Sweet and Simple Fall Mantel

Y'all, I have so missed posting here. It was not by choice that I stopped posting but school kind of took over. I should really be working on it now except it's been we'll over a month since I've blogged  anything. So here I am being bad and not writing that 7 page research paper draft that's due in two weeks.

While I've never really thought of myself as a super competitive person, college has shown me just where my competitive nature hides: academics. Everyone in the room is trying to pass with a good grade and I'm over here trying to get the best grade and outdo all of them. I have visions of my papers being used as future examples by my teachers...seriously. This is the stuff my daydreams are made of.

At the moment I have all A's in both my classes so here's to hoping that all my wildest dreams come true!

College has taken over my life but I've had my fall-ish mantel decorated for a few months already. I went simple because I'm learning that sometimes less is more. An understated nod to something can speak volumes.

16 Craft and Decor Ideas for Thanksgiving

 It's been one crazy week around here lately! We started the week off with a sick kid and a clogged dishwasher and we're finishing the week off with a recovering kid and a clogged dishwasher. Hopefully this week will see the dishwasher fixed!

Today, I leave you with a little round-up of 16 Thanksgiving craft and decor ideas. Go forth and be creative!

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Fall Home Tour {2014}

Welcome to the Fall Home Tour 2014!

I'm a little late to the fall home tour game this year. It can take some doing to get the house ready for pictures when you have little ones and toys everywhere! Many of these were taken on different days with different lighting and kiddo toys stuffed safely out of camera view. But the house is finally ready for fall. In the middle of October.

That's how I roll.

Let's start the tour in our entry hall...