tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85828580826719323472024-03-12T20:43:29.566-05:00The Hand Me Down HouseMaking this house...our home...one project at a timeAmanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582858082671932347.post-33169822487659349692013-09-10T06:01:00.001-05:002018-01-17T15:46:43.634-06:00Adrienne's Nursery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One more "Before and After" before we move for you all :) This has to be my favorite room in the house....but I'm a little biased. Adri's room is by far the room that has gotten the most thought and planning. I love her little nursery. I have spent a lot of time in there. Seriously. There were some nights I was just waiting until she could sleep through the night. Honestly though, there are some nights now that I want to go in and have a quick little cuddle with my girl.<br />
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From the moment we found out we were having a girl my mind was spinning with ideas for a nursery. Seriously, that day we went and picked out paint colors. I absolutely love the color pink, so I was in heaven. Her nursery used to be our home office (pictured below). I'm so embarrased that this was our office. Seriously scary, right? You'd think I would have snapped a shot of it clean at least. Oh well, note to my 4 year younger self, right?<br />
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So we planned and planned and finally picked our colors.....Dazzleberry Pink and Cotton Candy Blue. How could we not pick those colors for the name alone, right?<br />
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Here's the itty-bitty nursery with it emptied out:<br />
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And painted:<br />
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And with the new flooring (and proud daddy) all ready for some furniture:<br />
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I was so proud of the furniture finds in this room. I Craigslisted for months, scouring the Twin Cities trying to find the perfect pieces for the nursery. The rocker I got for $10.00 -- yes, $10.00. It was barely used and the lady who sold it to me said her little boy was never into rocking.....crazy child! :) I bought a little footstool off of Amazon for another $10.00. I made the pillows with the left over fabric from the crib skirt and window valance. Perfection. And we have seriously gotten our use out of that rocking chair.<br />
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Then I found this dresser (it also has a mirror) and I knew it would make the perfect changing table (I was totally copying <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/03/nursery-progress-refinishing-a-veneer-dresser/" target="_blank">Young House Love</a> for this).<br />
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I loved the idea of being able to use the changing table as a dresser in a few years. Plus, the nursery is a really, really small room, and we didn't have space for both a changer and dresser. I painted the base white, painted the drawer pulls and stained the top a lovely dark walnut.<br />
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I also made drawer liners (out of wrapping paper and contact paper) and made it even more girly :)<br />
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I seriously love this dresser now.<br />
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And then came all the details for little Adrienne's room:<br />
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I am so sad to leave this room behind. There was so much planning that went into it in anticipation of the best thing that has ever happened to us. But I know our new house will hold many new memories and exciting moments.<br />
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Amanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582858082671932347.post-29089676630283633552013-09-03T06:17:00.000-05:002013-09-03T06:40:00.937-05:00Basement Office MakeoverI promised if I found more before pictures I'd post some of our room redos that didn't end up on the blog. And, yes, in all my cleaning and purging of my computer files (moving forces you to clean and throw away A LOT!), I found some before pictures.<br />
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About a year and half ago, Kevin and I decided the "second kitchen" (I use that term loosely as it was never used as a kitchen, but more so as a storage area) needed to go. We wanted to turn the space into a home office for us (combined with a workout area for moi).<br />
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We removed the cabinets and appliances and yet again removed tons of wallpaper. We had the plumbing lines capped, but left them somewhat accessible in case we ever wanted to make a little bar area in the future (or in case the future owners wanted to access the water or drains). The biggest projects were painting (it's a large room) and adding flooring. <br />
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Finally, we took the cabinets and painted a few of them with a fun stencil pattern and laid a countertop remnant on top of them. </div>
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I'm still in love with that stencil pattern. I've been brainstorming, trying to think of places in the new house I could use it. Oh the possibilities are endless!</div>
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So here are the final pictures by the professional. It's from a slightly different angle, but you get the idea :)</div>
