A Little Bit of a Makeover...

for my microwave hutch/stand.

My husband and I prior to Christmas had started looking around for a new microwave stand. It had to be budget friendly, couldn't be huge, etc. Never found one that really got our attention.

So I took our current microwave hutch, that was once my parents, then my sister and now ours and gave it a bit of a makeover...


Before....




and for a whopping .50 can of mistinted paint at Lowes, I now have this...





In case you are wondering about the color scheme I have going on, I am going to repaint our kitchen to the shade of green (sage) that I used on the hutch, so it will be all matchy matchy soon!


For more DIY projects check out A Soft Place to Land.

The WII, Biggest Loser, The Ring and Me Update 01/12/10

Well, I didn't die doing the exercises like I was confident I would!

From the beginning I told myself I would only weigh myself every Tuesday. I often set myself up for discouragement by weighing myself everyday when trying to diet because obviously there are days where you will not see the scale move down.

So for my first weigh in I lost......................


5 lbs.!!!

You can read the beginning post of this journey here

Just Being a Little Creative...

Inspired after reading on Money Saving Mom's website about "prettified" envelope system, I had to try.. here it is...not quite as pretty as the one she posted, but better than plain ole white ones!!





After reading success story after story, we decided to try this way of paying for things. If you are unfamiliar with the method, you can read about it here and here.

Starting Again...

The new year, that is. The first full week of 2010 my whole family gets the stomach flu..oh well, I guess we got it out of the way early!

So this week will be the start of my resolutions... is that alright? I did manage to keep one and that is my diet and exercise, that is until the day I was the one sick!!Which by the way, I know it was by the grace of God, I was the last one to get it - no way could I have taken care of myself and my family if we were all sick at the same time!

So here we go again.......

And These Are A Few of My Favorite Things....

ok actually I am sharing only two.. but whose counting anyways...

It looks like a cute fashionable purse, doesn't it?






Nope...it's my new coupon organizer my mom got me for me Christmas!!!
Yea me!! No more carrying a binder or index card holder, in fact no one will even know the coupon lady is coming!


and for a more organized year, I made a home management binder using my Cricut that was a gift from my wonderful husband...check it out...

Here is the front..

A pencil holder that I found on clearance for .90! Seriously, I had to add that because I have four "not me's" who are always taking my pens and pencils!!


These are the sections I have so far, I have at least one or two others to add..


The first one is emegency information & Daily Plan (aka our "to do" list) Second is meal planning and recipes.


The first one here are our addresses for our family and friends, the second our budget & finances.

I also added a ledger & a few clear pencil holders to hold receipts, tax info, etc.




So I may going out on a limb, but I am going to say that having my coupons fashionably organized and all I need to know regarding my family at my fingertips..are finer things!!!

Check out some more Finer Things at Amy's Finer Things!


Have a great weekend!