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Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products

February 16, 2016 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products

Homemade Green Cleaning Products Cleaners or cleansers? Kind of the tomato versus tomatoe, potato vs potatoe debate Whichever way you say it, going green helps in a variety of ways! Why Go Green with Cleaning Products? Have any of y'all heard how dramatically the number of ... [ Read More ]

10 Minute Valentine’s Day Centerpiece

February 7, 2016 By Shelley Leave a Comment

10 Minute Valentine’s Day Centerpiece

Using Grocery Store Roses to Make a Valentine's Day Centerpiece Are you a rose person? I am. But not of the traditional red roses. Give me funky colors and pretty blends like the ones above. I try to track this color down every year when I'm making my Valentine's Day ... [ Read More ]

Nutritious & Delicious Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

January 27, 2016 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Nutritious & Delicious Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Full disclosure before I dive in to this post... I started taking a photography class. You would think that might mean my photos are improving right? Ugh. Not so much. Because I'm attempting to use all of the fancy dials and settings on the camera...which in the long run will ... [ Read More ]

Too Many Choices: Entry Way Lighting Challenge

January 19, 2016 By Shelley 4 Comments

Too Many Choices: Entry Way Lighting Challenge

Finding the Perfect Light for a New House Entry If you've visited before, you know I'm hip deep in new house plans. One big challenge? Staying on budget! Seriously y'all...the struggle is real especially with flooring and lighting. So I took some photos of the entry of the ... [ Read More ]

Blogger’s Top Tips for Storing Christmas Tree Ornaments

January 13, 2016 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Blogger’s Top Tips for Storing Christmas Tree Ornaments

Maybe you already have your Christmas decorations down and neatly stored? A nasty bout of bronchitis kept this Christmas elf from getting my after Christmas clean up...well...cleaned up! But I had a few emails from folks about a couple of my Christmas projects. Especially ... [ Read More ]

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Hi there, I’m Shelley!

The Meaning Behind Roots North and South This blog reflects my love of the "North" and all things "Great Lakes" that comes from my dear little Mother's side of the family. It also pays tribute to all ... [ Read More ]

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