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4 Great Reasons to Move Your Family to Colorado

December 24, 2022 By Lauren Leave a Comment

As the United States continues to see high levels of relocation from state to state, places like Colorado have emerged as clear winners with substantially higher inbound moves than other states. The net increase in new residents is nothing new for the state, which has added 760,000 new residents over the past decade, but the pandemic helped propel Colorado into the fast lane. While moving to Colorado brings a host of benefits to middle-class families, all cross-country moves come with a price tag.  Located in the mid-range of America’s Rocky Mountains, the state offers amazing vista Continue reading...

I love this delicious peanut brittle recipe!

Homemade Peanut Brittle Recipe

December 5, 2022 By Lauren 4 Comments

I love this delicious peanut brittle recipe!

Welcome to the monthly Taste Creations blog hop! My friends and I get together the first Monday every month to share recipes. This month we are sharing candy recipes! I adore peanut brittle, so I knew that I had to try to make some. This was the first time that I've ever made peanut brittle, but it came out wonderfully, and I happily (and sheepishly) report that I ate a lot of peanut brittle! Be sure to check out my recipe below and scroll to the end of this post to see what my friends' made this month! Easy Peanut Brittle Recipe I was happy to discover that peanut brittle only requires Continue reading...

woman wrapping Christmas gifts

Pretty Christmas Wrappings

November 25, 2022 By Lauren 2 Comments

woman wrapping Christmas gifts

Now that Christmas is a few weeks away, I'm looking to decking out my home for the holidays and wrapping some presents to put under the tree! So I thought it would be fun to look at different ways to wrap gifts for friends and family. Eco-Friendly Wrapping Paper Lately I've been reading that many types of wrapping paper aren't eco-friendly because of added extras like dyes and glitter—not to mention that wrapping paper can be expensive, too. I really like the look of gifts wrapped in simple craft paper and tied with twine. I think it has a sweet nostalgic look. It would also be fun to Continue reading...

These 5 methods will help you to decrease your monthly bills.

5 Ways to Dramatically Decrease Your Monthly Bills

November 23, 2022 By Lauren Leave a Comment

These 5 methods will help you to decrease your monthly bills.

When it comes to improving your finances and quality of life, lowering your expenses can be the quickest way to do so. It can also provide you with money that can be used for a vacation, an emergency, a business endeavor, investments, or paying down debt. Try these five ways to dramatically decrease your monthly bills. Mortgage Refinancing If you own a home, your mortgage may be your most significant monthly payment. Refinancing your mortgage is one way to reduce this expense. Refinancing can also provide you with more favorable terms and a lower interest rate. But because you might Continue reading...

Decorate for Christmas in Less Than an Hour

November 22, 2022 By Lauren Leave a Comment

I can't believe that it's already time to decorate for Christmas! Decorating for the holidays can be fun, but putting up decorations is sometimes a major source of stress during the holidays. But with the right mindset and by following some easy decorating tips, you can enjoy the joy of the season. Decorating our homes, buying presents and sending cards can bring us all closer together and make for a joyous occasion. There are plenty of beautiful holiday decorations that can created and put up easily in less than an hour and brighten up the whole house. Consider Sprigs, Shrubs & Continue reading...

diamond ring

How I Clean My Jewelry – Cleaning Techniques for Precious Stones

November 15, 2022 By Lauren Leave a Comment

diamond ring

You can use many jewelry cleaning techniques for various types of jewelry, but when it comes to cleaning the precious gemstones in your jewelry, make sure you use the right method for your specific type of gem. For instance, if you have a tanzanite ring, such as one from Diamondere’s collection of Tanzanite rings, it’s best to clean your ring with soapy water to keep the stone sparkling and an old soft toothbrush to gently scrub around the gem and remove any grime. Just be sure you rinse well after cleaning with soapy water. If you don’t, it could end up dulling your stone. Also, Continue reading...