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Amanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582858082671932347.post-11696187985206395002013-08-27T06:04:00.001-05:002016-04-01T14:33:53.298-05:00Some Final Before & Afters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While the current state of my house is looking a little scary from boxing our whole lives up, I thought I'd share a few final before and afters. Now mind you the final pictures are the professional photographs that were taken of the house to sell it. And then I will also remind you that my original photos are far from professional :) So while the house looks so much better, it's probably a little skewed due to the quality of those photographs (just a little disclaimer, right?)</div>
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Amanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582858082671932347.post-61386298397410989152013-08-21T07:09:00.000-05:002013-08-21T07:11:43.323-05:00After two years.....Anyone out there? It's only been, um, 2+ years since I've posted. And I can tell you so much has happened. Just as I'm sure two years changes a lot in your life too. So where did I leave off? I stopped blogging to focus more on my job with the family plumbing and heating company. At the same time my husband's position change at work made his work-life balance almost all work :( So I gave up blogging to do the more important things in life. It was a good break, and completely necessary in order to keep me focused on what truly mattered. Then big changes came along and I well, blogging was at the bottom of my list. But - I will be back (on a new blog). So here's my big changes in the past two years:<br />
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BIG CHANGE #1:<br />
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Meet Adrienne June:<br />
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My little sweetie (now already 15 months old) has consumed my days and nights -- and I LOVE it. She arrived on May 29, 2012 and this spunky, little chicky has filled our worlds with joy.<br />
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You can <a href="http://instagram.com/alldayactivewear" target="_blank">follow me on Instagram</a> to see oodles of pictures of her :)<br />
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And because of Big Change #1, Big Change #2 had to happen (I sound as if I've read too many Dr. Seuss books, right??)<br />
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Goodbye Hand Me Down House.....a little sad, but very excited, too. We are moving! I'm super, duper excited -- but honestly, as I'm packing up my house (especially Adri's room), I'm getting a little teary-eyed. We put so much work and love into this house that it will be sad to go, but I'm so excited for our new adventure on Parkridge Drive :) <br />
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I also think I might like to start a new blog (or add on to this one??) with all the changes we will be making at the new house. It's outdated, but we love the style, layout and neighborhood. <br />
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In addition to my job with my family's plumbing & heating company, I've added one more venture to my list :) I have created an <a href="http://www.alldayactivewear.com/" target="_blank">activewear site</a> that carries some awesome brands. This is where I've been blogging recently. I got serious about exercise and healthy eating after Adrienne was born (yup, I packed on 40 lbs -- ugh). But it eventually all came back off (and that 5 lbs I was trying to shed before I got pregnant even) with a little extra work.<br />
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I'm so excited about all the changes that have happened, and I know there will be more to come. <br />
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<br />Amanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582858082671932347.post-9502505759411190542011-07-15T10:16:00.000-05:002011-07-15T10:16:03.895-05:00Thank you, HomeGoods!!Last weekend we gave our living room a little revamp (oh I cannot wait to show you!!). One of the things we replaced was this rug:<br />
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I actually LOVE this rug, it's so cushy and comfy on our wood floors. We got it on sale at Home Depot years ago and it has held up pretty darn well in my opinion. We were planning on keeping this rug in our living room, but it looked VERY funny and small with our new layout. We needed something much bigger than our 5x8 size.<br />
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We had kind of already looked at a couple of stores and online in case we might have to replace the rug, but we hadn't found anything we liked. On a whim we decided to stop in at <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/">HomeGoods</a> to just see if they might have something we liked. We didn't have anything in particular in mind, just something neutral but with a pattern. And that's when we saw it.......<br />
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It was chic and modern all rolled up into one glorious rug ..... seriously. I wouldn't even leave that rug's side while Kevin went to find someone to roll it up. I couldn't risk someone thinking it was as gorgeous as I did. And you know that <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/">HomeGoods</a> is always good for a deal....and this was no exception! We <strike>stole</strike> bought this wool beauty for 65% off retail.<br />
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The best thing is the rug fit perfectly in the living room and it matches all the new furniture (post coming on that soon!!)<br />
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Do you have a wool rug? What's the best way to clean/maintain it??<br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>Amanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582858082671932347.post-55889203899602628232011-07-09T08:00:00.005-05:002011-07-09T08:00:00.849-05:00Oh Sectional!So last week I told you about the perfect little sectional we found to go in our living room .....<br />
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Since falling in love with it, I've been looking at different sectionals and their coffee tables/ottomans. Here are some that I love.....but I'm not sure what would look the best or be the most functional:<br />
