our Patio Makeover in my previous post. I have finished spray painting the rest of the chairs. This chair was in our backyard when we bought our house. Drumroll... This chair was from my childhood. My mother spray painted it green when I was a kid. And after … Continue reading Patio Makeover Part 2
When Larry asked me what I wanted to do for Mother's Day, he was pretty surprised when I said, "Clean out the garage." But in all honesty, it is what I wanted to accomplish. So we spent two Sundays (Mother's Day and the next weekend) sorting through everything: saving, tossing, cleaning, and organizing. In the … Continue reading Patio Makeover
one day late! here are all the things I am loving this week- On TV - White Collar - Is Peter going to take the job in D.C.? Will Neal and Peter ever be the same again? Lots of "what ifs" happened in this episode - but there was no bigger question then this one: Who … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01/10/14
If you have been reading along here at My Color Coded Life, you know we bought a home this past April. And when we bought it we knew we had a lot of work to do on it! As I type this early on Saturday morning, I can hear the contractor stripping walls in the … Continue reading Toddler Girl’s Room Reveal
Where have I been? I don't even have a good answer! I wish I had some fabulous story like I was whisked aways for a two month journey through Europe ... but I must be honest, it has been nothing like that! Work has been busy, family life has been busy and I have been … Continue reading Happy New Year – and where the heck have I been?
It's been five months since we moved into our new house and we have made a lot of progress. I haven't done any reveal posts yet simply because I haven't felt like any one room is really done. But then I realized -- this is me! I will never think anything is done -- so … Continue reading Dining Room Reveal
We have reached the end of the week. Happy Friday! I'm so glad it is the weekend! Here are all my favorite things from the past seven days. On TV - Suits - Season Three returned this week and it didn't disappoint. I think this is one of the best shows on TV right now … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 07.19.13
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