Category Archives: home

My husband hates my new knobs.

Posted on January 31, 2013 by The Bearded Iris

You guys? Can we talk about something kind of embarrassing? I’ve been feeling really frumpy lately. Mainly, when I’m in the bathroom and I look down, I feel like my knobs just haven’t aged very well. Back in the late … Continue reading →

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Nine things I will never say at home

Posted on October 19, 2012 by The Bearded Iris

#9   “Here Honey, you hold the remote.” #8   “Could you please turn down the TV? I want to be able to hear the kids…and you, eating those grapes.” #7   “You know what would take my mind off … Continue reading →

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Cat Pee and Clutter Concern: Oh, Grandma’s Here!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by The Bearded Iris

My mother came to visit last weekend. It was lovely. It always is. She does laundry…all the way through! And she buys school clothes, and takes us all out to eat, repeatedly! It’s so nice to have her here that … Continue reading →

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Just the Tip Tuesday: How to Deodorize Stinky Hands

Posted on July 17, 2012 by The Bearded Iris

I know stuff…weird stuff…like how to remove somebody else’s chewed bubble gum from your preschool daughter’s most holy of holies. (Yeah, that really happened once…Vaseline on a paper towel…took it right off.) So when I started this blog about 4 … Continue reading →

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Making progress in our master bathroom renovation!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by The Bearded Iris

Time for a master bathroom reno update! As much as I love a good DIY project, I think I’ve cracked the code on why most people pay professionals to do major projects like bathrooms and kitchens: TIME. Unless you treat … Continue reading →

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The one in which I use the word CAULK as much as possible.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by The Bearded Iris

This is what my corner garden tub looked like when we first moved into this house 9 years ago. One of the first things to go when I started working on renovating this bathroom was the cultured marble backsplash around … Continue reading →

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