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I love this ottoman (room designed by Candice Olsen), even though it's not a sectional around it, it's a pretty "square" room<br />
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I love this round coffee table with a nice square sectional...plus it looks like has drawers<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (<a href="http://thesweetlifestudio.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-heart-early-christmas-gifts.html">courtesy of The Sweet Life Studio</a>).</span><br />
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Here's another one that is kind of interesting....two small square tables side by side...hmmmm <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://www.bassettfurniture.com/L-Shaped-Sectional-DZ21439.asp">via bassett furniture</a>)</span><br />
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Maybe an ottoman with some storage inside?? <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=81213&index=21&currentPage=1&searchQuery=sectional%20sofa&searchType=photos">from decorpad</a>)</span><br />
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Here's a more modern round coffee table <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/blake-sectional-f964/?pkey=csofas-sectionals-couch">west elm</a>)</span><br />
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And here is my favorite idea (just different fabric on top and make it square). I love that it's functional with storage under neath and comfy on top with a cushion and fabric:<br />
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What do you think???<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> It may look cute, but a couple months ago we realized we had a small leak from our upstairs master bathroom into our basement bathroom's false ceiling. Like bad homeowners we just waited for it to happen again without really inspecting the leaky area and well, it never leaked again -- until a month later when my ceiling was <i>drenched</i>. Yes seriously dripping with water. Wishing I had looked into our situation earlier I did what any good plumber's daughter would do and I opened up the ceiling and turned on the water upstairs. No leak.....turned on just hot....no leak.....just cold no leak.....turned on the shower head.....no leak. I was definitely getting my exercise running up and down the stairs. Finally I pointed the shower head at the back wall of the tub to see if maybe there was a leak in the caulk. Down the stairs I ran and stood underneath the open ceiling to see if I could find that leak.....and YES I did. I was completely soaked from the water pouring out from upstairs.</div><br />
Long story short -- in case you chose to skip my rambling story :) <b>Over half of all leaks in tile tubs and showers are from the grout and deteriorated caulk. </b>So before you call your plumber out to find the drain leak, be sure to check for cracks in the grout and caulk.<br />
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So here is a picture of what our neglected tile looked like -- and what the caulk underneath the shower door looked like -- gross, I know:<br />
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And since we needed to regrout we decided to get rid of our shower door circa 1983 and upgrade. Good idea, right?<br />
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First step was to clean up that nasty caulk. I used a caulk remover tool and a plastic scraper -- it worked like a charm. It looks brand new now!! :)<br />
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While we were at Menards (currently our home away from home) picking up supplies to regrout we happened accross this door:<br />
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A beauty, right??? I'm completely in love. And sealing the deal was the clearenced out price tag -- that's right for a mere $80.00 we brought home this beautiful door.<br />
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The re-grouting was honestly easier than I thought, although it did take me a Saturday afternoon to do, I'm hoping I'll NEVER have to regrout this bathtub again. :)<br />
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The door went in like a champ (we followed the confusing directions to a tee and didn't want to mess up, so the installation took us WAY too long).<br />
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And here is what our new master bathroom looks like.....<br />
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(Yes, we HAD to get new towels for our new door, right?).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/living-room/picture/pastel-living-room-4#idealhome">From House to Home</a></td></tr>
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If anyone has craigslist selling tips for us -- do tell!! <br />
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Over the past weekend we decided to go furniture shopping. Normally we do the same old Hom Furniture, Ashley Furniture walk-through (which we did this time too). But everything looked the same and so BLAH! Then we stopped in at <a href="http://www.schneidermans.com/index.php">Schniederman's Furniture</a>, a Minnesota family owned furniture store with 5 stores in our area. I've found the furniture store I'll shop at for the rest of my life! They have gorgeous pieces! Anyhow, we had gone to look for furniture for a different spot in the house and came across this (except we'd like some green pillows to have with it):<br />
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It looks even better in person -- but OH MY! I LOVE this! And it's comfortable too! Could a couch be any better than that? And we found a bright fun chair to go with our new found love:<br />
