Deceit...

I have had numerous people ask me about how to get their kids, husbands, parents, significant others, sister, uncle, aunt, dog, or donkey (just kidding haha) to eat more veggies, fruits and healthy things. I have been very strict with my kids from day 1 about not making them separate meals or snacks...they eat a lot of raw foods, especially fruits and veggies, and they have grown accustomed to the taste and prefer it now...but, even some of my friends who have tried this with their kids, it still doesn't work. I wanted to share some easy ways and recipes to cut calories, fats and add veggies into certain recipes. The answer to all your problems is deceit. I know, that sounds bad...but sometimes ya just have to trick 'em.

While my KIDS are fantastic eaters of veggies my husband is not...so, at the risk of giving away all my secrets and him saying that they "taste different now" I will share...

Every family LOVES brownies and usually ever family has some kind of sweet tooth in their home. So, instead of adding hydrogenated vegetable oil (which is TERRIBLE for you by the way) and eggs I use 1 can of black beans. I've now since switched to organic black beans, but any black beans will do for now.

Also, every family I know (well, most) eat mac and cheese almost every week. Please, please, please don't feed your kids the nasty chemically enhanced grossness that is the boxed macaroni with POWDERED CHEESE SAUCE. Nasty. Nasty, Nasty. The recipe below for my Mac and Cheese can be frozen in smaller portions so you can pull it out and bake anytime you want some mac and cheese. I know it takes longer to make, but that's only because you're using REAL food and real ingredients.

B3 Brownies

- 1 package brownie mix
- 1 can black beans

1. Open can of black beans and rinse THOROUGHLY in a strainer.
2. Place black beans into a food processor or blender. Add 1 can full of water and puree the black beans. Make sure you really puree them or you'll have nasty chunks of black beans in your brownies.
3. After pureeing your black beans and can of water, mix your dry brownie mix and your black bean goop together and mix well.
4. Pour into a SPRAYED 8x8 or 9x13 container and follow the directions on the box. Everyone's oven is different so the first time you make your B3 brownies you need to watch them.

These are fudgey and delicious and so much better for you than the ones filled with gross fake oils and chemically altered eggs... :-/ If you like more "cake like" brownies add about 5-8 extra minutes onto your baking time.

Superman Smoothie

- 1 cup coconut milk (NOT the milk from the can, the beverage one by the milk section)
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries/raspberries
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 cup fresh spinach or kale

1. Blend all ingredients together in your trusty blender. Enjoy! This mixture (once blended) can be frozen at a later time if you need to grab breakfast on the go.

We call this the superman smoothie because it has lots of "superman" ingredients. Awesome ingredients that have many antioxidants and powerful super foods like spinach, kale, fruits and coconut milk. The blueberries mask the color and some of the taste of the already mild spinach/kale.

Anna Banana 

- 2 bananas
- 1 cup coconut milk (again, not the canned milk but the beverage milk - in the milk section)
- 3 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup of kale

Umm...bananas, chocolate, and peanut butter?! YES please! The kale adds so many awesome things and ya can't even taste it! This one is our family's favorite. Tastes so good. :-) You know you wanna try it.

Loaded Mac N Cheese

- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 1 (10/12 ounce package) frozen winter squash (you should be able to find the pureed one)
- 1 (10/12 ounce package) frozen cauliflower
- 2 cups milk (regular 2 % or I like to use 2 cans of coconut milk to cut the dairy)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 tsp ground mustard powder
- 1/8 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 Tbsp Italian bread crumbs

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Spray your favorite 9x13 baking dish
3. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the elbow macaroni and cook 6-8 minutes until almost done. Drain and let sit in a separate bowl.
4. Put your bag of frozen squash and cauliflower onto your stove in a large skillet and heat over low heat until thawed. Once thawed place into a blender or food processor and puree. Add back into your same skillet (no you don't have to wash it between) and cook together with the milk and onion until onion is tender.
5. Remove the pan from the heat and add your cheeses, salt, pepper, and mustard powder together to make your thick, creamy and vegetable-y (I know that's not a word, but it sounds fun) cheese sauce and pour over your elbow macaroni noodles.
6. Once those are all combined place the ooey-gooey mixture into your 9x13 pan and sprinkle the top with bread crumbs.
7. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes (again, make sure you watch it) and if you need to, broil the top for a few minutes towards the end to brown the top!

