The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. Any opinions of the Bosch 800 Series Dishwasher with Crystal Dry are entirely my own. #ad Bosch has been making great dishwashers since 1964. In fact, I own one right now, but it is officially time for an upgrade and I am looking at the new Bosch 800 ...
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How to Find a Dining Set That Suits Your Style and Fits Your Space
Choosing dining room furniture is easy. All you have to do is open a catalog, point, and click, right? Well, you can do that, but you might not be happy with the results. The dining set might be too big or small for your space. ...
Barbecue Basics for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide
Are you a barbecue noob, about to step into the world of grills, tongs, and smoke? Do you want to be the cool dude who’s flipping delicious meat pieces and throwing barbecue parties in the summer? ...
How Container Gardening is Helping Me Rediscover Myself (plus a look at the *NEW* Align Whole Food Blend)
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AlignedDaily #AlignDaily #CollectiveBias The moment that Spring has sprung in Kentucky, I get the itch to plant flowers and garden. This year, however, is a little different. We are moving from Kentucky to South Carolina so my normal gardening is changing up. I did some container ...
Top 8 tips to prepare your garden for Spring
Prepare your garden for Spring with these top 8 tips that will have you gardening like a pro in no time flat. I am so excited about gardening this year. I have been trying for three years now to get my garden going and there is always something else going on to keep me from doing it. This year, however, I am going to prepare my garden for Spring and get going early! I am going to ...
How to Organize and Stock Your Pantry (plus a free Master Pantry List Printable for You!)
Today I am showing you how to organize and stock your pantry so that you can be ready to cook amazing meals for your family. I have worked hard over the years to build a stocked pantry that I am proud of. Keeping certain things on hand makes it easy for me to create a delicious dinner on the fly for my family. But -- sometimes, it can totally get out of hand and wind up totally disorganized ...
5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Shelving for Your Kitchen
The kitchen is where the family spends much of their time enjoying each other’s company and cooking. As much as kitchens are a delight to be in, they’re also one of the most challenging rooms to decorate. ...
DIY Foaming Hand Soap – These 3 ingredients will save you money!
Ever since I have discovered essential oils, I love making my own homemade cleaning and health products. Today I am sharing with you an easy recipe for making your own DIY Foaming Hand Soap. ...
3 Ways to Cut Your Meal Prep Time in Half {+ enter a giveaway for a 10pc set of Rubbermaid BRILLIANCE}
This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Rubbermaid®. I am an organizer by heart. I love when everything is in its place, nice and neat and I can check it off my list of things to do. Meal prep is a lot like that for me. I like to have everything ready to go and on hand making it easier for me to feed my family and to cook some really awesome food. ...
Spring Clean Your Kitchen in 3 Easy Steps
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Single Edition Media. Y'all know I have been on the WAR PATH cleaning up my kitchen. A couple of weeks ago, I started purging all the stuff I had collected, and 19 garbage bags later, I am finally starting to see the light. However, if I want to be honest, cleaning my kitchen is going to take more than just purging the cabinets -- so today I ...
How to Create the Perfect Coffee Bar in Your Home
Y'all know my love for coffee and the Ninja Coffee Bar system right? A couple of years ago, I got a Ninja Coffee Bar system, and fell head over heels in love with it. They made some improvements and have more options available and I recently got the newest one -- so I decided to set up the perfect coffee bar system. ...
5 Quick Ways to Naturally Make Your Home Smell Amazing
I love whenever I can find natural ways to make my home smell amazing. I use a lot of essential oils and that will usually do the trick, but there are other things that you can do as well. Here are my 5 favorite ways to do that. Any of these are super duper quick and won't take long to make your home smell good. ...
Get Your House Holiday Ready with the Shark Powered Lift Away Vacuum
Thank you to Shark Clean It Products for providing the products in this post. All opinions listed are 100% my own. During the month of December, I host tons of parties and women's get-togethers at my home. For the last few weeks, I have slacked on cleaning because I have been SO busy trying to get work caught up and help my husband get some stuff done. Because of that, dirt and dust have ...
Beautiful Holiday Table Decorations from Heart of Haiti
Thanksgiving is next week and this year I am going all out with my table decorations. I bought some new plates and napkins which I will show you later this week, but the piece I am most excited about is this gorgeous hand hammered hand tray that is part of the Heart of Haiti "gifts that give hope" available for purchase at Macy's. ...
Create Stunning Tablescapes with Smarty Had a Party
I love hosting dinner parties, but what I hate afterward is all the dishes I have to wash. I don't want to use just plastic or Styrofoam from the store because they don't look very festive and party like. However, with companies like Smarty Had a Party and their gorgeous line of disposable party ware, I will never have to worry about that again. ...
Finally Getting Some Outside Decorating Done Around Here
Kayla and I have been on an outside decorating spree now for the last few weeks. We have now lived in this house for over a year as of this month and it's just high time to start making our space liveable and pretty. Our first place we have been sprucing up is our back porch. ...
5 CrockPot Meals to Make the First Week in Your New House Easier
These easy crockpot meals will make moving into your new home a breeze. No need to worry about cooking while unpacking! When you are moving into a house, you may be so focused on the moving process that you forget about some things you need to do. You know that somewhere in the upcoming days there'll be house chores like cleaning, making the beds and unpacking the boxes, but such work can ...
5 Holiday Cleaning Tips to Get Your House in Shape for Guests #steamboost #ad
This holiday cleaning tips post is brought to you by Swiffer® as part of a Type-A Parent Community Sponsored Post. I have guests arriving at my house on Monday and I am in a frantic to get my house cleaned up. It is a hot mess right now. Everywhere I look there are piles of my family's "things" where they have just laid them around -- not to mention all the dog and cat toys that happen to be ...
How to Create a Salsa Garden
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I am a fanatic when it comes to salsa. I could eat it every single day of my life, so when it comes time to plant my garden, I always make sure to create one little area that I label my Salsa Garden. Want to know how to create a salsa garden of your own? Check out my ideas below! ...
How to Turn a Pallet into an Herb Garden
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Creating an herb garden from leftover materials is not only genious, but it will also help you to green your lifestyle a bit by recyclying. So how do you turn an old pallet into an herb garden? ...
How to Make Homemade Febreze
I am a very frugal person. I cannot stand to spend money on something that I know I can make very inexpensively at home. One of those things is Febreze. It is so stinking expensive, but I love the smell of it. Recently though, I discovered -- thanks to the help of Pinterest -- how to make Homemade Febreze. Between the dog, the smelly work clothes, and cooking all the time -- there are ...
Everything You Need To Clean In One Bottle
With traveling everywhere and taking care of a family, as well as just life itself, having a safe, simple, and effective way to clean every part of your home sounds like a dream come true. ...
A Pioneer Woman Meal
Last week, I got my new Pioneer Woman cookbook in the mail (I know…can’t you just hear me squealing with delight!) ...
Wood Floor Care And Maintenance: How To Keep Your Floors Looking Pristine
At home, nothing replaces the floor. The rich grain developed during decades of tree growth connects the interior of the house with nature, seasons and life. If taken care of properly, it can also be incredibly durable, shining the wear generations. ...