Adagio Teas Christmas advent calendar

My New Adagio Tea Advent Calendar (And Other Fun Holiday Ideas)

November 13, 2022 By Lauren Leave a Comment

Adagio Teas Christmas advent calendar

Advent calendars are a fun way to count down to Christmas. Over the years, I've had several advent calendars, mostly ones I made for my children. But with both of my kids now away at college, I thought I'd enjoy an advent calendar just for myself this year! I adore tea, so the Adagio Teas advent calendar with 24 teas is perfect for me! My calendar is filled with teabags, but Adagio Teas also offers one with loose tea. The tea in their advent calendar is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free and vegan-friendly.  Tea Advent Calendar Each Adagio advent calendar has 24 teas is composed of a Continue reading...

delicious Dutch apple pie recipe

Dutch Apple Pie Recipe – November Taste Creations

November 7, 2022 By Lauren 2 Comments

delicious Dutch apple pie recipe

Happy Monday, everyone! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means my friends and I are getting together today to share some fabulous recipes for the Taste Creations blog hop ... and this month's theme is pie recipes! I will be sharing a recipe for my husband's favorite, Dutch Apple Pie! Scroll below for this recipe, and to the bottom of this post for the links to my friends' amazing pie recipes! Dutch Apple Pie Recipe My husband adores Dutch apple pie, so when my friends and I all decided to focus on pie recipes this month, I knew that I had to make a Dutch apple pie! In Continue reading...

Hello sign on an autumn console table on a wood round and in front of a white wooden pumpkin

Simple Ways to Decorate Your Home for the Season

September 16, 2022 By Lauren

Hello sign on an autumn console table on a wood round and in front of a white wooden pumpkin

While spring and summer are two of the most anticipated times of the year, every season has something unique to celebrate or be happy about. Like, who doesn't love the beautiful scents and colors of fall! If you’re like most people, you will want to keep your home looking chic and smelling fabulous all year round, for all the seasons. The best part is that there are so many things you can do to bring the current season’s vibe into your home while maintaining a beautiful look. But sometimes the choices can seem overwhelming, and some decor ideas can be a bit expensive or difficult to pull Continue reading...

Favorite Amazon Finds

August 14, 2022 By Lauren

Thanks to Long Rich for sponsoring this post. I am a big Amazon shopper and am always finding new favorite products. In this post, I'd thought I'd share some of my new favorite finds! Among my new faves are a soft and comfy plush throw, a dog bed for my pup, a cross-body bag, a monocular telescope, bluetooth headphones, and a set of silicone baking pans. Large and Comfy Dog Bed My Shih Tzu Mochi is my loyal companion. He sits by my side as I work in my office for my day job. I felt sorry for him since he often would sleep on the floor by my feet, so I decided to get a big fluffy Continue reading...

Vacation at Waterfront Finger Lakes Cottage

August 7, 2022 By Lauren

My family recently returned from a week-long stay on Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes. Our waterfront cottage was located only a block or two south of Penn Yan, which was convenient for short trips into town for shopping or picking up groceries and takeout. Penn Yan is also a fairly short drive to towns like Hammondsport and Watkins Glen for day trips. We had a fun week of visiting local farms, shopping, and splashing and paddling in the lake. Beautiful Keuka Lake I love Keuka Lake. When I was a kid, my grandparents lived in Penn Yan a few blocks from the lake, and we used to stay a Continue reading...

Healthy meal with Progresso Light Chicken Noodle Soup and stuffed peppers

How Weekly Meal Plans Can Better Serve You & Your Elderly Parents’ Diet

April 19, 2022 By Lauren

Healthy meal with Progresso Light Chicken Noodle Soup and stuffed peppers

*This is a guest post. People who juggle different roles in their lives can find it very hard to dedicate time to their elderly parents, who need constant care and attention. During the pandemic, many people quarantined themselves along with their elderly parents so that they could take care of them. But in certain scenarios, it almost becomes an impossible task that calls for external help. One of the most important parts of giving elderly care is meal-prep that suits an older adult’s dietary restrictions. For instance, it’s most likely that your elderly parents have diabetes or Continue reading...

These Amazon products make wonderful gifts for anyone who has a home office.

Best Home Office Accessories (Amazon Finds; Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas)

February 13, 2022 By Lauren

These Amazon products make wonderful gifts for anyone who has a home office.

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you follow this blog, you know that I got a new job as a content writer in September. I love my new job! I set up a small spare bedroom as my home office. The bedroom was once my twins' nursery and is decorated in a Pooh Bear theme. I haven't done anything to the decor in the room because my kids' are so attached to it! But I have been adding awesome home office products that make working in my new home office so much more comfortable and fun! I have a snazzy new sit-to-stand desk and several smart-home features that I've added to the space. Continue reading...

A standing desk is a great gift for a mom home office - Amazon has mine available!

Flexispot Kana Pro Bamboo Standing Desk Review (Mom Gifts – Amazon – Idea)

December 16, 2021 By Lauren

A standing desk is a great gift for a mom home office - Amazon has mine available!

Thanks to Flexispot for providing me with the desk reviewed in this post. This post contains affiliate links. I started a new full time job as a content writer at the end of September. I love my new work-from-home job, but haven't been liking what sitting at a desk all day has been doing to my body. My legs get sore and tight, and I have carpal tunnel. My physical therapist tells me that it's not good to be sitting all day. So when I was given the chance to try out the Kana Pro Standing Desk ($499.99) by Flexispot, I jumped at the chance. My new standing desk has turned out to be Continue reading...

new Mom Home Guide sweatshirt

Gift Idea: Custom Sweatshirt

December 5, 2021 By Lauren

new Mom Home Guide sweatshirt

Thanks to Rush Order Tees for sponsoring this post. I received an early holiday gift the other day, and I couldn't be happier! RushOrderTees designed a custom sweatshirt for me using my Mom Home Guide blog logo. It came out perfectly! To make the sweatshirt, I simply gave RushOrderTees an image of my blog's logo. They tweaked the logo to make it look even better and made a beautiful, comfy sweatshirt for me! I like that their products are made with love in Philadelphia, not far from where I went to college. Custom Fleece Sweatshirt My order arrived shortly after it was placed—I Continue reading...

rustic faux christmas tree by a window with snowflake decals

Christmas Trees on Parade & Ornament Giveaway

December 2, 2021 By Lauren

rustic faux christmas tree by a window with snowflake decals

Today I am getting together with Terri from Christmas Tree Lane  and my blogging friends to share our Christmas trees for the Christmas Trees on Parade blog hop! We will all be showing our Christmas trees and giving away a Christmas-tree ornament! Visit my giveaway later in this post, and use the links below in my post to enter my friends' ornament giveaways, too! Last year, I got a new Christmas tree to display in my living room's bay window. I've always wanted a tree for that space, so I was happy to finally be able to display one there! The space is small (it's next to our Continue reading...

I love this cozy orange, black and gray Autumn bedroom

Feathering an Empty Nest

September 28, 2021 By Lauren

I love this cozy orange, black and gray Autumn bedroom

Thanks to Therapedic for providing the products reviewed in this post. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. #Therapedic #RoomRefresh #HomeRefresh My twin teens both started their first year of college at the end of August. (One is at Smith College, and another is at Bryn Mawr College.) It's an exciting time for them, but a hard time for their mom! I miss my kids. I've always been close with my teens. They went to high school remote for half of their high school junior year and all of their senior year, so we spent even more time together. It's been an adjustment for me now Continue reading...

graduation lawn display

Celebrating Graduation in a Big Way – Mega Yard Display

June 17, 2021 By Lauren

graduation lawn display

Thanks to Card My Yard Millstone for partnering with Mom Home Guide for this post. Yesterday my twins graduated from high school! I can't believe how quickly time has flown! Surprisingly, I didn't cry at their graduation ceremony yesterday. But I admit that I did cry the night before! I happened to drive by my kids' high school Tuesday evening and got weepy. I realized that I will no longer be driving my twins to school! Even though I thought I didn't like driving them to school at about 7 am whenever they missed the school bus, I did enjoy those times together in the car. I've Continue reading...

easy DIY projects for updating a bathroom

Easy Ways to Update a Bathroom on a Budget

June 14, 2021 By Lauren

easy DIY projects for updating a bathroom

If you have been following my blog, you might have noticed that I have been updating my home's master bathroom little by little with budget DIY bathroom projects. I think I can finally say that it's complete! I totally have changed the look of my home's builder-grade bathroom. I like the way it looks now! You can give your bathroom a budget makeover, too! Take a look at these easy DIY bathroom projects that you can do. Paint Your Oak Vanity If your home is like mine, the bathroom came complete with oak vanities. Not too exciting. Or perhaps you just want to change the color Continue reading...

a cultured marble vanity updated with a Giani marble countertop kit and Ekopel sink and tub refinishing coating

Easy Budget Sink Update

May 26, 2021 By Lauren

a cultured marble vanity updated with a Giani marble countertop kit and Ekopel sink and tub refinishing coating

This post contains affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission that helps fund this blog. Thank you! If you have been following my blog, you may have noticed that I've been updating my previously boring and blah builder-grade bathroom bit by bit. I painted a stenciled feature wall using a Cutting Edge stencil, painted the oak vanity with DecoArt Satin Enamels Paint, installed an easy to hang MirrorChic bathroom mirror frame and added a beautiful glossy painted Giani marble counter! (I painted and updated the counter myself!) I Continue reading...

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