Please let me know what you all think of these recipes I've shared with you! More coming soon! Have an awesome rest of your week...and HAPPY HUMP DAY!!

Anna

Yummmmmm......

You put what, where?!

So, my last post was about making homemade whipped body butter with raw, organic coconut oil and Vitamin E oil. You can see that post and directions here. In that post I mentioned how many uses there are with coconut oil...and because I'm cool like that, I'm going to share them with you in this Coconut Oil follow up. :-)

Coconut Oil is something so pure and natural and is so good for our insides and outsides. Most people don't know about all the internal uses for coconut oil...along with household uses. So, without making you wait any longer (I know you're on the edge of your seat right?!) I will share my secrets below. Feel free to comment or add anything that I haven't listed, I love suggestions!

ps...PLEASE make sure to get Organic, Virgin, Cold Pressed Coconut Oil. If you HATE coconut flavor then you can get the expeller pressed coconut oil, however, the regular cold pressed coconut oil is more concentrated and therefore has more benefits. :-)

58+ Uses for Coconut Oil 

Ingesting Coconut Oil Daily can...

1. Help improve mental awareness/alertness 

2. Help alleviate allergy symptoms 

3. During pregnancy help boost good fats for developing baby 

4. Boost hormone production

5. Speed recovery from UTIs

6. Help improve digestion, especially those with a gluten allergy or Crohn's disease. It alleviates pain and tenderness of the insides and will start to heal your body from the inside out. 

7. Helps increase the absorption of calcium and magnesium 

8. Help speed weight loss and metabolism 

9. Be broken down internally as an instant energy source without the calories from fat

10. Help improve cholesterol ratios 

11. Help improve insulin levels 

12. Help increase milk supply in nursing mothers 

13. Support healthy thyroid function 

14. Kill internal parasites or yeast

15. Help reduce/soothe heartburn or nausea when melted in tea and taken internally  

Applying to...

16. Your skin for an everyday, basic moisturizer

17. Your baby's bottom for a natural, smooth diaper rash cream 

18. Teeth along with baking soda for a remineralizing toothpaste (see recipe for that below)

19. Your skin to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy (isn't' that the truth...hate those)

20. As a natural SPF 4 sunscreen (I don't recommend this one. You should always wear SPF 15+)

21. Your babes head to help get rid of cradle cap

22. Any area with a yeast infection... (you can guess which area I'm talking about. ha!)

23. Your body as a delicious and edible massage oil/lotion 

24. Your hands and rub through your hair (small amount for you over doers) to help reduce frizz

25. Lips for a natural and delicious lip balm 

26. Any injury for a quicker healing 

27. On feet for a natural remedy for athletes foot/toe fungus 

28. Nipples for a natural moisturizer during nursing (and great for baby's lips and ingestion)

29. Skin psoriasis patches and eczema for instant relief

30. Skin for a homemade bug repellent 

31. Varicose veins for quicker healing and reducing the appearance of those veins

32. Mosquito bites for reducing the itching sensation 

33. Scalp to stimulate hair growth 

34. Armpits for a natural, aluminum free deodorant

35. Chicken pox or poison ivy to help relive itching 

36. Cuticles to help with nail growth 

37. Cold sores for instant relief and fast healing 

38. Apply topically to help heal yeast infections

39. Perineum after childbirth for quicker healing 

Use Coconut Oil...

