Start with a trip to a thrift store to buy a set of not so pretty brass lamps. Choose ones with good lines and test to see if they’re working before you buy. These babies were $7.99. Then, wipe them down, apply 1 coat of spray primer, followed by 2-3 thin coats of glossy white spray paint! Try not to make your husband grumpy by getting white spray paint all over the (new) garage floor. Use lots and lots of cardboard. Or if it’s not subzero temperatures where you live, do this outside. (click title to read more)

They have their little chunk of independence and I have a cute photo opp of my little boys. Even though letting them do this involves me re-stocking 5 shelves that were swiped clean from the sides of their baskets and then spending 10 minutes trying to explain to them why the 14 chocolate bars they threw in is a bad idea and tissue and chocolate milk might be better options for sniffly noses.

P.S. Busy city people do not think this is remotely cute. It takes an extra 0.04 seconds to walk around a tiny person, you know. And who has (click title to read more)

Trying to gracefully accept that my 20′s are almost over. And that’s all I have to say about that. (click title to read more)