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Easy Ways to Spruce Up Any Room in Your Home
From our friends at Hey, Pumpkin: I’ve been spending a lot of time at home, as I’m sure you all have. I used to enjoy walking into my bedroom every night after work, but now I seem to hate everything about that little room. And don’t even get me started …
Gift Ideas For Your Best Friend That Won’t Break the Bank
From our friends at Hey, Pumpkin: Do you have a Rachel to your Monica? A Cristina to your Meredith, a Gayle to your Oprah, a Matt to your Ben? If you do, consider yourself lucky. Best friends are there for us through the good times and the bad times, so …
Short on Space? Here’s How to Decorate a Studio Apartment
From our friends at Hey, Pumpkin: I lived in a studio apartment for a year and let me tell you, it was not easy to decorate. While living in a studio certainly had its perks — cheaper rent, less space to clean — it also brought along its challenges. This …
How to Keep Your Home Spick and Span During the Holidays
I don’t know about you, but I do my best to keep my apartment clean. I vacuum, make sure to put away all my dishes, pick up after myself, and dust (OK, this doesn’t happen as much as it should). Heck, I even get on my hands and knees and …
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Still Working From Home? 5 Tips to Help You Stay Productive
As we find ourselves still in the middle of a global pandemic, with cases continuing to rise every day, many of us are continuing to working from home. While being able to work from home certainly has its perks (shortest commute ever), it’s also hard to be productive. I know …
Trying to Buy Gifts For a Gen Zer? Here Are Some Ideas
From our friends at Hey, Pumpkin: While Millenials are known for obsessing over brunch and stocking up on avocados, the Gen Z population is a whole other can of worms. They post dance videos online, they use confusing words like slaps, and their style is unlike anything I’ve ever seen …
Take Care of Your Skin This Winter With This DIY Sugar Scrub
As soon as cold weather starts to set in, my skin starts acting funny. And I don’t just mean on my face, either. No, I’m talking about my whole body — legs especially. It’s easy to wear pants and leggings all winter and forget about what’s under there. No one …
Tips for Keeping Marble Countertops Pristine
Marble countertops remain one of the more popular countertop choices out there. It’s easy to see why. This timeless material never seems to go out of style — unlike those dated tile countertops that have been hanging around since the ’70s and ’80s. But marble countertops are kind of like …
These Budget Moves Might Wind Up Costing You More
When it comes to our homes, it seems like the work is never-ending. Look, I’m not complaining. I kind of like home improvement projects and doing a little DIY. Okay, I love DIY. But if you’re looking to save some cash while freshening up your home, or even doing a full-blown …
Easy DIY Cleaners to Keep Your Whole Home Clean Naturally
Just because you can find it on store shelves, that doesn’t mean that it’s exactly safe. In the world of household cleaning products, there are plenty of dangerous and toxic ingredients lurking behind those labels. This can be particularly troubling for people with respiratory conditions, or homes with pets or children. …
Recipe: Southwest-Inspired Jalapeño Black Bean Burgers
When you think of classic food combinations, there are a few that likely come to mind: peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, spaghetti and meatballs, or if you live in the South like me, biscuits and gravy. These delicious food duos are classics for a reason: they just taste …
Why Your Nail Polish Chips, and How to Make It Last Longer
I’ve never had good luck with nail polish — not regular nail polish, anyway. It’s not like I haven’t tried them all. From quick-dry to nail hardening formulas, cheap dollar store polish to bottles from expensive high fashion brands, I’ve tried just about every option. Does Your Polish Chip After …
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Stop Sabotaging Yourself With These Common Cleaning Mistakes
We spend a lot of time cleaning our homes. And with all that scrubbing, we hope we’re leaving it all spotless. However, there are a few common cleaning mistakes that might be causing more harm than you think. In order to get it right the first time, here are a …
Modernize Your Dining Room With These Simple Upgrades
The last time you had family or friends over for a potluck, did the dingy paint put a damper on dinner? I don’t know what it is about a dining room, but they seem to be one of the last spots we focus on upgrading. They wind up feeling outdated …
Why You Need a Dutch Oven – and You Don’t Need to Spend $300
A Dutch oven is definitely the workhorse of the kitchen. Long before multi-cookers came along, the cast iron Dutch oven was the original kitchen multitasker. These sturdy — and dare I say, bombproof — vessels boast plenty of uses. If you don’t have one yet, I’m here to let you …
Easy No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
Halloween is my favorite holiday ever. I look forward to it like most people look forward to their birthdays, or Christmas. I probably shouldn’t even admit this, but I started putting up Halloween decorations at the end of August this year. To be fair, 2020 has been, well, not so …
It’s Time to Stop Believing These Anti-Aging Myths
We spend a lot of time chasing the newest and best ways to take a few years off our face. Unfortunately the world of anti-aging products is full of advertising, misinformation, and pricy products. So, before you shell out big bucks on a tiny jar of anti-aging serum or wind …
Amazingly Clever DIY Crafts to Upcycle Tin Cans
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s throwing away still-useful items. Upcycling projects are a great way to make use of something that might otherwise end up in the trash. And if there’s one thing that most of us have a lot of, it’s all those tin cans leftover from …
Don’t Be Afraid to Go Off-Recipe in the Kitchen
I am notorious for not following recipes. Look, it’s not that I can’t follow directions — it’s because I’m very familiar with how much recipes lie! For instance, when a recipe says “Prep time: 15 minutes,” what they really meant was, “This is going to take an hour.” And, when …
Plant These for Bright Bursts of Color in Your Fall Garden
When we think of flowers and bright colors in the garden, we often think of plants that flourish in spring and summer. Unfortunately, by the time the temperature starts to drop, all those pretty plants have long-since bloomed — leaving my yard looking, well, dead. But as the days grow …
Debunking Myths From All Those Home Organizing Shows
I love home makeover and organization shows. It’s not a surprise to anyone who knows me. My mom has been a realtor my entire life, so that’s probably where my love of homes stems from. On top of that, I spend a lot of time at home. I work remotely, …
Don’t Be Fooled By These “Healthy” Breakfast Foods
We always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s more than just an old wives’ tale. It actually boosts your energy levels and alertness, and jumpstarts your metabolism. That’s why you should be eating something healthy. Unfortunately, lots of foods on grocery store shelves that …
Kick Dinner Up a Notch With This Easy Taco Soup
At my house, it seems like it’s Taco Tuesday every day. Even when it’s not Tuesday! That’s because my oldest daughter loves tacos. Actually, I’m not even sure that “love” fully encompasses it. She’s obsessed. I don’t even ask her what she wants for dinner anymore, because I always know …
Make Your Home Look More High-End With This Simple, Inexpensive Hack
You’ve had the hardwoods refinished, slapped a fresh coat of paint on the living room walls, or even sprung for fancy new stone countertops. Your home is finally starting to look like, well, you. It’s your home, after all. It’s All About the Details But you’re finally getting down to the …