40. In all of your favorite stir fry, baking and roasting recipes

41. As a coffee creamer

42. To make homemade mayonnaise 

43. To make your own homemade sugar scrub (recipe below!)

44. As a intense hair conditioner (after washing hair, apply a generous amount and let sit for an hour)

45. As a filling in energy boosting smoothies and shakes

46. On the inside of your nostrils to help alleviate allergy symptoms 

47. Blend a tablespoon into hot tea to help speed recovery from the flu

48. As a replacement for vegetable oils AND butter in any recipe...even on toast!!

49. To help heal a sunburn (only apply after the initial heat is gone)

50. As a natural shaving cream and lotion 

51. To season cast iron skillets

52. To get rid of cellulite (when constantly applied to skin )

53. Inside your children's ears to help heal ear infections quick and easy 

54. To soften and condition shiny leather 

55. To improve sleep when taken daily 

56. As a safe cooking oil for deep frying 

57. As a completely natural baby lotion 

58. Inside a baby's mouth to heal thrush 

There are multiple other uses that I'm choosing not to share because I don't think they are the best options to use for certain conditions. Often Ive had people approach me worried about not liking coconut and taking it internally. A great way to get around this is to melt a few cups of coconut oil and create little "pills" if you will that are easy to swallow and pure coconut oil concentrate. I would make little pills in 1/2 tsp portions. After melting let it come to room temp until it's not in it's liquid form anymore, instead more of a peanut butter consistency. Create the little "pill" balls and put on a parchment lined dish/sheet and freeze. I keep my "pill caplets" in the freezer in an old pill bottle. Easy to take and HUGE health benefits are to gain. 

Recipes

Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub

- 1 Cup Coconut Oil (melted)

- 1 Cup Table Sugar

1. Melt the coconut oil and mix in the 1 cup of table sugar. Feel free to add vitamin E oil and/or some essential oils. Keep in the shower for super smooth legs or for exfoliating the body. 

Remineralizing Toothpaste

- 5 Tbsp Calcium Powder (I buy the bottle of capsules and break them open)

- 3 Tbsp Baking Soda

- 4 Tbsp Coconut Oil (add less or more until you get your desired texture)

- A few drops of essential oil (I like peppermint)

1. Mix the calcium powder, baking soda together until well blended.

2. Slowly mix in the coconut oil until desired texture is reached.

3. Add essential oil drops until desired taste is achieved.

Use as you would a normal toothpaste, or use in addition to your normal toothpaste a few times every week. It's important to remineralize our teeth because of our enamel being broken down by drinks, food etc...and while lots of dentist will tell you that you can't "restore" enamel in your teeth once it's lost, I prefer to believe that our teeth (like many other areas of our body) can heal themselves. Maybe not 100% but I would prefer to put natural ingredients in my mouth and body instead of a fluoride and chemical filled paste that I'm buying from the store. 

I LOVE using coconut oil on a daily basis on toast, bagels, corn...really anything you'd put butter on. I use it in my cakes, cupcakes, frosting, brownies, baking dishes (yes, even the savory dishes). I really think that the flavor of the coconut oil adds so much more flavor than even butter. And don't get me started on using margarine on ANYTHING. Check out this link here about margarine. Pretend you don't want to vom. Sick.

Thanks for reading! Throw out your artificial, plastic margarine! Night!

Anna

Best. Ever. 

Whip it...whip it good!!!

Alright kiddies, much to my dismay...winter IS here. I go through these spurts of loving then hating the snow. I hate driving in it, I have shoveling it but I love watching it fall, especially at night...and I absolutely love the look on Vaelyn and Maddox's faces when they see it falling. With snow and winter comes dry skin. My kids both have eczema, which gets a lot worse in the winter time because of the air in our homes being so dry. I have tried all kinds of medications, creams and ointments to try and fix this problem but nothing works and honestly...I really don't want to put any more medications and chemicals in my babies bodies or on their skin.

I am a HUGE fan of using Olive Oil on our skin to moisturize and clear up dry skin and rashes, but it didn't always work or last as long as I needed it to. So, on advice from my crazy sister (love you Erin!) I bought a large jar of coconut oil from Trader Joes. Not only does coconut oil have healing properties when applied to the outside of our bodies; skin, hair, feet, etc...but also has magical healing properties on the INSIDE of our body. Ok, they're not REALLY magical properties...God gave us so many natural things on this earth to help self-heal, but the results when using these abnormal things seems like magic. :-)

Weird thing about coconut oil is that at room temperature it's a solid. You'd think because it's called "coconut oil" it would be in oil/liquid form, not a solid form like it is. You can get coconut oil at Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Kroger, Meijer, Costco, Sams etc...the list goes on. The best deal I've found is the coconut oil tub from Costco. PLEASE remember, if you're going to be investing in something like coconut oil for your insides or outsides, it needs to be organic, virgin and COLD pressed. This means that it hasn't been altered or has had additives added to it. This is the coconut oil I got at Trader Joes:

Ok, there are so many uses for Coconut Oil this post would be a novel if I wrote them all in here. So I will write a follow up post about all the other fabulous ways to use this amazing, healing and quite delicious product. But, tonight I'm going to be talking about how to make a homemade, whipped body butter from this baby. I used the coconut oil because of it's healing properties, long lasting moisture and it's mild scent. I decided to add some Vitamin E oil to help with additional healing for people with scarring, stretch marks or bad skin psoriasis. The directions with pics are below to help you make your own organic whipped body butter. 

