Amanda 
Before This room was Jonathan’s hobby room from the time he moved in and he graciously gave it up to be his baby boy’s nursery. It needed a lot of work done to it. A previous owner had cats that used this room as their toilet and it reeked. We would need new flooring and … Read more
As a last minute thought, I decided I wanted to replicate The Handbook for the Recently Deceased from Beetlejuice. It was a bit tricky and I sadly don’t have an easy step by step guide, but I figured to wrap up my DIY Burtonesque Halloween decor tutorials I would at least share how I attempted … Read more
Make your very own mini topiary to display in your home. You will feel like Edward Scissorhands by the time you are done! What You’ll Need: A little toy animal that you can paint over. I got a dinosaur from the dollar store, but it would be fun to try with other animals like maybe … Read more
I saw this little decor “plant” on Etsy that was reminiscent of a crossover between the sand worm in Beetlejuice and the Little Shop of Horrors’ Audrey 2. It was so cute, I decided to try my hand at making my own. What You’ll Need A pot of some sort. I found this one … Read more
Decorative pumpkins have been circling the web for a couple years now especially on sites like Pinterest, however I have never taken the time to actually DIY some of my own. I love the black and white look to them and decided I would pick and choose a couple of my favorite ideas to create … Read more
It’s fall! And I’m getting my Halloween DIY on by making some Halloween decorations for a black and white, Tim Burton-themed Halloween party I’m hoping to have. I say hoping because it’s all dependent on when the little one decides he’s going to make his appearance. We are crossing our fingers that he will be here close … Read more
For years and years, the number one thing on my bucket list was to journey to the island of green hills. I thought if my feet could just touch the ground of Ireland, my spirit would be incandescently happy. I wrote stories, day dreamed, swooned over Irish accents, jammed to Celtic rock, and gleefully threw St. Patrick’s Day parties. I don’t know what started this passionate obsession with a far away land, but I know the movie PS I Love You and my crush on Gerard Butler skyrocketed it to the point where it felt like my heart would burst out of my chest if I didn’t get to go there as soon as possible. It was the feeling of this consistent itch that I needed to satisfy. When I became an adult, reality hit hard and suffocated the dreamer inside of me. The real world isn’t an easy place for dreams to thrive in. Worries, fears, concerns, and stress ate away at my passions, desires, and dreams. I’m still struggling to hold on to the characteristics that make me who I am and who I want to be. But then all of a sudden, I found myself married and somewhere in the midst of everything, I also found myself holding onto the possibility of a dream that meant so much to me at one point. Was it really possible, for our honeymoon, we would be going to Ireland? It was and we did.
So if I’m being honest, I’m kind of in love with the harvest salad from Quiznos. I decided to make it at home and switch it up a little bit. WHAT YOU’LL NEED: 1 Can of Albacore Tuna (you can use chicken if you prefer) Handful of Dried Cranberries Handful of Pumpkin Seeds 1 appl cut up … Read more
My first introduction to kennel cough was when Isabel was a puppy. I woke up in the middle of the night to her dry heaving (or at least I thought she was dry heaving). I pretty much had a panic attack because I had never seen anything like it before and didn’t know what was wrong with … Read more
1. Essential Oils Place a drop in each corner of the shower/bath and the steam will carry it through to uplift and calm you. You can also place 10-20 drops of your favorite essential oil(s) in your bath water as well. Some of my favorites: Lavender Lemon Jasmine Stress Away Peace and Calming 2. Bath … Read more