5 “Recommended” Quarantine Date Ideas for Married Couples — And What You Should Do Instead
So, Coronavirus, amirite? It’s been a shitty two months for just about everybody worldwide, but here we are still largely staying in our houses and trying our best to comply with wildly inconsistent advice from experts, politicians, and friends on how to stay safe. Lately, as the tedium of full-time stay-at-home life has really hit […]
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Revealing our DIY Powder Bath Remodel!
As regular readers know, the hubby and I moved to a new city a few months ago, and with that meant buying a new house. And while the house we purchased was largely in good shape, there was one room I absolutely despised: the downstairs powder bath. First, let me state that I LOVE powder […]
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Halloween Party Favorites at our 5th Annual Pumpkin Carving
Each year, we invite all our friends over for a festive and competitive pumpkin carving party, full of Halloween-y tricks and treats for kids of all ages. Each year, I scour the pages of Pinterest for inspiration on the most boo-tiful food and drinks for the party, and this year was no exception. Here’s what […]
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The Hubby’s Lord of the Rings Birthday Party
Loyal readers will know that we like to go BIG for birthdays. Past birthday celebrations have included a present for every year you’ve earned, trips to places like Nashville, and even a full day of surprise deliveries. But this year, the hubby’s request was a little more out of left field: he wanted a party […]
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Our DIY Home Office Remodel Revealed!
If you’ve been following Mrs. Millennial on Facebook, then you know that for the past couple months, we’ve been working on a full DIY home office remodel — specifically, turning an extra bedroom into a useful, multi-functional office space. This was a huge project, including: Scraping old popcorn ceilings Re-texturing the ceiling Painting the ceiling […]
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Four Things We Learned DIY-ing our Popcorn Ceiling Removal
The initial plan was to DIY our popcorn ceiling removal for the entire upstairs, by ourselves, in order to kick off our home office remodel project. By the time the dust had settled, we had whittled that goal down to just one single room. Here’s what we learned: Before you even start, you may need […]
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Spooky Snacks for a Halloween Party (2017 Edition)
Once again, we invited our friends and family over last weekend to partake in our annual Pumpkin Carving party. This is always a great opportunity to take in the fall weather, and also a great chance to try out the top new Pinterest-worthy snacks for a Halloween party. And I think it was our best […]
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Creative Wooden 5th Anniversary Presents for Men + a JORD Watch Giveaway!
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our disclosures. I can’t believe it, but as of this coming spring, I will have been married for *five whole years*. Where did the time go?! And while I don’t always adhere to the suggested traditional anniversary gift ideas, it seemed like it might be pretty […]
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What is the Best Boxed Wine? Red Wine 2017 Edition
It’s no surprise to anyone who has ever met me that I like wine. A perfectly paired wine with a nice meal is one of the great pleasures in life. But sometimes…if you’re just sitting around the house after a nightmarish day of work, for example, or you’re craving a glass when your significant other […]
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Creating a Bedroom Jewelry Nook for Under $200
This post contains affiliate links. For more info, see our advertising disclosure. I don’t know about you guys, but I have a bit of a problem when it comes to Kendra Scott jewelry, particularly earrings. The problem being that I’m a tad obsessed and have way too many pairs! This leads to earrings being left […]
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