Step 1: Buy the previous mentioned or similar coconut oil at your local grocery store, preferably LOCAL grocery store...don't even get me started on Wal-Mart...

Step 2: Get your Kitchen Aid mixer or hand mixer ready. Along with a large bowl. 

Step 2

Step 3: DO NOT MELT your coconut oil. Keep it at it's solid state. You are going to have to chip away at the oil inside the jar and really use your muscles to scoop it out. It will be thick and chunky like this until you've whipped it for awhile. It almost looks/feels like wax. Don't be alarmed, this is normal. 

Step 3

Step 4: This is where you Kitchen Aid mixer will be a life saver (or muscle rather) because you are going to have to whip the coconut oil solids on high for 7-9 minutes depending on how much you are working with. Once you are about 4 minutes into whipping the coconut oil with your mixer, add 5 Tbsp of Vitamin E oil. This is the Vitamin E oil I bought and used:

Step 4

This is how your whipped coconut oil should start to look like at Step 4, approximately half way through. 

Step 4

Step 5: Keep whipping and every couple minutes stop the mixer and scrap down the sides with a spatula. I mixed mine on speed 8 on my Kitchen Aid. That seemed to work well.  When you're all done whipping the oil in the mixer with the vitamin E oil added, it should look like this:

Step 5

Isn't it BEAUTIFUL?!?!?!?! It's shiny, smooth, moisturizing and best of all, it has so many healing properties for our skin, especially dry skin and for those who have eczema and/or skin psoriasis. 

Make sure to store you new whipped body butter in an airtight container, in a place that isn't too hot or too cold. In a bathroom medicine cabinet would be a perfect spot. I know earlier I talked about people eating coconut oil, which you CAN, but I wouldn't advise eating the body butter because of the Vitamin E oil. 

There you have it folks. It's amazing. When you go to apply it make sure you give it a few minutes to soak into your skin before putting on clothes. And that my friends, is a great way to treat your skin to a natural home remedy. 

Stay warm and safe in the snow! 

Anna

Oops...she did it again....

So, remember how I told you in my first post that I worked for Mary Kay Cosmetics? Well, if you don't remember, I do. As a result of that, we have a lot of make up and make up "stuff" in our home. And...remember I told you that my daughter, Vaelyn, is very girly? Yup...you get the picture...she gets into "Momma's makeups" quite a bit. But, this time was different....

There are no words. Well, the only words that come to my mind are "lipstick graveyard" and "cream carpet". I can't even describe what it looked like.  I know...you're dreading it already aren't you? You're having flashbacks of some huge mess in your home? Well...this lipstick mural might top them all. Without further ado...here is the pic of "the mess":

I know, right?!?!? You can feel the anger welling up can't ya? Your blood is starting to boil...you're getting your spanking hand or "time out" area ready...oh yes. Mary Kay just came out with some new True Dimensions lipsticks, which are FABULOUS (I have to give a shameless plug in right?!) and the color stays on for a long time and it never dries out. So, you can imagine how irritated I was to represent such a fabulous product when it was now going to be worn for "long periods of time" on my CREAM CARPET!!!! 

All kidding aside, I love Mary Kay and their products are great. Good quality and because they are made of good quality ingredients, they are tough to get out. I did a little bit of research about lipstick and carpet after I calmed down...which, let's be real...I still am not totally over it. In fact, I texted Jeff the picture above and he was scared of me 30 miles away at work! ha! To answer the obvious question, yes my children survived...but there were spanks, timeouts, tears and toys taken away for punishment. After some research, I finally came up with some ideas of how to cut the stain and lift it out. Ready??

