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Part 2: Sprucing Up Our Outdoor Living Space With Kmart

May 5, 2011 in Gardening - 10 Comments

So today is the day that I reveal our outdoor living space. Honestly, I've been stressing out about the garden because I keep hitting some road blocks (like buying 600lbs of not-so-great soil, a fence #fail, and rain barrel back-and-forthness) and the appearance of the patio because I feel like something is missing, like it… Read More »

Part 1: Sprucing Up Our Outdoor Living Space With “Guess Who”?

May 2, 2011 in Gardening - 29 Comments

Earlier in April, we committed to starting a garden. As overwhelming as researching and preparing for a few DIY gardening projects has been, I'm so excited to get my hands dirty! In addition to starting a garden, we have decided to spruce up our backyard as well, because, well, it needs it... As you can… Read More »

Be Kind To Earth: Starting A Garden

April 22, 2011 in Gardening - 11 Comments

This year, we are planting a small raised bed and container garden in our backyard. Having a garden a couple of steps outside of our kitchen, we'll be able to enjoy and appreciate fresh, pesticide-free produce. Admittedly, I don't know what I'm totally doing. I'm still doing some research. I've grown tomatoes, bell peppers, romaine… Read More »

Charitable Blankets From Happy Blankie

February 11, 2011 in Decor - 7 Comments

Jayden loves his doggies. It all started when his grandmother bought him a few VTech and Fisher-Price toys. I gave him a coloring book full of puppies and now everytime he sees a dog, he exclaims, "Doggie!" He also really enjoys playing with her dogs. So the question lies, will we get a dog? Not… Read More »

Treetopia Balsam Spruce Pre-Lit Christmas Tree

February 10, 2011 in Celebrations, Decor - 4 Comments

At the end of last year's Christmas season, I packed up our artificial tree and planned to purchase a real tree this year. To make sure I followed through, I gave our artificial tree away. Fast forward to now and we have another artificial tree. Ha! Things have been so hectic, I didn't even want… Read More »

Garden Bliss

July 13, 2010 in Gardening - 7 Comments

On Monday, I went to her house to garden. I must have picked green beans for 4 hours? And boy do my muscles ache now. A little lady landed on my shoe. Well I'll be...a frog made an appearance, too (click for a hint). I grabbed some squash. Checked out the basil. Had time to… Read More »