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An Aussie just trying to keep her sh*t together while renovating and raising American babies. Relatable DIY, daily Life with a side of sarcasm.
How to List a Home While Living in It
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How to List Your Home While Living in It (Without Losing Your Mind)

Selling your house while still living in it? Here are realistic, family-friendly tips to keep your home show-ready—without going completely insane.

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Secondhand Gift Ideas for Kids
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Secondhand Gift Ideas for Kids

Every year around the holidays, my social media feed fills…

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How To Make DIY Built-Ins with IKEA Cabinets
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How To Make DIY Built-Ins with IKEA Cabinets

AKA my foolproof formula for DIY built-ins that look custom…

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How to List a Home While Living in It
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Home Staging Tips: How I Prepped Our House for Sale Without Painting It Gray

We recently listed our house—our third in five years—and once…

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Small House Renovation: How we made a 1,000 Square Foot Home Functional (And Pretty)
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Small House Renovation: How we made a 1,000 Square Foot Home Functional (And Pretty)

Now that our current house is on the market, we’ve…

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Scottish Highlands Road Trip with Kids
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Scottish Highlands Road Trip with Kids

We just spent nine days exploring, hiking, eating fish &…

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How to Display Yard Sale Items (Without a Lot of Tables)
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How to Display Yard Sale Items (Without a Lot of Tables)

No tables for your yard sale? No problem! Discover creative display ideas using ladders, bins, crates, and more to showcase your items.

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How to Have a Successful Yard Sale
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How to Have a Successful Yard Sale

The thrill of stumbling across a yard sale and finding…

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A DIY dollhouse renovation featuring a step-by-step makeover of a Melissa & Doug dollhouse, including a cozy kitchen, living room, and stone fireplace with custom furniture and wallpaper.
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DIY Dollhouse Renovation: Melissa & Doug Wooden Multi-Level dollhouse Makeover

Transform a Melissa & Doug dollhouse with a DIY dollhouse renovation makeover! Learn how to make a faux stone exterior, fireplace, custom furniture more.

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How the Ninja Creami Has Changed My Life

A personal review of the Ninja Creami: How this game-changing kitchen appliance makes delicious, high-protein ice cream in minutes with easy recipes and minimal guilt.

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Reminder that sometimes a $50 Facebook Marketplace Reminder that sometimes a $50 Facebook Marketplace find feels as good as a full renovation. 
We don’t have space for a mudroom or proper entryway and these shoe bins in our playroom were out of control. Also everyone would be sprawled out on the floor trying to get shoes on at the door with nowhere to sit then I found this (perfectly sized) bench that fixes both problems. 
I just chucked it in place for now but how should I finish it? Paint? Sand it back? 

#thriftfind #thriftflip #diyprojects #entrywaydecor
Do you ever wonder what kind of crazy nickname som Do you ever wonder what kind of crazy nickname some friend group out there has about an interaction with you? Because we bring up the Facebook marketplace sh*tter a lot around here and it’s like a quantifier of how bad a day you’re having. 

I do truly feel bad for that guy but oof, I don’t think he expected to leave with a couch and a new thing to think about every night as he falls asleep. 
What’s the worst marketplace experience you’ve had? I actually don’t even think this is my worst one 😅

#diyer #facebookmarketplace #thriftedhome
People always message me some variation of ‘I wish People always message me some variation of ‘I wish I could do projects but have no idea where to start’ and I always say try hanging a shelf. 
Let me know if you have any questions or requests for more specific how-to videos (and I hope you appreciate that I added an extra hole I didn’t even need just to show you what a stud looks like 😂). 

#diyer #beginnerdiy #easydiy #diyhome
One day she’s a name in a notes app and the next s One day she’s a name in a notes app and the next she’s a little crafty queen 🥲 

We decided to have a girls outing this weekend and she requested a fun drink and painting in the park so I added in some thrifting for my input and phew this day had me like a dog hearing all its favourite words.

#craftymom #kidswhocreate #girlhood #thriftymum
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