If you caught my post on Monday you got a behind-the-scenes look at my kitchen’s photo shoot with The Tile Shop – and now here’s a look at things in front of the scenes! To refresh your memory on how far my builder basic kitchen has come, here’s a before picture: And after! Can you spot
February 2013 Photo Recap
February 2: I switched ATG&D from Blogger to WordPress – a change that hasn’t been without growing pains! Thank you so much for your patience as I fix broken links and reformat wonky blog posts. Once I get the hang of this new format, I’m excited for all the great features I’ll be able to
How to Never Have Crooked Hanging Pictures Again!
I’m going to share a little home decor tip with you that I’ve been doing for years. Recently, when a co-worker of mine snuck into my office to replace one of my wall hangings with a tacky plaque we found at Goodwill that had me crying with laughter, she discovered this little secret of mine
2013 Whole Living Challenge: Week 2 Recap
New to this series? Catch up here! An interesting thing happened during my week 2 of the Whole Living Challenge: My household got sick. Kate caught a bug that left her laid-up and miserable with a fever, cough, and congestion, and sadly G wasn’t much better off – and that guy never gets sick! “I really
Kate: 33 Months
I think it’s safe to say that Kate is now fully potty trained! She’s been diaper-free all day since she was 29 months old, but still wearing a diaper to bed at night to help her make it through the overnight. She has now gotten to the point, however, where she doesn’t want to go
My 2013 Resolutions
It’s February and I still haven’t shared my 2013 Resolutions – lucky for me “being punctual” isn’t one of them! 1. Run 500 Miles I squeaked this one out last year, running a total of 519 miles, so I figured I might as well try it again this year! I’m off to a very poor
January 2013 Photo Recap
January 1: Kicking off the New Year with friends who spent the night after some festive NYE celebrating, and a look at all the fun ahead of us this month on our calendar! January 3: I found out I was the winner of Homes.com and AptsforRent.com’s December Instagram Challenge, making me the lucky recipient of




