Home Life

Are you renting or do you own your home? Either way, our home is our castle, and with busy lives, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to try and make that castle a pleasant place to be. The article below will help you make your house a home, create forever memories, or build up your wealth in what is likely your most important investment.

Tablescape Extraordinaire: 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Tablescape and Beyond

Donna Porter

Dec 24, 2023
4 min

Tablescape Extraordinaire: 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Tablescape and Beyond

We all know how much I LOVE words, so when I saw the word tablescape, the first thing I did was look it up in the dictionary. I mean,...

Ready, Set, Prep: 5 Tips for Readying your Home this Holiday Season

Donna Porter

Dec 5, 2023
3 min

Ready, Set, Prep: 5 Tips for Readying your Home this Holiday Season

Whether or not you are planning to or already have your house on the market this holiday season, sprucing up seems to be in order this...

Stress-free Pie Crusts: Just in time for the holidays . . .

Donna Porter

Sep 23, 2023
2 min

Stress-free Pie Crusts: Just in time for the holidays . . .

It's that time again! Baking season is just around the corner. And just what are some of my favorite things to bake this time of the...

Introducing . . . the Red Apple Closing Credit

Donna Porter

Sep 16, 2023
3 min

Introducing . . . the Red Apple Closing Credit

Recently, my students asked me when I decided to become a teacher. I had to tell the embarrassing story of how I would come home from...

Magical, Mystical Chalk Paint: Or, how to make old furniture new again . . .

Donna Porter

Aug 20, 2023
5 min

Magical, Mystical Chalk Paint: Or, how to make old furniture new again . . .

Yes, I have a love affair with paint! A few months back, I wrote some tips to consider when re-coloring your home in my blog The Walls...

Smells and Tells: Or, how to keep your home free of the stinkies . . .

Donna Porter

Jul 8, 2023
5 min

Smells and Tells: Or, how to keep your home free of the stinkies . . .

Smells, of course, tell a lot about a person's house. Do they clean regularly? Do they never clean at all? Are there pets afoot? Does it...

Are Lemons Pink? And the perfect old-fashioned summer recipe . . .

Donna Porter

Jul 2, 2023
3 min

Are Lemons Pink? And the perfect old-fashioned summer recipe . . .

When life hands you lemons - you make lemonade! And when you want a cool, smooth and sweet and easy dessert for the summer, Pink Lemonade...

Donna Porter

Jul 2, 2023
3 min

Four Apps Every Homeowner Should Have

School has already started for some and is right around the corner for others. Most people will be starting a daily grind that is quite...

Donna Porter

Jun 11, 2023
4 min

For the Love of One Good Bar of Soap!

I will admit it! I can be a health nut from time to time . . . Wheesht! I'm glad I got that off my chest . . . But, to be fair, I have...

The Walls Have It! Five Tips for Re-coloring the Interior of Your Home

Donna Porter

May 26, 2023
5 min

The Walls Have It! Five Tips for Re-coloring the Interior of Your Home

If you're like me, you try to catch up on household projects over the summer. One of those, for a lot of people, is painting. Now, I...

Donna Porter

Apr 8, 2023
2 min

Dust . . . love it . . . or leave it?

Dust . . . The four letter word we all LOVE to hate . . . And yes, it does seem futile at times to get control of the nano-particles....