This is kinda the fun part. Creating cleaning solutions, especially ones you concoct yourself, is so cool, it's like being a magician...ok, not really...more like a scientist. My chemistry teacher from high school, Dr. Elias, would be proud to know that I really was listening and learning my periodic table while passing notes. :-) And to my parents (who I know are reading this), yes, I passed notes. But ha ha, you can't ground me anymore! For those of you that followed that rabbit trail, I figured that since lipstick has oil in it, "washing" or blotting the stain with water wasn't gonna work. Remember in 2nd grade, the oil/water experiment? Oil and water don't mix. So dish soap was the obvious choice. It's a grease/oil cutter. That was my first ingredient. Now, you're gonna be shocked, but half way through I realized how fortunate I was to have cream carpet...because I could add a tad of bleach to help pull out the rest of the stain. So, dish soap, bleach and I added hydrogen peroxide for lift and a bit of laundry detergent for extra stain fighting power. I will list the entire recipe below. Please please please, don't put this on a HUGE area of carpet in your house until you try it on a small part first. And please don't disregard this warning like you do with other carpet cleaners that you buy at the store. :-)

And...for the end result:

BOOM!!!

By NO MEANS is this perfect...there is still some residual lipstick stains, but I think it worked awesome. Jeff says that now I should be able to laugh about it...but I'm not there yet. The worst part? 3 whole lipsticks wasted!! Rats! 

And for those of you who want to lecture me (like my mother) about "well, you shouldn't leave your stuff out for the kids to play with..." I have two words for you... I. DIDN'T. My kids went upstairs into our master bedroom, into our master bathroom, Vaelyn stood on a stool and got my make up case off the top of the counter. And...the rest is history... 

before

after

 BOOM again!!!!!! I'm SO proud!!!! 

MTAH Carpet Cleaner

- 1 pint hydrogen peroxide

- 1 Tbsp of bleach (OR Borax if you don't have a color carpet that will work with bleach)

- 1/8 C laundry detergent

- 1/8 C grease cutting dish soap

- baking soda for sprinkling 

Mix together, and if it isn't "watery" enough, you may add a bit of hot water to the mixture, just don't put too much water or it will just spread the stain around. 

Blot the stain (for the love people, DO NOT RUB the stain) with a clean cloth. Not a paper towel. Not a wet washrag, a clean, dry cloth. Add some pressure and pull up as much of the stain residue (in my case lipstick) as possible. Then dip another clean cloth into your cleaner and press down on the stain until it starts to lift. Try to clean the stain as soon as possible after it happens so that it doesn't sink into the fibers even more. After most of the stain is lifted, sprinkle the area with baking soda. Let it sit until it's dried and then vacuum up. It helps pull any smell (perfect for pet stains) out and any extra color as well as the moisture so you won't get a mildewy smell. 

Thank you for reading this novel and listening to me whine about my lovely, sweet children destroying my carpet. :-)

Anna 

Kale.

Alright....now that I got the first awkward/dreaded post out of the way a few hours ago, I am ready to share my first real post. Are you ready for it??? Are ya?? Kale.

One simple name. One simple but so amazing plant. In fact, it's the Queen of all the Greens. It's a nutritional powerhouse, chuck FULL of antioxidant vitamins, fiber and vitamin K. Basically, for those of you who just skimmed that whole sentence because ya didn't feel like reading it, it's good for you. Very, very good for you. :-) Eating real foods is always the best option. It's not changed or ruined by processing or added ingredients.

Let's get real for a minute, when my fabulous/vegan/obsessed/crazy/juicing (did I mention obsessed?) sister, Erin, mentioned for me to try to eat kale, juice with kale or eat kale chips, I choked back the dry heaves as I mumbled a very disgusted, "heck no".  But, when I was trying to find a healthy, non-processed, crunchy "chip-like" snack for us, Kale seemed like the best option. And trust me, I looked at a lot of things. I can't give my baby sister the satisfaction of being right! Right?!

So, I drudged myself over to the kale, collard greens, mustard green area in Meijer and grabbed myself a big, curly bunch of organic Kale. This HUGE bunch cost a whopping $1.49. Score! Too good to be true, right? It's amazing that REAL food, clean food is so cheap. Love this.

I got home, washed and dried this abnormally large bunch of stuff that usually is filling empty spaces at the salad bar, and tore it away from the stems. Tossed it in some extra virgin lime olive oil and a dash of salt and spread it out on 2 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper. The first time I ever made Kale chips they smoked a bit, which I think was probably from residual water on the leaves, and...my house stunk for the rest of the night...BUT those little Kale chips were fabulous. Crunchy, salty, lime-y, and melt in your mouse delicious. That $1.49 bag of organic Kale that we baked made 3 large gallon bags full of chips. They didn't last long though. It's easy to go through all those in one day, which is GREAT for your diet because 1 cup of Kale is only 36 calories! Score again!

