There is an absolutely adorable new paper crafting line debuting March 17th at Joann’s. It’s called Fifth & Frolic and was designed by the adorable Liz Kartchner and American Crafts. I have been a blog follower and admirer or Liz forever, so I was beyond thrilled when I was given the opportunity to [...]

Oh my goodness gracious, my kitchen is almost done! Here’s what we have accomplished in the last week: I added beadboard to the island, and also to the sides of the exposed cabinets. The 4 1/2 inch molding was a pain in the butt to cut with an angle, but by golly [...]

UPDATE: Tickets are gone! Thanks everyone! Mr. Wright and I went on a date last night to the Salt Lake Home & Garden Show. It was packed! The show did not disappoint. We are looking for so many ideas to use in our new home, and we both came home feeling [...]

I am so excited to help introduce the new Green Giant Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips, and Green Giant Multigrain Sweet Potato Chips! I am heading on vacation with my family in a few weeks, and it’s going to be warm and tropical! Mr. Wright and I are setting a goal to [...]

Why are teenagers rooms so hard? I suppose I should be grateful and enjoy the fact that Taylor has pretty much let me do know whatever  I wanted with her room decor. Her only requirement was having enough shelves for all of her books. This is very different from Evey, whom [...]

I had the opportunity last week to take my seven year old Evey to the Naborhood Bakery located at Gardner Village, in West Jordan. We had planned some mommy-daughter time, and I thought it would be fun to participate in the Cookie College class the bakery offers on a monthly basis. For [...]

Remember the 80′s when we put polka dots on everything with a straight pin and pencil? Well, if stone washed jeans and neon bracelets can come back around, I’m bringing back the straight pin. Here’s what you need in order to make some hot polka-dot sunglasses: Pencil & Pin Sunglasses [...]

(Head on over to Way Basics today to see the original post!) It’s not secret I love to be organized, but I often forget the correlation between health and organization. I recently just cleaned out my fridge, and yeah… I was definitely hoarding some unhealthy expired food! So I decided to take some [...]

This is my new kitchen. And by new I mean thirty year old, gonna look new when I am done with it kitchen. I LOVE this kitchen. It has so much potential, and really just needs a lot of cosmetic work. The floor plan is fabulous, and the paint color and subway [...]

I intended to post about this a week ago, but strep throat got the better of me last week, so I am playing a bit of catch up around here. I first learned about Operation Write Home from the awesome crew over at Cricut, and wanted to pass some info [...]

I have always wanted to try out sun paper, so a few weeks ago I was very excited to find this cute little pack on sale for 50% off at Restoration Hardware. Let’s be honest, even at 50% off, it’s the only thing in Restoration Hardware that fits in my [...]

I have gotten to a point where my friends and family think it’s strange if I do not give them a handmade gift. Not sure if that is a good thing or not. Either way, everyone seems to be receptive and excited to receive something handmade. (It’s possible my sisters [...]

The last week there has been some serious painting goin’ on in these parts. The entry to our home has some lovely crown molding, but as you can see it doesn’t show well since it is the same color as the walls. And I didn’t love the paint color either. [...]

I have been holding out on you. This is by far my most favorite space in our new home. Selfishly because I have claimed it has my own, but let’s be honest, it’s adorable too. Now most people would call this space a basement kitchen. I have trained my children well to [...]

So I took like a billion Instagram pictures last year. I didn’t even start my account until like halfway through the year. So, yeah. Little bit nervous for next year. I want to preserve some of my favorite photos, but I already publish a yearly family photo book, and to [...]

I totally know what you are going to say, so before you say it, just let me say somethin’ n’kay? I know there is absolutely nothing wrong with our bedroom nightstands. Well, the tops are a little worn out, but besides that they are actually very nice looking. So, you [...]

When we walked through our home, this itty bitty bath was one of my favorite parts of the house. Mr. Wright and I lived in Maine many moons ago, and this bathroom (along with a lot of the aspects of our home) has a very New England feel to it. [...]

We are knee deep in a kitchen reno in our new home, but I did want to quickly  share this one little area, just off the main kitchen. I am not entirely sure what to call it. Nook? Cubby? Wet bar sans the wet part? Empty space where builder threw [...]

-First things first: I love being a hairdresser. Brushing and styling I can do without, (sorry daughters), but I absolutely positively love coloring hair. Check out Taylor’s new highlights below: Um, yeah. I totally rocked that. -Second-didly: I shared a picture of Evey on Instagram, of me using the infamous Wet [...]

Big news!!! Just in case you didn’t see it on Instagram. Or Facebook. Or a million billion times on Twitter. Or maybe your sister’s best friends hair stylist cousins boss’ daughters boyfriend told you after they saw me squealing at the magazine rack in the local Home Depot. I was featured in [...]