For many families, buying one's first home is a big step in achieving the American Dream. But affording that first home can be tough! It wasn't after a few years of marriage that my husband and I were able to afford a home. Before then we lived in apartments, and stayed at my mother-in-law's house when my husband was in graduate school. Luckily, we were able to purchase our home just a few months before our twin girls were born. [tweetthis]Get tips on how to afford your first home.[/tweetthis] Thankfully, there is a lot of quality information online that can guide first-time buyers on Continue reading...
Lennox Uses Art to Communicate Efficiency, Intelligence & Quiet
This post is sponsored by Lennox Air Systems for the #LennoxArtProject. All opinions are my own My home is only just over 10 years old, but both my home's furnace and air conditioning system broke 2-3 years ago. It turns out that the builder had cut corners by installing a cheap, bottom-of-the-barrel heating and cooling system. As luck would have it, our furnace stopped working on a very cold winter's day and our A.C. conked out in a brutally hot summer. So, even though my husband and I had purchased a brand-new home with the thoughts of it being repair-free for at least a couple Continue reading...
Craft Frenzy Friday Linky Party!
Welcome to Craft Frenzy Friday! We are so excited to be partying with you! We love to see your crafts, recipes, diy projects, and much more! We will also be pinning our features every week on our pin board! We hope that you will share your blogs with us! ATTENTION! We are looking for new Craft Frenzy Friday Hosts! A couple of our previous hosts have decided to drop out so we want some people who love Craft Frenzy Friday as much as us to join the team! If you would like to join fill out this interest form: http://goo.gl/forms/7yVm8ttylx We want to thank everyone for joining us at Continue reading...
Monday Favorites – Link Party Favorites (May 4)
Hey, everyone! I have some time today, so I am sharing my Monday Favorites early! How is your weekend going? I am having an enjoyable weekend with my twin tweens and husband. My girls enjoyed celebrating a friend's birthday and I got to spend time with a good friend of mine! It's always nice to spend the weekend with friends! Today is a fun day, because it's when I share the wonderful projects, crafts and recipes that were shared at last Wednesday's A Little Bit of Everything Link Up Party! [tweetthis]Monday Favorites from @EmilyAtTandH, @CasaWatkinsBlog & Continue reading...
How to Protect Annuals from Frost
Hi, everyone! I just finished extending my home's front flower bed. In the bed, I planted some pretty spring and summer annuals. I also spread mulch over the sunny perennial garden flower bed that extends along the southern side of my home. I spent more than 6 hours shoveling and spreading mulch! So you can imagine my dismay when I discovered that in the next few days, my area is expected to have flower-killing frost! I spent at least $30 in my annuals and don't want to see that money go to waste! So to protect my flowers, I am following these tips on how to protect annuals from Continue reading...
Follow Friday (April 10)
Happy Friday, everyone! Today is one of my favorite days of the week, because today is the day when I share some fantastic projects from some of my favorite bloggers for Follow Friday (#ff)! I recently discovered that Diane from In My Own Style lives within an hour's drive from me and once lived in my neck of the woods. Small world! I met Diane at The Haven blog conference last year, and have always liked her home decorating style! I love her Modern Paint Finish Using DIY Chalk Paint Tutorial. I really like how her dresser came out! Now that it's spring, I am really starting to get Continue reading...
How to Start a Blog
When I was laid off from my full-time writing and editing job seven years ago, I was a loss with what to do. My twin daughters were in preschool, and I knew I wanted to work while somehow somehow spending more time with them. I had no idea how to start a blog, and didn't even know that I would start a blog! When I worked full time, I found that when I got home from work, all I had time to do was feed my twin babies, give them a bath and put them to bed -- not much quality time there! So, Mom Home Guide was born from my desire to spend more time with my kids! Writing and running my blog Continue reading...
How to Get New Traffic to Old Blog Posts
Hi! I think I mentioned before that I am now a Community Lead for the SITS Girls! How exciting! The SITS Girls is a great place to get blog how to's and tips, plus read great contents about crafts, DIY projects, decor and recipes! Today on the SITS Girls I am sharing my advice for generating new traffic to old blog posts. As you may know, it can be difficult to get eyes on new content. Generating new traffic for old, but good content will give a great boost to your blog! I've found there a few simple things to breathe new life into a post and up its views. Check out my tutorial on how Continue reading...
DIY Stool Side Table
Hi, everyone! Today is the first Thursday of the month, so that means I am guest posting at Ask Anna today, sharing my most recent decorating project -- a DIY Stool Side Table! I have been wanting a pretty side table for my home's living room for a while now, but haven't been able to find the perfect one! So I upcycled a stool I haven't been using and made it over into a handy and colorful side table! For the full tutorial on how I made the side table, check out my guest post on Ask Anna! This post has been shared at: Get You DIY On Related articles across the web Annie Sloan Chalk Continue reading...
My Home Gym & BODYARMOR
I received free product to complete this review, but my opinions are 100% my own. This post contains affiliate links. Now that spring is here, my tweens and I can't wait to get into shape! They ran cross country in the beginning of the school year and want to run cross country again next fall. I'd like to look good in my summer clothes. So we plan on getting fit together! We've created a "home gym" of sorts in our home! I was thinking of joining a gym, but I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars a year for a gym membership! So, instead, my daughters and I plan to do a lot of walking Continue reading...
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