The Ultimate College Survival Kit for Students Headed to Alabama (or any SEC School) If you’re sending your child to college in Alabama—or any SEC school around the Southeast—there are a few things they probably won’t think to pack, especially if you ain’t from around here. Fun fact: My husband used to manage a team of student workers at the…
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Welcome to Part 1 of our 1970s lakeside ranch remodel: the Vintage Summer Camp Bedroom. I’m kicking off a new ranch house remodel series with one of my favorite rooms in the house– the vintage fishing camp themed bedroom. This bedroom is layered with genuine summer camp nostalgia, from a $200 thrifted log cabin bed to a framed 1971 map…
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How to Hang a Front Door Wreath without Damage If you’re still hanging your front door wreaths with one of those big ol’ wreath hanging bars over the door, you need to see this. I’ve been using traditional wreath hangers for YEARS, but a few months ago I realized it was scratching my front door! Every time it the door…
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Everybody is wanting to give their kids a 90’s summer, and as someone who lived through the 1990’s I feel I have some authority on this subject. But first, are you SURE you want to give your kids a ’90’s summer? Because that would mean you’d have to let them roam all over the neighborhood (or in my case, the…
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Every fall, when the apple orchards are overflowing and the air finally has that first cool bite to it, I make a big batch of homemade cinnamon apple sauce. It takes about 30 minutes start to finish, it makes your whole house smell like autumn, and it is one of those old-fashioned things I genuinely believe most people have forgotten…
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