My little sister is currently pregnant and due with my SWEET nephew in September. Throughout her pregnancy, I’ve answered any questions she has had, while the memory of my own pregnancy is still somewhat fresh in my mind.  As she is nearing her due date, we’ve begun to discuss those last few weeks of pregnancy,…

In my roughly ten years of nannying experience, I’ve learned a thing or two. Heck, my senior project in college was based on the pros and cons of daycare vs. nannies. I have worked as a nanny in three different states, both part time and full time, with kids of all ages and for families…

Time to take a break from the house projects to talk about my other fave obsession- baby girl!!  I’m pretty much obsessed with dressing and accessorizing Ellavie each day; however I keep running into one issue: most headbands leave  dents on her head.  Now, I obviously can’t say for sure if it even bothers her,…

Despite my goal of trying to blog just once a week, I just C O U L D. N O T. W A I T. to post about our “new” coffee table!! I am so thrilled with the result; not to mention the price.  Let me start from the beginning…  We have slowly started furniture…

This DIY post has three components. First, we will go over the transformation of our red brick fireplace to white washed fireplace. Second, we will discuss balancing the mantle. Finally, I’ll show you what I did to create an inexpensive temporary anchor piece for the mantle! White Washing Your Fireplace  I absolutely adore original charm.…