This post is part of a series titled, “A-B-Cs – What It’s Really Like”. Each week a new letter and its word will be revealed. Each word’s explanation will illustrate significant personal meaning, application and ultimately demonstrate, What It’s Really Like… Back in 1998 MTV debuted the reality TV s... Read More »
This post is part of a series titled, “A-B-Cs – What It’s Really Like”. Each week a new letter and its word will be revealed. Each word’s explanation will illustrate significant personal meaning, application and ultimately demonstrate, What It’s Really Like… (The above image is a handmade Japanese Thank You card that I received a few years ago from a colleague of mine. The symbol means, “Gratefu... Read More »
I started blogging a little over a year ago. In this time I’ve learned SO MUCH about the blogging world and I must confess, it’s not really what it appears to be. I’ve wanted to share what I’m about to say for a long time now, but I was nervous about how others would respond….especially since many of the reasons I started WIRL Project stem from many of these blogging... Read More »
If you are like me (someone who loves food, especially snacks) you probably have a lot of mess going on in your pantry. Mine has always looked like a tornado ran through it. It’s just pure unorganized chaos in there every time the door is opened. My husband and I have always tried to keep it neat. We tried organizing it in categories: pasta, soups and mixes on one shelf, cereal, granola bars, ... Read More »
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Most American’s will find one way or another to celebrate (and drink to) this widely social holiday, but is your method pissing off the Irish folk? Take a look at this list of 8 Insulting Ways People Act “Irish” on St. Patrick’s Day. Okay, now tell us…who’s guilty? *T-shirt can be purchased here Read More »
Having the winter blues?? Well, I was… so why not take on a fixer-upper without spending a fortune!! I decided to refresh my kitchen. First, I painted (well I hired painters) to renew my old oak cabinets by using an antique finish… eggshell paint with mocha trim border. They turned out great and made the kitchen feel twice its size! Secondly, I purchased new hardware for the cabinets... Read More »
We sat down with a successful DIY / Furniture Repurposing blogger, Bre, from Brepurposed and asked her to let us in on the insider scene of blogging. She shared her honest answers and stories below: WIRL Project: Where do you get your pieces of furniture to repurpose for your blog? Bre: I get my pieces from a number of places! Craigslist, garage sales, estate sales, and I have my go-to thrift sho... Read More »
Over the last year my wife and I have attempted to emphasize the importance of making good choices with our toddler. It has been an extremely daunting task to not only teach him what a choice is, but help guide him toward decision making that we find acceptable. We both feel that the quickest way for him to learn is to have a high level of autonomy over minor situations so that he can practice the... Read More »
I had no idea what to expect and tried to hold no expectations lest they be the wrong sort. I wanted a pure, completely real experience. And there I was. BLOG U 2015 Land of the bloggers. The bigs, the littles, and all the in betweens. Honest to God I had no idea of what to expect. I just know I needed – no – WANTED to learn more. And how much there is to learn. “Oh. My. God. I’m so out of my leag... Read More »