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The one we like comes in a slightly different pattern (Kevin even picked out a floral pattern!), but it's the same chair.....which is also a recliner! These pieces actually allow the same (maybe even more) seating in our living room and they're much smaller so I can put other furniture pieces in the room too! WIN-WIN!<br />
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What do you think? Personally, I'm a fan of white couches -- but let's just say in our house it would not be a wise decision. :)<br />
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I'm sure you all know how sometimes life just takes a little twist and we have give up some of the things that we love doing to take care of the tasks, work and chores that really matter. The last few months have been very busy, but we've recently gotten back into a few little projects that I'll be sharing over the next few weeks. It's sure nice to be back to improving our home -- and I'm SO excited to keep blogging about it! :) What fun!<br />
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And thanks to Pinterest I've been coming up with lots of great ideas on decor and projects too -- LOVE that site! It's like blog-hopping on speed! (<a href="http://pinterest.com/handmedownhouse/">click here to join me there</a>).<br />
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I'm so grateful for all my fantastic followers and subscribers that have stuck around while I get back into the swing of things -- I've enjoyed reading all your comments and catching up on your blogs too! :)<br />
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</div><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: justify;">It's one of our favorite ways to use over-ripe bananas at our house. It's not the most exciting recipe, but believe me, it's delicious! <span style="font-size: small;"><i>(You can get the recipe <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-banana-muffins/0ce7024a-b13a-4b18-852c-22f2d89ffb1a">here</a> ..... I sometimes substitute a 1/4 cup of applesauce for the vegetable oil. And if you're looking for some heart-shaped muffin molds, I used Wilton Silicone molds from Joanne's).</i></span></div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Happy Valentine's Day! </span></b></u></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The ideas that all her guest bloggers had on revamping their junk drawers were wonderful! And they were all ideas that I could use too -- perfect combination, right!?! If you haven't seen these -- head over to her blog and <b>check them out</b>! You won't be disappointed -- I promise!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">So after seeing how all the beautiful drawers I opened <i><b>my</b></i> junk drawer to assess my damage.......and yes, I will show you -- just to show you the before (can't believe I'm going to show this).........please don't run screaming from your screen.....</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, it's true -- my junk drawer is exactly that, a jjjjuuuuunk drawer! You can see by my little organizing baskets though that I did attempt to be organized at one time -- I promise! </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The sad thing is, most of what was in this drawer didn't even belong in there. For starters, I threw away half of it's contents (still not sure how garbage ended up in my <b>drawer</b> that is a mere few steps from the garbage can...). We also had some medicine cabinet contents in our junk drawer -- again, not sure??</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">After purging, there really wasn't a whole lot left to go into my drawer......which means, I could really put some though into the contents of my drawer. I wanted to put things in there that we're using all the time and need to grab quickly. </div><br />
One the items in our house that we use the most, are these:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">If you don't have a little tool set for <i><b>inside</b></i> the house -- GET ONE! They are the best thing ever! I actually got them at one of those goofy family gift exchanges a few years ago. I didn't know then that I would absolutely LOVE these....but oh, gosh, do I ever! They save so much time by having them in the house somewhere for little things that need to get fixed in a jiffy.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Enough gushing about my teeny, tiny tool set though. The first thing I did after cleaning out the drawer was to vacuum out all the dust and corner dirt and then I laid down this shelf liner from my favorite store, Target. :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It just dressed up my drawer a little, plus, it prevents all the contents sliding around (one of my top pet peeves).</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I also purchased this cosmetic organizer at Target which works PERFECTLY in my drawer. I liked this one because it's clear and look how tall those compartment are!!?!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I needed a few smaller containers to store things like lotion, chapstick, nail clippers and one for our phone chargers. I had searched Target Boutique for quite sometime to find some cute, little organizing boxes, but no luck. :( Buuuuuuut, I found these cute little tin boxes that I had kept from my hubby's watches and wallet. This is one occasion that I'm SO glad I had the "hoarder instinct" and didn't get rid of them.....the <i><b>one</b></i></div>occasion. :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So into one, I loaded up lotion, chapstick, nail clippers, and a nail file. And into the other one went our phone chargers. PERFECT fit!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I also took a left over check box (I'm sure this was still in our house because of that hoarding gene I've inherited) and put in it some odds and ends that we use around the house, but not allll the time. I have in there some felt chair pads (you can never find them when you need one), some 3M wall hooks and adhesive, some touch up paint from our outdoor furniture and some appliance touch up paint.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I had a little white basket left over from the last time I overhauled my drawer and I filled it with my home repair kits, some Gorilla Glue, and some Allen Wrenches......all the things we need to do any home repair quickly and properly.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In the clear cosmetic organizer, I put our camera batteries and chargers in one compartment, gum and mints in another compartment and scissors, tape and a ruler in another compartment.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm SO happy how my drawer turned out -- it's SO organized! I'm so glad that I had the inspiration of my favorite bloggers to use for ideas.</div><br />
