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These ghosts we got last year are some of our favo These ghosts we got last year are some of our favorite Halloween decorations 🎃Easy to put together and they light up too! Currently on sale ‼️ be sure to follow along to see what I’ve done differently with them this year 👻 which I’ll be sharing later this week!! 

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This tile project completes the fireplace renovati This tile project completes the fireplace renovation🖤🤍 Be sure to go back and watch parts one and two to see the complete transformation! Comment FIREPLACE and I’ll send you the links to the tiles and supplies I used. 

@loweshomeimprovement #fireplacerenovation #tile #organicmodern #marblelook
My fall mantel decor! Everything from Target and A My fall mantel decor! Everything from Target and Amazon🍂🤎 comment FALL and I’ll send ya the 🔗 

fall candles | fall foliage | fall decor | home decor | mantel styling 

Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to shop this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5mFxB #ltkhome #ltkseasonal #ltkfindsunder50
Fireplace Makeover Part 2! Comment FIREPLACE for t Fireplace Makeover Part 2! Comment FIREPLACE for the supplies we used!🔥

When I say this design came to me in a dream I quite literally mean it haha it really came to me in my sleep. I had been thinking about how to make the overmantel work since the stone structure placement kind of made it more difficult.

Putting 2x4s up the wall allowed us to place the shiplap over the top part of the stone and took it out from the wall a little bit. Then Craig built the mantel over the existing stone one - which by the way was the worst mantel that ever existed. It was only about 3 inches deep, it was completely uneven, and it was tilted forward. So basically it was impossible to get anything to really stay on the mantel. Useless lol. Now I have a nice big mantel I can style and put up Christmas decorations and it just looks amazing. 

Overmantel paint color: @sherwinwilliams Worldly Gray
Mantel stain: Minwax Special Walnut

#homediy #lowesfinds #lowescreator #fireplacerenovation #homerenovation @loweshomeimprovement
Fireplace Makeover Part One! 🏠 This is sort o Fireplace Makeover Part One! 🏠 

This is sort of a “it’s gotta get a little worse before it gets better” situation but I HAVE A VISION PPL trust me😅 Hit follow and stick around for part 2!

Products I used from @loweshomeimprovement ⬇️

•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick Flat Avorio
White Lime Interior/Exterior Limewash
•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick 6-in Reusable
Assorted Flat Wall brush

#lowesfinds #lowescreator #fireplace #fireplacemakeover #diyhome
Fireplace Makeover Part One!

This is sort of a “it’s gotta get a little worse before it gets better” situation but I HAVE A VISION PPL trust me😅 Hit follow and stick around for part 2!

Products I used from @loweshomeimprovement ⬇️

•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick Flat Avorio
White Lime Interior/Exterior Limewash
•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick 6-in Reusable
Assorted Flat Wall brush

#lowesfinds #lowescreator #fireplace #fireplacemakeover #diyhome
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Lifestyle · December 30, 2019

The Last Newsletter of 2019: Today On The Blog

Hey friend,

You might have heard me talking about my newsletter troubles, and just when I thought they were fixed…I am still having some issues I’m working through to get my emails back.  So while I work that out, I decided to post the newsletter right here on the blog for this week.  It’s a little different in blog form than it would be in the email, but I’m going to try to replicate it as best as I can.  And if you haven’t already subscribed to the email list, this will be a taste of what you’ll get in the newsletter each week–once I get it back going, that is!  Fingers crossed for next week.

Thanks again so so much for your patience with this!  And now on to The Last Newsletter of 2019: Today On The Blog.

In this section of the newsletter I like to share posts that you might have missed on the blog, but since you’re here reading…take a look around!  I have different categories on the menu at the top of the page.

Tips of the week are always fun right?!  I thought it would be fun to share one of my past tips as well as a new one here:

Past tip:

If you shop online and don’t already have the Honey extension downloaded on your browser, you should!  It saves you money and earns you cash back on the shopping you’re already doing.  This will be huge especially during holiday shopping!!  I hate looking back into my emails to find coupon codes for discounts on sites or Googling them to find they’re all expired.   Honey does this for you and automatically finds, tests, and applies the best coupon code available at checkout on 40,000+ popular sites.  It even finds better prices on Amazon.  You can also earn rewards just for shopping (even if there isn’t a deal) with Honey Gold.

If there’s an item you have your eye on but you’re waiting for it to go on sale, you can add it to your Droplist.  Droplist watches your favorite items, notifying you when the price of an item drops below the amount you choose.

Click here to download & install!

New tip:

If you don’t already chop up your salads with scissors, I recommend you try!  Not only does it make your salad feel like it’s a fancy chopped salad from a restaurant, but it also helps prevent you from shoving entire pieces of huge lettuce or spinach in your mouth.

The new finds section is where I highlights a few of my favorite new finds or products that I am loving so that I can share with you.  Oftentimes, the newsletter is the only place where I share these so it’s an exclusive section just for subscribers.

Below I’ve shared a few of my current and past finds in an easily shoppable section.

Every week in the newsletter I share a brand new workout with picture demonstrations in PDF format so you can print them out, if you’d like.  They look a lot like this All About the Booty workout.  I will be sharing a new one on the blog on Wednesday but generally they go out early in the Monday newsletter for subscribers.  The printable is usually only in the newsletter but since I’m unable to send that this week, it’ll be another freebie on the blog!

 

Each week I share a new mini challenge for us to try for the week as a way to find good habits to implement into our day!  I know not all of these will be ones you want to stick with after the week, but some might just be the habit you never knew you needed 🙂

This week’s challenge, in honor of the new year, is to set your intentions and priorities for the year.  These don’t have to be big things, but try to really think about what is most important to you and what you want to give more of your energy to.  In that same vein, think about the things that have taken up too much of your time that you want to stop giving so much energy to.  2020 is your year <3

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Lastly, I like to end with a fun, useless, random fact.  Because…why not?!  And it might help with winning trivia someday.  This week’s is a twofer in honor of NYE.

Did you know? 

  • The song traditionally sung on New Year’s, “Auld Lang Syne,” means “times gone by”.
  • January is named after Janus, the god with two faces, one looking forward and one looking backward. He is the god of beginnings, transitions, gates, doors, passages, and endings.

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I’ll keep you posted on the newsletter’s status on my Instagram and hope to have it up next week.  Hope you have a Happy New Year!

xo,

Bess

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Happy 9th anniversary to the love of my life! I’ Happy 9th anniversary to the love of my life! I’m the luckiest girl to have you🤍🤍🤍
Halloween front porch! Ghosts, skeletons, bats, & Halloween front porch! Ghosts, skeletons, bats, & witch hats! Still have to add my spooky orange lights and of course our jack o lanterns 🎃 

Comment HALLOWEEN below to receive a DM with the link to this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5oXzu #ltkhome #ltkhalloween #ltkseasonal #halloween #halloweendecor #halloweenfrontporch
These ghosts we got last year are some of our favo These ghosts we got last year are some of our favorite Halloween decorations 🎃Easy to put together and they light up too! Currently on sale ‼️ be sure to follow along to see what I’ve done differently with them this year 👻 which I’ll be sharing later this week!! 

Comment GHOST below to receive a DM with the link to this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5oLFP #ltkseasonal #ltksalealert #halloween #halloweendecor #halloweendecorations #ghostdecor
Friday clean with meeeee! (& Avery) 🫧 happy fri Friday clean with meeeee! (& Avery) 🫧 happy friday!🤍🤍🤍

Comment CLEAN for details!

https://liketk.it/5ni9u

#cleaning #dailyvlog #cleanwithme #fridayclean #friday #fridaymotivation #fridayroutine
This tile project completes the fireplace renovati This tile project completes the fireplace renovation🖤🤍 Be sure to go back and watch parts one and two to see the complete transformation! Comment FIREPLACE and I’ll send you the links to the tiles and supplies I used. 

@loweshomeimprovement #fireplacerenovation #tile #organicmodern #marblelook
My fall mantel decor! Everything from Target and A My fall mantel decor! Everything from Target and Amazon🍂🤎 comment FALL and I’ll send ya the 🔗 

fall candles | fall foliage | fall decor | home decor | mantel styling 

Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to shop this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5mFxB #ltkhome #ltkseasonal #ltkfindsunder50
Fireplace Makeover Part 2! Comment FIREPLACE for t Fireplace Makeover Part 2! Comment FIREPLACE for the supplies we used!🔥

When I say this design came to me in a dream I quite literally mean it haha it really came to me in my sleep. I had been thinking about how to make the overmantel work since the stone structure placement kind of made it more difficult.

Putting 2x4s up the wall allowed us to place the shiplap over the top part of the stone and took it out from the wall a little bit. Then Craig built the mantel over the existing stone one - which by the way was the worst mantel that ever existed. It was only about 3 inches deep, it was completely uneven, and it was tilted forward. So basically it was impossible to get anything to really stay on the mantel. Useless lol. Now I have a nice big mantel I can style and put up Christmas decorations and it just looks amazing. 

Overmantel paint color: @sherwinwilliams Worldly Gray
Mantel stain: Minwax Special Walnut

#homediy #lowesfinds #lowescreator #fireplacerenovation #homerenovation @loweshomeimprovement
Fireplace Makeover Part One! 🏠 This is sort o Fireplace Makeover Part One! 🏠 

This is sort of a “it’s gotta get a little worse before it gets better” situation but I HAVE A VISION PPL trust me😅 Hit follow and stick around for part 2!

Products I used from @loweshomeimprovement ⬇️

•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick Flat Avorio
White Lime Interior/Exterior Limewash
•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick 6-in Reusable
Assorted Flat Wall brush

#lowesfinds #lowescreator #fireplace #fireplacemakeover #diyhome
Fireplace Makeover Part One!

This is sort of a “it’s gotta get a little worse before it gets better” situation but I HAVE A VISION PPL trust me😅 Hit follow and stick around for part 2!

Products I used from @loweshomeimprovement ⬇️

•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick Flat Avorio
White Lime Interior/Exterior Limewash
•ROMABIO Masonry Stucco Brick 6-in Reusable
Assorted Flat Wall brush

#lowesfinds #lowescreator #fireplace #fireplacemakeover #diyhome
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