Darby Smart's August to DIY For box was a soap making kit.  I've never made soap before, so it seemed like a fun venture! The box included: a big block of soap, poppy seeds, lemon scent oil, a soap

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This is my last week hosting Turn It Up Tuesday for a little while.  Thanks for linking up the past two months with me.  The link up will still go on, I just won't be hosting it here.  This is

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Lessons in Fashion: a sporadic series where I share little tips with you that help make my wardrobe stretch.       Today's Lesson:  How to combine scarves and tops So, I have a wee bit of a scarf obsession. This

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This week was a wild ride with no much time to document what happened.  Wes was in the ER over the weekend for respiratory stuff, we had family in town, I took meals to my 96 year old great aunt three

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On September 4th, I took over the Liberating Working Moms Instagram account to show a journey through my day.  Here's how it went!   My alarm goes off at 5:55.  I hope out of bed and head to the bathroom

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Happy Wednesday!  I don't have as many outfits for you as usual...and I had to take outfit pics the day of in my classroom because I didn't have time on the weekend. Things have been a little crazy around here! Also,

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I get ready from start to finish in about 30 minutes in the morning.  Most of that time is spent curling my hair.  The other time is spent getting dressed; I'm beginning to pick out all my outfits on the weekend,

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We are still celebrating Turn It Up Tuesday's birthday/anniversary this week! And we are so happy to have you here with us to celebrate...and connect...and grow! Thank you so much for joining us last week - the posts were absolutely

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Happy Monday!  I'm super excited that tomorrow is the first day of fall!  The weather is looking more fallish, too!  Bring on the pumpkin, boots, and scarves! This fall giveaway is brought to you by two fantastic blogger and me!

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TGIF!  I'm so excited for the weekend!  This week's weather has been gorgeous! {ONE}   Russ got out the DSLR on Sunday and captured a few pictures of our boys.  Henry broke his glasses Saturday night, but I was able

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  This month's Ipsy bag was an overall winner.  I am so in excited about most all of the items!  The bag that came with was a fun metallic color, too. If you aren't familiar with Ipsy, it's a monthly

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This week, the beginning of this post could be titled "What I Meant to Wear."  I had outfits all planned out, and then it was COLD!  So, I'm sharing what I'd planned to wear for a few days and then

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Feel like there's never enough time to craft?  I'm sharing 5 Tips for Staying Crafty as a Working Mom over at Liberating Working Moms!  The post came out Friday, but if you didn't catch it, go check it out!

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We are celebrating Turn It Up Tuesday's birthday too! And we are so happy to have you here with us to celebrate...and connect...and grow! This week we'd love to see your anniversary, birthday, milestone, party, etc. posts! We want to

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Lessons in Fashion: a sporadic series where I share little tips with you that help make my wardrobe stretch.     Today's Lesson:  Three ways to wear animal print pants   I picked up these cheetah print pants from Twice for

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We had some awesome fall temps this week, which makes me just excited for fall, boots, scarves, and everything pumpkin!  Hope you had a great week.  Here are my 5 highlights! {ONE}   Sunday was Rally Sunday at our church.  Basically

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It was fun to look back on my summer wishlist. Now that fall is rolling around, I'm wanting some things that will be cozy for the cooler temps. My Fall Wishlist by mrsbmg featuring a jean jacket

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Happy Wednesday! I feel like September is already flying by!  It's really cooled down around here and feels more like fall.  I LOVE it!  My boots didn't come out this week, but they will be soon. Necklace: DX Mall Top:

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Today I'm sharing a little about my blogging process in a fun event called A Tour Around Blogland.  I was encouraged to do this post by Keri at Living In This Season. 1) What am I working on? I'm currently just

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Welcome to the 51st week of Turn It Up Tuesday! I just love looking through all the links each week!  Y'all have some awesome blogs! September is a big month for us at Turn It Up Tuesday - this is

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I was going to start this post off talking about how we have a small house and have a difficult time containing toys, but I really think the problem applies to any house no matter the size. Toys! Toys! Glorious Toys!

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Hallelujah for another Friday.  This week was wonderful, being only four days.  Hope yours was fantastic, too!  Here are five wonderful highlights from my week! {ONE}   Are you tired of hearing about house painting updates yet?  Well, it's not

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When I do my make up on the go, I feel like I'm lugging a bag and make up brush roll AND hunting down a mirror in the process. This is usually on parent teacher conference nights when I have

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Thanks for stopping by for another What I Wore Wednesday! The weather is still kind of warm around these parts, but I admit I'm ready for fall weather so I can cuddle up with my scarves, boots and leggings.  Not

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This month we thought it was time to give Henry an allowance.  He is four and a half and he has a basic understanding of numbers.  We decided to give it to him on the day we get our paycheck

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Welcome to the 50th week of Turn It Up Tuesday! I'm so glad you're here to link up!  There were so many great posts again last week.  It was hard for me to choose my favorite! September is a big

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  Today I'm linking up with Caitlin and Sarah for a new, fun monthly link up called The Lovely Lookbook.  The goal of the link up is to find looks that work for you. It's for women of all shapes

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