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Only like a million times better than where we started, right!?!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Now go check out <a href="http://www.brooklynlimestone.com/search?updated-max=2011-01-27T08%3A30%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=3">Mrs. Brooklyn Limestone's awesome junk drawer overhaul series</a> from last week -- you'll loooove it!</div><br />
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First, I found these shiny gold vases at Target on clearance for a mere $6.49 each. Woo Hoo! You absolutely cannot beat that price. I had some ideas for these vases -- not that I don't love some brassy gold vases for my front door -- I just though a silvery tint would be a little more seasonal. :)<br />
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So I first primed these lovelies;<br />
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then I painted them with some of my brand new Krylon Stainless Steel spray paint. This stuff is AWESOME you guys -- I got it from Krylon to try out and BOY do I love this finish! It didn't run or get puddled like some spray paints do -- so it gets and A+ in my book!<br />
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I also found some branches around our property that were tall and had lots of little "fingers" on them. I painted these with some white spray paint (is there anything that doesn't look good coated in a white paint!?!) I did quite a few coats of this stuff just to make sure I could use them again next year without them getting all chippy.<br />
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I wanted some red berry-type objects to put on the ends of some of my cute white branches. <br />
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And I happened to find these wooden "beads" that I chose to cover in a layer of dark red spray paint.<br />
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What do you think of those? Ready to see them on my white branches??<br />
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And finally, I added some pine tree branches to my white-berry branches and placed them in my vases outside my door. I LOVE these! Unfortunately our driveway apron is a bit slanty so my larger vase was tipping over at first. But then enter our ridiculous amount of snow and I was able to prop it up with it.<br />
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It kind of goes with <a href="http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-wreath.html">my wreath</a> from last week, don't you think??<br />
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So waaaaay back before Christmas even, I made a winter wreath for our front door. And although I wish I didn't have to have a winter wreath up in January in February, we do live in Minnesota, and it is definitely still winter here. Brrrrr! Not to mention, we've had more snow this year than I've ever experienced in my whole life -- so yes, the winter wreath will be staying up for a few more months. <br />
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This wreath is SO fun, and SO easy (and cheap) -- you know, my favorite things!<br />
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First, I found this wreath at Goodwill for only $.99. I liked the twisted viney branches for my base -- and just took off the "Christmasy" decorations on the front. I decided to paint it white for a bit of winter elegance. <br />
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I gave it a few coats of white spray paint -- oh yes, this was definitely painted quite some time ago -- with our below zero temperatures there is just no spray painting right now :( <br />
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The next thing I did was spray paint some big pine cones. First I primed them so the paint would stay on through the cooold, coooold, months. I chose a metallic blue for these pinecones -- another fun wintery color. :)<br />
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Soooo shimmery! I love it -- the color just screams winter, right!?!<br />
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Next I glued three pine cones onto the front of the wreath with some trusty Gorilla Glue.<br />
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Finally, I found a pretty brown ribbon in my stash and tied it onto the front to hang it on the door:<br />
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I hung it on the door -- and viola!<br />
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I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and cute this wreath was! I think it turned out pretty glammy from where it started, don't you think?<br />
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And the absolute BEST part was that I only spent $.99 on the actual wreath! (Although I did splurge on the blue paint which was $3.29 -- still okay though, right!?!)<br />
