• I haven’t been feeling very good for a while now as I’m treating for Lyme disease and co infections so I haven’t had the energy to blog. Despite my he...
  • Now that Thanksgiving is over it’s officially time for Christmas decorating! I’ve got a few new decorations this year including this three tiered tray...
  • Fall really is gone in the blink of an eye. Last Sunday was the perfect day to get out and snap some family photos with the leaves swirling around us...
  • Since May is Lyme Disease awareness month I decided to share my new adventure down the rabbit hole of Lyme Disease on Thrifty Artsy Girl.
  • We are all amazed over our new vintage map mural from @photowall_sweden! Jackson is loving showing Brynlee all the continents and countries! Check out...
  • Sending lots of love to everyone! ️🧡
  • New on Thrifty Artsy Girl: Super easy spring craft that will bring some green into your house for less than $1 🤗
  • Pink hair, don’t care
  • My most recent post on Thrifty Artsy Girl is about an easy makeover on a tired antique dresser. I redid this dresser over 3 1/2 years ago and it still...
  • ️Do you want to build a snowman? ️
  • I’m so excited to be back blogging 🤗 I’m jumping right back in with a post about DIY branch curtains in my sons woodland forest themed bedroom. I love...
  • I ️ the magical feeling that Christmas brings especially the way it lights up my children’s faces
  • I can’t even with these two matching pumpkins 🧡
  • Finally made a little something for myself ️ This saying rings true for the kitchen (where this sign will sit above the cabinets), the heart of our ho...
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  • Here in northern Illinois it feels like spring is never going to come!! The house is decorated with Easter and spring decor including my little chalkb...
  • I’m so glad I got to go on the first grade field trip to the Boone county conservation district ️ It was so cold but absolutely breathtaking with a li...
  • The seven stages of asking a two year old to smile 🥰🤦‍️
  • I couldn’t love you more Brynlee
  • The first week of first grade flew by just as the years seem to be. Stop growing so fast Jackson and let me savor these sweet moments for a little lon...
  • I love our family tradition of watching the tractor pulls, the bull rides and the demolition derby at the Boone County Fair!
  • We sure do love the Boone County Fair! Can’t wait til next year
  • When dip is life
  • My view when I’m trying to do the dishes, drink coffee, eat a snack, brush my teeth, go to the bathroom and breathe.
  • Just got my final happy mail yesterday for Jackson to start reading (to me ) one of my favorite book series: Harry Potter!! I knew I had to have these...
  • Happy belated 6th Birthday to my handsome boy! I ️ watching you grow so tall, so smart, so funny and so sweet! How time flies when you’re having fun
  • Morning snuggles
  • Happy 18 months to our sweet baby girl! I couldn’t choose just 1 pic so here’s a glimpse into a day in the life of Brynlee . She ️’s food, her babies...
  • Chocolate ice cream: the newest shade of lipstick
  • I think Brynlee gets her dance moves from her father