Happy New Year!!! Cannot believe that 2019 is finally here. While the major holiday season is now behind us, that does not mean that you cannot find great deals. This is the perfect time of the year to check out stores and see what holiday items they have placed on sale. Below we will go … Continue reading How to Find Great Deals After the Holiday Season
December is finally here, meaning it is time to bust out holiday and winter decor! Today we will go over ideas on how to decorate your entryway and where you can go to get these cute items! All about the doormat A great way to start the holidays decor train is by picking the right … Continue reading Now is the time to decorate your entryway with holiday decor
Welcome to our sixth Thanksgiving themed posts. If you have been keeping up with all of our Thanksgiving tips/recipes, we want to say THANK YOU! If this is your first time reading our post, WELCOME and make sure to check out all of our Thanksgiving related posts here. In today's post, we will focus on … Continue reading An inviting entryway to greet your guests on thanksgiving
Welcome to our fourth Thanksgiving related posts! Today we will review a few ideas on setting up your dinner table. While we are still a few days away from Thanksgiving, it is never too early to decorate your dinner table. Setting up early will provide two huge benefits: 1) reduce stress by not having to … Continue reading Stylish table decor ideas for Thanksgiving
While Halloween has already passed, that does not mean pumpkins can start disappearing too. Pumpkins are perfect thanksgiving decor and today we will go over some ways you can incorporate some fun, chic, and affordable pumpkin decor in your home! Pumpkins in the kitchen I love small pumpkins which can be tucked in a variety … Continue reading Chic pumpkin decor ideas
We live in strange times. Work hours are increasing, pay is stagnating and in places all over the country (particularly Boston) rents are shooting up. Living space is at a premium, and only getting more premium-y with each passing year. In these terrible times laden with both Fear and Loathing, where a college education has … Continue reading Hardcover vs Softcover: A Matter of Weight
Time is an important aspect of our lives. It helps us determine when to go to work, how to schedule events throughout the week, and other import to-dos in our lives. Now, have you ever considered using time as a decorative item in your home? Honestly, my initial answer was no. However, when Jeff and … Continue reading 3 ways a clock can give your home some unique personality
Jeff and I are starting a monthly #40dollarthriftstorechallenge. Our goal is to explore a different thrift store every month with $40 and grab as many items as possible without passing our budget! For our first challenge, we went to Boomerangs in Jamaica Plain (a Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood) on Labor Day. They were having a 30% … Continue reading Our 40 dollar thrift store challenge- September 2018 edition
Cooking and eating are two of our favorite activities. Our hunger to cook different dishes (both figuratively and literally) resulted in a tsunami of different spices stuffed throughout different kitchen cabinets. Once we were on the hunt for cinnamon and when we got home, we found a huge container of cinnamon. Our instant exaggerated reaction … Continue reading Repurposing part 1: turning storage into something spicy
Are you a visual person like me who prefers to know what meals to create after a busy work day vs thinking about it once dinner time decides to creep on your shoulder? Yup I know the exact feeling too! So, to make cooking dinner easier for us, one of our must have items was … Continue reading Meal planning with a stylish twist