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(And some new changes....)<div style="text-align: justify;">First off I have to say a big fat thank you to you guys for puting up with my extended "leave" from the blogging world. I hope you haven't missed me too much. :) And another huge thank you for all the kind and concerned emails I've gotten from you wondering what's up over here at the Hand Me Down House. I really do consider all of you gals my friends -- so I 100% appreciate your concern and kind words. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My absence started out as a short break during the start of the Holidays -- but the Holidays for us means a lot of Christmas shopping, and A LOT of Christmas Get-Togethers. So I decided to stop blogging for the whole month of December. There just wasn't a lot of time to fit everything in for my family and I, let alone doing projects to the house and keeping up with my blog. But after a month long recess, I've decided I will be making some changes here for the next year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This post is SO overdue -- I've been meaning to fill you all in sooner -- but I've really been dreading writing this. So, with that being said I will tell you I'm not quitting my blog. I would never just give it up like that. But, I will be blogging much less than my once 5 times a week schedule. I'll update you on the house as we change it and I'll certainly post any fun projects I do. But I plan to do projects and house updates a little bit less -- so don't be suprised to see a gap in posts. And also for this reason I've decided to cut my advertising. There is a lot of pressure that comes along with having sponsors; and it was making my blogging more of a job than enjoyable. Blogging started out as an absolute LOVE of mine -- and I want to keep it that way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't mistake this "cut back" in posts and projects for a dislike of blogging -- I still very much LOVE it! It's so fun seeing my bloggy friends faces every day and see what's going on in their wold. And as I'm writing this now after a month of "taking off" -- I'm remembering how good it feels to "talk" to you girls! But my family is the most important thing in my life -- and I have to make them my priority. That means maybe letting a project at the house sit for a few days so I can visit grandparents, or not stopping at the craft store for new materials so I can go home and see my hubby -- I'm sure you can all relate. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you can all understand how much I just love being apart of the blogging world -- I absolutely do! But between family, work and just every day life; I had to cut back on some things that were taking my time away from the things that truly matter. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some bloggers decide to make their blogging a full time career, like John & Sherry at Young House Love -- and some decide to give it up completely for the sake of time, like Disney at Ruffles and Stuff. Well I'm right in the middle -- I can't give it up completely -- but I can't maintain my crazy posting and crazy projects and still have the time I need for work and family. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So -- I hope you can forgive me for the missing month of December -- and I hope you can still enjoy my posts in 2011! We've got big plans and dreams for the house that we're hoping to accomplish -- and you guys will be included in the process!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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I just cannot tell you HOW much I absolutely LOVED all of your projects that you linked up for fall (yes, I know I'm a bit late on sharing all these -- oops!) Even though it's winter and all the Christmas projects are in full force, I still want to take one last peak at the fall season.<br />
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So in no particular order -- here are my absolute favorite fall projects from you guys:<br />
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To DIE for, Lisa! They are just perfect!<br />
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<a href="http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/2010/11/autumn-in-aqua.html">Sunny at Life in Rehab whipped up this gorgeous aqua and cream colored spread of fall decorations. </a><br />
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I just love the use of "non-typical" fall colors -- it's just stunning!<br />
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<a href="http://thebirdspapaya.blogspot.com/2010/09/diy-topiary.html">Sarah at Bird's Papaya made this adorable topiary herself -- and of course shows you how to!</a><br />
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Beautiful use of moss!!<br />
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<a href="http://btweenblueandyellow.blogspot.com/2010/11/burlap-vase-how-to.html">Kathleen at Between Blue & Yellow made these absolutely gorgeous knockoff burlap vases from dollar store materials!</a><br />
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This is waaaay better than the pricey version -- I love it!<br />
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I absolutely loved ALL your projects -- they were just wonderful to look at and I loved visiting your blogs! Thank you so much for making it a wonderful party!!<br />
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Don't forget to check back at CSN throughout the Holidays for awesome deals on gifts and traveling goodies.<br />
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</b></td> <td class="dsq-comment-header-meta" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="dsq-comment-header-meta-wrapper"> <b><cite class="dsq-comment-cite" id="dsq-cite-101165471"> <span id="dsq-author-user-101165471">Mrs. K</span> </cite><img class="dsq-moderator-star" height="14" src="http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1291082137/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" title="Moderator" width="15" /> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time"> <a href="http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/share-your-fall-projects-linky-party.html#comment-101165471" title="Permalink">11/23/2010 08:53 AM</a> </span></b> </div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div> </div><div class="dsq-comment-body" id="dsq-comment-body-101165471"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="dsq-comment-message" id="dsq-comment-message-101165471" style="text-align: center;"><b> I get to go back to my hometown for Thanksgiving. I am thankful for that!<br />
