After a busy Thanksgiving weekend, I'm glad to be back home and back to normal.   I'm excited to share a second completed room project in our house.  When we moved into our house, the kitchen was yellow with a brown light fixture and pastel curtains.  Below is a picture of the kitchen after we moved in.  I had already changed the curtains, but...

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Our living room originally had yellowish paint on the wall.  I still hate the color of the doors, but that is a project to work on later.  The brown ceiling fan will also have to go.  Below is what the living room looked like the day we closed on the house.  We added gray toned paint to the walls and new curtains.  Next...

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I’m very embarrassed to say that I haven’t been to the eye doctor since I was in the 5th grade. Don’t judge. I’ve been busy. I also have a fear of putting things in my eyes. I don’t do it. I don’t put things in my eye. I get completely grossed out when anyone puts contacts in. I can’t even put drops in...

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When I was very young, my mother and grandmother took my two older cousins and myself to Opryland. We spent the day enjoying all that the former Nashville amusement park had to offer. Before we left at the end of the day we each got to pick out a souvenir to take home. No one really remembers what my cousins picked out, but everyone would...

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In addition to it being my birthday weekend, this past weekend was also one of many very infrequent family reunions.  I met my mom in Kennett where we then traveled down to Arkansas, out in the middle of the country for a time-honored tradition. {My mom, brother, me, and my grandmother} I was also surprised with a birthday cake at the reunion. After reuniting, I had a...

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