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As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become wiser and more in-tuned with how to take care of my skin. It’s virtually impossible to try every product on the market, nor do I want to spend that kind of money, but through some trial and error I have made some good progress towards finding what works for […]

Kitchen Reveal

Our kitchen is finally done! We love how it has turned out. Well technically it’s been done for months, but there’s still a few finishing items to cross of the list.  So let’s go down memory lane on how the kitchen looked last fall when we moved in. Terrible floor tile, broken cabinets, navy blue laminate […]

Kitchen Remodel Pt 3: Tiling the Backsplash

We are on the home stretch of our kitchen renovation! Cabinets, countertops, hardware, new appliances, electric – check, check, check! The last few items on the list are the tile, crown molding around the upper cabinets and finding the perfect light fixture for over the sink. When it came to picking out tile, I only […]

Kitchen Remodel Pt 2: Demo + Progress

A lot has happened since the Pt 1 post! First of all, hats of to the Mr. for being so great about this whole project. The amount of work he has done has far outweighed my contribution to this major project. The Demo While I was on my Scandinavia trip, the entire kitchen was gutted […]

Oslo, Norway

Our final stop on our Scandinavia highlights trip was Oslo! After our train ride from Flam, we arrived in Oslo around 10:30pm. It was practically still daylight, too! That evening we went directly to our hostel (more on that at the end) and hit the hay. The next day was our last full day before […]

Flam Railway

Our third and final day of the fjord cruise was actually spent on a train. The Flam Railway, part of Flamsbana, leaves Flam and travels along the Aurlandsfjord and stops at the mountain top Myrdal Station before continuing on to other destinations. It take a little over an hour and a lot of people take the […]