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</div><div class="dsq-comment-message" id="dsq-comment-message-101165471">I absolutely loved reading all the things you guys were thankful for and what your Thanksgiving plans were! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! And thanks for sharing all your awesome projects -- I'm going to be spotlighting a few of them tomorrow! :)</div></div><br />
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And that's not all -- you can also enter to be the winner of the CSN Store Giveaway!! I LOVE CSN and their over 200 stores -- they have practically everything you could EVER want; such as <a href="http://www.luggage.com/">luggage</a>, (in case you have any travel plans for the Holiday Weekend) kitchen goodies (in case you are hosting Thanksgiving), furniture (well who doesn't want to get a new piece of furniture now and then) and apparel (to look fabulous at your Thanksgiving Dinner) -- like I said; practically everything!!!<br />
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So, first off; the exciting giveaway!! <u><b>CSN is giving away a $45.00 gift certificate to one lucky winner!</b></u> EEK! Lucky you! <br />
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If you want to post my button on your blog I would love it -- but it's absolutely not mandatory -- just link up and have fun! (I'll be showing off some of your projects on Saturday)<br />
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So with that said, let me recap on what I whipped up this season:<br />
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Be sure to stop by tomorrow to share your Fall and Thanksgiving projects and a chance to win our fantastic giveaway!! :)<br />
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Today I'd like you to meet to Ashley at <a href="http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/">A Forty Year-Old Ranch</a>.<br />
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Ashley and her hubby bought a ...... can you guess!? A forty year-old ranch three years ago and have been fixing it up ever since. And right from Ashley's blog -- here's her story:<br />
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<i>"My husband and I set out to look for a home with "character" that we could fix up three years ago. We were living in a newer house that was hard to infuse ourselves into. And truth be told, it just never felt like home to us. <br />
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We saw the forty year-old ranch the day it came on the market. We had always loved the subdivision and when it came available our realtor called us immediately. I walked out of the house and swore to my husband that we would never own it. It was cluttered and dirty. It needed more updating than I thought we could ever possibly do. But it had everything we wanted in a home. As hard as I tried to fight it, I was always pulled back to this house. We prayed about it long and hard and both knew that was where we were supposed to be. We decided this on a Friday evening. The next Saturday morning, our house sold and that evening we put an offer in. <br />
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Less than two weeks later, we pulled the moving truck into the driveway of our new home. We cleaned our butts off, and started the renovations the day after we moved in by ripping out some old carpet. We haven't stopped since. It's our home, the only home our children have ever known. Its the place where, hopefully, all of their memories will be. And the safe place we can all come to, when life gets a little too scary. Home. This is OUR home."</i><br />
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I LOVE stories like this! Wonderful homeowners that come in and save a house and make it beautiful again. And here is their forty year-old ranch:<br />
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Adorable, right!?! Wait 'til you see some of the things they've done to it!<br />
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This is one of my favorites on Ashley's blog -- I thought it was an amazing transformation the second I saw it! Here's their playroom before:<br />
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And ohmygosh the AFTER (absolutely gorgeous!) It doesn't even look like the same room, right!?!<br />
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The best part of it is, they have a very discretely sectioned off play area behind the sofa:<br />
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Genius! You can read more about their living room redo by clicking <a href="http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/2010/08/playroom.html">here</a>.<br />
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Another area they recently redid was the laundry room -- this laundry room <i>almost</i> makes me want to actually <i>do</i> laundry :)<br />
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Here's their before (which looks like mine currently ...... ):<br />
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And look at their awesome redo!<br />
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And get this -- they spent $59.00! YES -- that's it for an amazing makeover! <br />
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You can catch up on their laundry redo <a href="http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/2010/10/laundry-room-facelift.html">here</a>.<br />