Recipe is below. Your first time making them be sure to watch them and watch the time because each oven is so different. Feel free to season with salt, pepper, seasoned salt, lime salt, chipotle seasoning etc. It is such a mild flavor it really can be used with a bunch of different seasonings. My kids loved them will salt and lime olive oil! If you're looking for a great place for specialty olive oils or balsamic vinegars check out fustinis.com!

Kale Chips
- 1 bunch of Kale
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil (whatever flavor your little heart desires)
- 11/2 tsp salt

1. Wash the kale
2. Chop or tear the kale into pieces and dry in a salad spinner or dry VERY well with a kitchen towel or paper towel.
3. Combine raw Kale chip pieces with oil and toss to coat evenly
4. Spread out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
5. Sprinkle with choice of salt and/or seasoning
6. Bake at 350/375 (I would do 350 for gas ovens and 375 for electric but still watch it) for 8-10 min.

I've got mine down to a science. I have an electric oven and I bake mine at 375 for 5 min and then flip the trays and bake for another 5 min.

You can practically eat them straight out of the oven! They cool down so fast and are so. stinking. good. Enjoy!

Keep it real. As in real food. :-)

New Blog. New Projects. New Year!

Ok....I am not a writer. I am not a teacher. So, don't say I didn't warn you... :-) This is my blog.

I am a simple housewife and mommy. Oh yeah, and I'm a business owner, poopy diaper changer, booger wiper, dinner maker, laundry doer, dog poop picker upper, laundry folder, mess cleaner, bed maker...and the list goes on. Ok, I'll stop bragging about all my talents, BUT, after much encouragement and prodding from family and friends I have decided to start sharing my thoughts (scary I know), recipes, DIY projects and housewife stuff on here. I'll keep all the exciting stuff (like the poopy diapers) to myself...

Hmm...a little about myself. I love Jesus. I love my husband Jeff. This April will be 5 years of marriage! I'm excited and proud of what Jeff and I have accomplished, learned and how we have grown in that time. 2 of the most exciting things that we have accomplished is bringing our two babies into the world. Mushy I know, but I love them. Vaelyn is our firstborn, our baby girl. She is 3 years old and spunky, girly, fun and adventurous. She loves shoes, lizards, her daddy and the beach. I'll share more about her later. Our son, Maddox, who is 1 1/2 is so loving, cuddly, hilarious and downright naughty. Sorry, but it's true. And, the newest member of our family is our cute large dog named Kya. We are a family of four Moores, and for now, we like it that way.

My husband is a man of many talents and despite what he tries to make people think, he is a softy. He strongly leads our family with a passion for the Lord and for each other. We are partners in everything we do. Except taking out the trash...that's all him. I dabble in photography for fun, work independently for Mary Kay Cosmetics and I also own a personal chef business, Crave. I would be lost without Jeff's creative direction for all my businesses and his IT computer talents seriously come in handy. He also is more than happy to taste test for my Crave business...for free! I'd say he has a good thing going. He doesn't ever really want to be a model for make up though...oh well. :-)

I love to go out to thrift stores, garage sales and reuse it centers and find all kinds of hidden treasures to sand, paint, recover and find a place for in my home. My poor hubs always gets concerned when he gets the text,



"Oh hunnie! You will never guess what I found at ____!!!" 

(with a feeling of dread Jeff responds),

"How large is it and do I need to get a friends help to pick it up?" 



Ha! All joking aside, I think my crazy DIY spirit (and all my treasures) are responsible for about 80% of any aches, pains, sprains and breaks that this poor man has experienced. But I digress....I cannot wait to share some of my latest and greatest project redoes.

I can never decide on a paint color I like, or fabric, or pillow combo or furniture set up. I'm always changing and morphing my design. So, be prepared.

So, that's a little bit about me, my likes, dislikes and DIY project problem passion.

I have so many talented friends and family who I will be featuring on this blog as well. You all will also be lucky enough to have some of them be guest bloggers on here occasionally. So buckle up buttercups, this is happening!! And I'm excited!!

Anna