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My succulent infatuation is strong. Last summer, most of my hanging baskets and deck plants contained succulents in some way, shape or form. My friends made fun of me but there is just something about tiny plants that are...

On a warm, sunny, perfect-as-only-Duluth-can-be day about three years back, my husband, my young daughter, and I moved into our first home. Since then, we’ve added another babe to the family, and all of our stuff--perfectly packed and organized...

Calling all ladies who want to complete a project and have it STAY that way.  Meals. Laundry. Cleaning. NEVER stay done. But this will! Let's get our build on and make a DIY coatrack.   My name is Anna, and sawdust is...

Mother’s Day. It’s fast approaching, and while my first inclination is to think about the amazingness of getting a day to “sleep in” (lounge in bed half awake while listening to the 2-year-old call for mama from the opposite...

Have you joined the Instant Pot community yet? I did this past winter when we were in the middle of a huge kitchen remodel. What is an Instant Pot -- or IP for short? It's a fancy new pressure cooker...

{Photo credit: New Earth Natural Light Photography} Falling in love with Chip + Joanna Gaines was a simple sell for me. From the first episode of Fixer Upper I watched, I was hooked; I loved their back and forth banter and...

I moved into this house 6-months ago. I unpacked. I got a new area rug and a new couch. And thats it! No painting. No decorating. Only 1 picture hung (and only because the nail was already there and...

  It’s (finally!) early spring which means I start to get The Itch. Completely absent the rest of year, the sudden need to scrub, sanitize, organize, and purge my home of dirt, grime, broken toys, stubby crayons, and a million...

I know it's not true, but sometimes I feel like my kids' toys must be expanding, multiplying, and growing. I am not even sure how this is happening while at the same time toys inevitably go missing. Barbie shoes,...

I have never been much for resolutions. No one ever seems to keep them, especially me. I am all about goals. Maybe there isn't much of a difference, but if I make it a goal I tend to be...