Disclosure: I was given the paint to try out, all ideas, opinions and content are 100% my own. My boys’ Minecraft room is coming together nicely. It’s so fun to see all the different decorations coming together. I bought this dresser the first week that I was here in Washington (so two months ago). I…
Archives for July 2014
Men’s Shirt Idea: Old School Accounting Shirt
My husband is an accountant. I always like to make fun of him about being nerdy and being an accountant. Have you ever noticed that whenever there is a nerdy character on a movie or tv show, they are usually an accountant. I think it’s funny. I’m really into making him funny shirts lately. I…
Tips on How to Find Great Deals at Yard Sales
I am an avid yard saler, I love it! I have been doing as long as I can remember. I remember when I was in grade school, there was a whole sign that said, “we negotiate”. I asked my mom what negotiate meant and she told me that I could ask down the price. I…
16 Summer Boredom Busters {MMM #235 Block Party}
I don’t know about you, but we’re getting to that point in the summer where the novelty of being out of school is starting to wear off. The kids are beginning to complain more and more that they’re bored, so I put together a collection of 16 Boredom Busters to keep your kids engaged and…
Bathroom Sign Free Printable and Cottonelle Flushable Wipes with Coupon
I was selected for this campaign through Linqia and will be compensated for this post. All ideas, opinions and content is 100% my own. Did you know that every house has a bathroom? Well it’s because we have to “go”. Seriously with 5 kids, going potty or poop is something that comes up hourly at…
DIY Polka Dot Shorts
Do you ever walk into your closet and look around and say to yourself, “I have nothing to wear”. I do that all the time! At the beginning of summer I actually didn’t have any shorts to wear. Those joys of losing baby weight and clothes not fitting. I have a hard time finding shorts…
Painted Barbeque Shirt
I am obsessed with my Silhouette. It’s by far my favorite cutting machine. It does everything that I need it to do and more! Especially with the Designer Edition, you can do a ton of things with it. The main upgrade for the designer edition is that can you can design a .svg file and…
Traveling Toiletry Bag Tutorial and Paperless Coupons #WalgreensPaperless #CollectiveBias
This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Lately I have been going to the gym almost every day to go work out or to go swim or to go play with my kids. It seems like when I go in the morning, there is somewhere we…
HUGE Favorite Craft Supplies GIVEAWAY
38 AWESOME bloggers have all joined forces to give you the GREAT craft Stash GIVEAWAY! Each blogger has picked one of their favorite crafting tools to give to ONE lucky winner (AND IT COULD BE YOU!!!!) WE have everything from washi tape, to chalk paint, to baker’s twine, to sharpies! Everything a crafter’s heart…
16 DIY Jewelry Tutorials {MMM #234 Block Party}
Ombre Clay Necklace | Paper Necklace | Shattered Mirror Necklace | Painted Wood Bead Necklace | Book Page Bracelet | Scrabble Tile Necklace | Rainbow Bracelet | Rhinestone Earring | Chevron Necklace | Stud Earrings | Cluster Necklace | Dog Tag Necklace | Washer Necklace | Polka Dot Necklace | Tear Drop Earrings | Neon…
Sweet and Salty White Chocolate Popcorn
I was chosen and compensated for this campaign through Linqia. All opinions are my own. We love watching movies together. The majority of my kids are finally at the age that we can all sit down an watch a movie and them be entertained. Right now the weather is super hot (it was 108 yesterday),…
1000 Instagram Follower GIVEAWAY
I hit 1000 followers on Instragram last week, so to celebrate, I’m doing a round robin with 11 bloggers! I’m giving away a $20 gift card, so head over to my Instagram @keeping_simple to entry!! It’s a flash giveaway and only last for 24 hours, so hurry over there and enter!
DIY Foam Minecraft Pickaxe and Sword #Minecraft
My boys’ room is going to be Minecraft and I am having so much fun decorating it. There still isn’t a ton of things in the stores for Minecraft, so I have to make lots of things (I don’t mind). The stores do have some sweet foam swords and pickaxes, but they are around $20. …
5 Tips to Help School Day Mornings Go Smoothly #FoodMadeSimple #CollectiveBias
This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. This past week I walked into Walmart and saw that they had the school supplies out already. I actually smiled a little bit because I’m a little excited about school starting. This year I’ll have 3 of my kids…
Coca-Cola Crock Pot Roast Recipe #shareitforward #collectivebias
This shop has been compensated by #CollectBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Coke Zero is my husband’s favorite drink of all time. He loves it and is always drinking it. When I saw the share a Coke bottles that had names on them, I was super excited because I think that…
Duracell Black Out Box and Card Games to Play with Young Kids #PrepwithPower #CollectiveBias
This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. For 5 years our family lived in the Midwest, in Kansas and Nebraska (aka tornado alley). While we were there, I always felt like we needed to be prepared and have things ready just in case of a storm…
12 Things to Grill this Week {MMM #233 Block Party}
It’s too hot to cook inside! If you have a grill outside, you can pretty much cook anything in it-here are a dozen things to throw on the grill this week! Garlic Butter Grilled Mushrooms Hot Dog Bar (from Kaysi!) Grilled Asparagus with Prosciutto and Cheese (from ME!) Cowboy Burgers (from Marissa!) Focaccia Bread (from…
Craft Destash GIVEAWAY!!
As a craft blogger I collect a lot of stuff! I think that crafting is border line hoarding….. I always want to try out the new products and things like that. I also go a little crazy sometimes and over order things. So I decided to join up with a bunch of awesome bloggers and…
DIY Framed Mirror Wall Art for Less Than $15
Have you ever walked into a store and found something that just screams your name? And then you look at the price tag and almost faint because it’s so high? Or you think to yourself, I could make that for waaaaay cheaper. That happened to me when I was at Hobby Lobby. So instead of…
Kids Craft Idea: Froot Loops Planes and Cars #GoodNightSnack #Cbias
This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. You are all know that I love simple and easy. I especially love it when I can have a dinner that is simple and easy! There are days that I just don’t want to turn on the oven or cook…