8 Things I Learned My First Year Blogging
Just like everyone else tooling around with blogs these days, I’m learning as I go. I am by no means a blogging expert. But over the last year or so I’ve picked up a few blogging lessons along the way. If you’ve been blogging you probably already know all of this, but maybe not. Sometimes just hearing stuff you already know can validate your feelings. I’m also hoping this post can help someone who’s just starting out! 1. I wish I had started sooner. I toyed around with blog ideas for about 10 years. My ideas would come and go…
Crazy Simple Macaroni & Cheese from Scratch
I ate a lot of macaroni & cheese growing up (and still do…). It was almost always from a blue box. I didn’t care. Sometimes instead I’d have the yellow box with its squeezy cheese. You can make mac &…
Goal Summary for June 2019
It’s hot as hell and time for ice cream; summer is here! I started off June in Asheville and haven’t stopped since. It’s hard to believe 2019 is half over. I managed to complete all of my goals for June…
Flooring from Empire Today – A Review of Our Experiences
You’ve seen the Empire Today commercials where floors are replaced similar to fluffing a sheet on a bed, but how does Empire work? Is it expensive? How does everything turn out? We’ve had Empire install flooring twice – first for…
Asheville, NC – A Food & Beer Town
I genuinely don’t think there’s a bad place to eat in Asheville. Someone has probably found a spot that isn’t so great, but they must be few and far between. Everyone I’ve talked to that’s been to Asheville has raved…
Asheville in the Rain – Seeing Nature Despite the Fog
We planned a long weekend in Asheville, North Carolina to relax in the mountains, sample lots of beers, and catch up with friends that live in Florida. It ended up raining most of the time that we were there, but…
Goal Summary for May 2019
This month was busy and exciting! We got out kitchen back together, went to see my parents one weekend, and got new flooring on our first floor. All of my goals were completed, except for finishing the second book of…
Kitchen Hardware: How to Replace It
If you read my post on painting kitchen cabinets, you know that it took me forever to complete our cabinets. The hardware was my excuse for waiting to paint our cabinet doors. It was all because I didn’t want to…
Goal Summary for April 2019
April started out calm and on course. The last two weeks were very busy at work and didn’t leave much energy or head space for anything else. Oh well! That’s why I start over each month and wipe the slate…
Tips for Reducing Plastic Waste
There are lots of environmental issues out there – but plastic is one of the more tangible pollutants. With stories in the news, like this one about a whale ingesting 88 pounds of plastic, our plastic problem is getting to…
The Ultimate Guide to Painting Kitchen Cabinets
We lived without doors on our kitchen cabinets for over a year. Now before you click away because you’re thinking, “This lady is crazy. I don’t want my kitchen to be unfinished for that long.” I finished painting the cabinet…
