DIY: Christmas Countdown Tutorial

DIY: Christmas Countdown Tutorial

Growing up, my family had a Christmas countdown made out of beads. Every day I made sure to move a bead until it was Christmas. I have looked everywhere for a countdown like the one we had growing up but I never found one. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and make one myself.

Look for the Good

Look for the Good

My outlook on motherhood has changed drastically from one simple goal I made 6 months ago. This goal was to sit down and write a blog post every week about an experience in motherhood with a valuable lesson I learned. I did this to document my experiences and hopefully relate to other moms in the same situations. The main thing I promised myself was to always be positive in these posts and never write anything negative about being a mom.
Every day I am looking for things to write about on my blog, but “looking for things to write about” has drastically changed my outlook on motherhood. Each day I am looking for lessons to learn from my kids. Looking for ways to connect better with my kids. Looking for ways to improve as a mom. Looking for the positive and trying to document those perfect moments I find.
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Thrift Store Finds #1

Thrift Store Finds #1

Thrift stores are the first place I go whenever I am in need of something for my home, but the chances of finding exactly what I need at the perfect time are pretty slim. So I usually buy items from the thrift store as I find them, not when I need them. I figure I will need them eventually.

The Tough Mom

The Tough Mom

Unfortunately, my sweet little daughter has some health issues. The other day I counted 8 different doctors that she sees on a regular basis. On her medical charts, the doctors describe her as “aggressively uncooperative”. She has grown to hate doctors, and she has every right to. I would hate it too.

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The Pink Room

The Pink Room

I always told myself I would never have pink walls in my daughter’s room and here I am sharing a pinkalicious toddler room. Never say never, right? The previous owners painted the bedroom pink and luckily my daughter is obsessed with the color. She now calls it her “princess room”.

Girls Room Gallery Wall

Girls Room Gallery Wall

My go-to when decorating big spaces are gallery walls, so, of course, I put one in my daughter’s bedroom. My goal was to not spend any money and make it personal, just like any other project I do. So first, I gathered up a bunch of frames in my house and made a layout on the floor. The large frame I actually made a few years ago from 2 separate frames and glued them together.

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Put Your Phone Down

Put Your Phone Down

Just like the other billion people in this world, I love my phone. I use my phone instead of my computer, my camera, calculator, paper and pencil, bank, alarm clock, and pretty much everything else you can think of. My phone makes my life easier.

I read someone’s Facebook status a while ago and the person said she was angry watching this mom at the park who wasn’t paying attention to her kids who needed her because she was too busy looking at her phone. Honestly, I felt bad for this mom at the park. Maybe this mom was doing something really important on her phone. In my head I was defending this mom with all my might.

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Hands Full

Hands Full

While at the grocery store with all 3 of my kids, I was told twice by strangers that I had my “hands full”. Of course they only said this when one of my kids was yelling or crying. These strangers might as well of told me I was a bad parent who has no control because that is how saying “hands full” comes across to a mom. I just smiled, nodded and tried to hold back any negative comeback I really wanted to say.

GUEST POST: Little Boy Nursery

GUEST POST: Little Boy Nursery

Hello Heather’s World! My name’s Jessica and I’m a stay-at-home momma to two little kiddos. My oldest is my girl, and then baby boy. When I found out I was pregnant with a boy, I was so excited to get to decorate a “boy room” for the first time. My little boy is now 19 months, but I still love his gray and yellow room! I love bargain hunting, re-purposing, and seeing what I can do with little or no money.

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Free and Easy Thanksgiving Decor

Free and Easy Thanksgiving Decor

I searched and searched the internet for Thanksgiving decor inspiration and found beautiful ideas I wanted to use but the problem was I didn’t have any of the materials I needed to create that decor. While searching online, I also stumbled upon this quote: