Apartment Patio Garden on a Budget | Before and After!
You may live in an apartment, but that doesn't mean you can't love your back patio. There are so many ways you can turn your boring concrete slab into a fun apartment patio garden! For less than $100, we took our empty patio and transformed it...
4-5 Weeks, Pregnancy Update | Jack
Being a photographer makes me want to capture everything on camera. It helps me to hold on to my memories and to savor life. So when I found out I was expecting at the very end of March, I thought it would be fun to document every other week of this pregnancy in...
There’s a Bun in the Oven! | Pregnancy Announcement
Benj and I are so excited to announce that there's a bun in the oven! Yes- that's right. We are expecting our first little one, due December 8th, 2016! We’re currently just 9 weeks along today, and so far, baby seems to be growing well. I had an early ultrasound done...
Cheap Spring Decor DIY Ideas | Dollar Tree Projects
Dollar Tree has so many options for creating beautiful spring decorations! I spent some time wandering around the store the other day looking for cheap spring decor DIY ideas. After taking note of what looked promising, I picked up a few items and then turned them...
When Your Grey Skies Turn Blue
I’ll be honest. Until I moved out of Florida, I never understood why so many people really looked forward to spring. I mean, I understood it theoretically, but certainly not in the practical sense. With springtime in Florida comes humid, muggy, thick air, which for me...
$5 Goodwill Challenge – Spring Decor DIY Ideas
This spring, I'm participating in the $5 Goodwill Challenge, and I'm so excited! There's something fun about turning something old and out of date into something fresh and new. I love the challenge that upcycling brings. Keeping clutter out of our home is also...
Goodbye Thank You Notes, Hello New Project!
It's time for a new project. Today is a particularly exciting Monday here at the Berkompas household, because today is the day that the last of our wedding thank you notes were sent on their merry way- a big batch of 29 cards to be exact! Whew. My writing hand is...
Cheap Valentine’s Day Decor Ideas and Inspiration
Valentine's Day comes just once a year! It's such a fun holiday to decorate for, and it can be done pretty inexpensively, too. Today I'm going to show you how I put together our Valentine's Day decor for under $20! Since this is our first married Valentine's Day, I...
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