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Ashley also does lots of decorating with vintage finds and crafting with them too -- <a href="http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-office-door.html">such as this awesome door they put in for their office</a> -- LOVE this door! It reminds me of my great-grandma's farm house when I was little:<br />
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And check out these <a href="http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/2010/10/sheet-music.html">cute pears she made with vintage sheet music</a> -- adorable!<br />
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Thank you SO much, Ashley for sharing your blog and your Forty Year-Old Ranch with us! I'm just in love with your house -- don't be surprised if you find me at your door with my suitcases soon! :)<br />
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Be sure to stop by <a href="http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/">A Forty Year Old Ranch and say "hi" to Ashley!</a> :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-nice-to-meetyou.html">Do you want to introduce YOUR blog to us? Get the details, here. </a></div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPM5IXzDoyLQfu47VkT__r-_mFOCpb69oFa4pWFRUiIq9Hs1IgVuRGrNRWsLi6PAm_Fw9QHpvAnjD1R9GFMhQcLuxjVfV-sE2CgK4YM5skqctfl2_ohda72tCn1qEpQ0X596Fk2uP_nI/s1600/zoom+zoom+zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>The winner is:<br />
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<cite class="dsq-comment-cite" id="dsq-cite-98568764"><span id="dsq-author-user-98568764">Cara@TwiceLovely</span> </cite> <img class="dsq-moderator-star" height="14" src="http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1290119836/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" title="Moderator" width="15" /> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time"> <a href="http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway-of-holiday-candy-button.html#comment-98568764" title="Permalink">11/17/2010 04:00 PM</a> </span> <br />
<div class="dsq-comment-body" id="dsq-comment-body-98568764"><div class="dsq-comment-message" id="dsq-comment-message-98568764">My favorite part of the season is dancing with my kids to Oakridge Boys Christmas CD and unpacking decorations. </div></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>CONGRATULATIONS, CARA!! </b></u></span>Send me an email and Stacey & Nicole will get your Holiday Bracelet out for you to enjoy this season! :)<br />
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<b><i>BTW -- have you guys checked out <a href="http://twicelovely.blogspot.com/">Cara's awesome blog, Twice Lovely?</a> It's seriously one of my absolute favorite reads!</i></b><br />
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Thanks again to my awesome sponsors, Stacey &Nicole at <a href="http://bit.ly/bvbnst">Shamble Ramble!</a><br />
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Well they've done it again -- Nicole & Stacey, the creators (and sisters!) of <a href="http://bit.ly/bvbnst">Shamble Ramble</a> and it's GORGEOUS jewelry have been incredibly wonderful and wanted to give another lucky reader a chance to win one of their lovely pieces of jewelry! <br />
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And this time around it's a Holiday-inspired bracelet for Christmas:<br />
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It's their Holiday Candy Button Bracelet -- just for YOU!<br />
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So how do you win this beauty?<br />
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I've made it SO easy -- and you have four different ways:<br />
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1. Go to <a href="http://bit.ly/bvbnst">Shamble Ramble's store</a> and tell me what's your favorite piece of jewelry<br />
2. Leave a comment telling everyone what your favorite part of the Christmas Season is<br />
3. Blog, Twitter, or Facebook about this fantastic giveaway (and leave one comment that you did)<br />
4. And for a BONUS - become a follower of <a href="http://bit.ly/aVwFLN">Shamble Ramble's blog</a> (and leave a comment again)<br />
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Let the Holiday Commenting begin!!! :) This giveaway is open until 11/19/2010 at Noon Central Time.<br />
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That's right, Minnesota's first snow of the season! And it was a beautiful snow storm. We went to bed on Friday night to a brown, dead yard and woke up Saturday morning to this:<br />
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Although it was complete with a most-of-the-day-power-outage, broken tree limbs and lots of shoveling; it was a beautiful start out to winter. I just love the grey-silvery colors of winter. So sophisticated.<br />
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And with the power out on my typical-get-a-million-projects-done-Saturday; I didn't get <i>anything</i> done that I wanted. It made me really appreciate electricity....I mean <i>really</i> appreciate it. It also felt kind of good to have one day that I didn't feel like I <i>had</i> to get everything checked off my list. Sometimes inconveniences can be a blessing in disguise -- a reminder to slow down and enjoy things like snowstorms:<br />
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Or deer walking through your yard.<br />
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And with Thanksgiving around the corner it's good to be reminded of all the things I have to be grateful for.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What are you thankful for??</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/207/355A7755B53F7AD86EA0AB6683254F56.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b> </b></span></div>Amanda @ Healthy House on the Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028604411093007536noreply@blogger.com0