The plan is to make this blog about all things domestic. Cooking, cleaning, organization, home decorating….except that I’m not that great at cooking. And cleaning is something I have no room to give advice on. I’m okay at organization; I like organizing things but have a hard time keeping them that way. Home decorating…now that I can do. Decorating on a budget is the best kind, the less you have to spend the better. That kind of decorating requires creativity and leads to a home that reflects your personality and individualism. Here is an example from a couple years ago (when my husband was in the Army and we lived in a less than desirable crappy apartment). We needed an entertainment center for our first ever bigger than 19″ TV. So we went a’thrifting and found this old record player.
Texshan says
August 21, 2011 at 5:06 amHi! I love your site. Can you maybe post something about how you rescued the old stereo? I love the finished product!
Ashley says
August 26, 2011 at 6:38 pmThanks so much! The fact that you made it all the way back to the first post shows your dedication :) The two pics I posted of the stereo are all that I have, so I'm not sure I could make a whole post about it. I would be more than happy to answer any questions you have about it though…hit me!
Stephanie says
July 11, 2012 at 11:09 pmI stumbled on your blog by accident, and have been sitting at my computer for the last 3 hours reading each and every one of your posts. I think I’m in love!! Love your attitude, love your sense of humour, love your style, love your honesty, love everything!! I’m completely new to the ‘blogosphere’…don’t even have one myself…so I’m trying to figure out how I can start with this, your first post, and just proceed through everything up until the present day, in the order that you posted…? I’ll figure it out!! :) Thanks so much for all your sharing!
Ashley says
July 12, 2012 at 12:04 pmOnly the most dedicated of readers journey back to make a comment on the first post! I’ve found a few blogs where I read them for hours…I’s funny to think that people do that to mine.
Dee @ deeconstructed.com says
December 8, 2012 at 8:00 pm…and by funny do you mean a tad stalkerish? :)
Ashley says
December 8, 2012 at 8:38 pmhaha, noooo…. ;)
Stephanie says
July 11, 2012 at 11:10 pmSee, told ya I’d figure it out :) I found the ‘archives’ list :)
Ashley says
July 12, 2012 at 12:06 pmGlad you figured it out! There are a few not-so-interesting posts littered throughout the last year and a half…feel free to skip those!
Ninada says
December 7, 2012 at 2:31 pmWow!! seriously..you somehow manage to get craftier each time! :) The idea of having something made by you and your husband that no one else has is amazing! My favorites have been your penny counter top and everything you have done to your kitchen! Absolutely beautiful! :)
Ashley says
December 8, 2012 at 8:56 pmThanks Ninada, you are one of the elite few that has made it all the way back to the first post. Hopefully sometime soon I will have finished kitchen pictures for you…we’re soooo close!
Dee @ deeconstructed.com says
December 8, 2012 at 7:59 pmAshley ~ Do you still have that tv stand?? I’m getting ready to overhaul my laundry room and that would make a sweet bench (legs off, padded seat on). Wonder where I could score one???? ~ Dee
Ashley says
December 8, 2012 at 8:45 pmI do still have it but I am trying my hardest to get rid of it…it makes a terrible TV stand because the storage isn’t usable. I’d offer it to you if I hadn’t already promised it to my sister-in-law (my family members houses are started to look a lot like mine, lol). It WOULD make a great bench, I hadn’t thought of that. Now I’m second guessing giving it away…
Deb says
May 12, 2014 at 11:41 pmThanks for a couple months worth of ‘beauty/creativity fix-es’ as I’ve read back in your blog a little at a time. I think your plate wall originally caught my eye on pinterest, and then your fun personality and style drew me in and have been a gift, as we live in a part of the world that’s a little short on beauty (well, to my western eye…but my artistic daughter calls it ‘shades of dirt’). I think your ‘Christmas House Tour’ was my favorite post…my kids had to come see what I was laughing about. Blessings!
Jovie says
May 26, 2017 at 2:07 pmIt is 2017 and I made it to the first post! I found your blog through http://www.viewalongtheway.com‘s post about paying off their home in five years. She linked to your post about paying off your house in 3.5 years… which led me to other posts one of which linked back to your first post! (: I’m always curious about first posts because I have been hesitant about starting my own blog. 28 years young and I have no first house to show for. I’ve been researching the process as I approach 30 and casually said to my husband last year that I wanted a house by 30. (Yeah… I did not know what I was thinking! We live in California.) I look forward to rummaging through many of your other posts. (: