2012 YEAR IN REVIEW

Wow, what a year 2012 has been! Between hubby and I working full time, tackling home projects, traveling to visit family, studying in school, traveling to NYC on a mission's trip, and working on our vintage Mustang, we have been super busy this year! Hubby has done a lot of work with me in building and updating my office (that is, the "Girl Cave" as I affectionately call it) and I am so grateful for all of his hard work! I have had some fun trying new DIY projects and am expanding my knowledge of crafting! Over this last year I have learned a lot about my health and am choosing to change how we eat as a family and cook real, whole foods.

In June, Hubby and I celebrated three years of marriage and I can honestly say that I love him more now than on our wedding day. He is my best friend and I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store for us this next year! The Lord is sure working in our lives and molding us to be better. How precious is God's amazing grace and mercy! Sometimes life is painful but trials and tribulations grow and expand our faith if we run into His loving arms.

We had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with our families this year and I am so grateful and thankful for their love and support. They are such a gift to us and to so many others! We feel so truly blessed.

Thank you 2012 for yet another wonderful year! I stopped doing "New Year's Resolutions" years ago but I think 2013 will be the year of a few lifestyle changes and that post will be up on the blog very soon!

Have a great day all and a happy weekend!

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DRESSER TURNED TV STAND MAKEOVER

Tonight, I am so excited to share with you what hubby has been working on for the last few months in his spare time. Let me preface by saying that we've had our TV hanging on the wall above our fire place since we purchased it about a year ago. And though I liked it there and it fit well, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind. You see, while the TV is on and you're sitting on the sofa curled up in a warm blanket drinking hot tea, you can't have the gas fireplace running. Not only do I use the TV for viewing movies and television shows, but I listen to a lot of music through it. I love our fireplace but would love it more if I could use it! So to solve that problem I was on a mission to find a nice TV stand. After searching online and finding a lot of great furniture options, I realized I didn't really want to spend any money. We had a dresser gifted to my husband years ago that we were planning on selling or donating but I really wanted t...

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DIY HOMEMADE MOD PODGE

We all know how expensive Mod Podge is at the craft store, right? And since there are so many projects which use it, I thought I could find a homemade version online . Love pinterest ! This is seriously the easiest DIY project I have ever done. Supplies: A Jar (I rescued an empty Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip Jar YUMMM which was on its way out to be recycled) Elmer's White Glue (I used two 4 fl oz bottles) Water Before I made the Mod Podge, I washed out the jar and spray painted the lid silver. I also took off the label from the jar and did my best to get rid of all of the adhesive (first tried a paper towel and rubbing alcohol, but it didn't work and then I tried olive oil and it worked like a charm). Instructions: Empty glue into jar Fill the empty glue bottle with water and pour into the new jar with the glue (Ideally, you want 50% glue and 50% water) Shake, Shake, SHAKE the jar That's it! You...

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DIY BOOKCASE REVEAL

This has been a long time coming. Mostly because I have been putting it on the back burner for, oh, 6+ months? Hubby actually built it back in November/December-ish and it has taken me this long to finish painting. Oh well. My thought for the office was to have something light in color and a little modern and I found the Expidit bookcase from IKEA online. via I liked the design but thought maybe having a back behind the shelving would be good. Hubby said he would build it for me so I gladly let him! I didn't take too many photos because hubby isn't a fan of being in photos. Here is what I have, so take a look! This was my bookshelf for the longest time. You can see that most shelves are painted except the very bottom and the right side of the bookcase. See how hubby added a trim on all of the horizontal pieces? It gives it a bit of character and I really like it! So, after using the bookc...

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