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  • Know me Better 11/10

    Know me Better 11/10

    It’s thursday, time to get to know me better! 
    This is a meme hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer
    1: If you were stranded on a desert island what three things would you want with you?  My first thought to this question is always a boat…but I guess that would defeat saying stranded. So I’d want plenty of food, like a cellar in the ground that Jack Sparrow has.  Matches to make fire. And good company, so my family would have to be stranded with me.
    2: What is one book everyone should read?  The Book of Mormon.
    3: If you could have any superpower what would you choose?  I’d be super fast! That way I could clean the house every morning, and then spend the rest of the day crafting, and playing with my kids!
    4: Harry Potter or Twilight?  Harry Potter. I do enjoy the Twilight books, but I’ve only read them once, while I’ve read Harry Potty multiple times.
    5: Gum or breath mints?  breath mints. Chewing gum severely hurts my jaw.
  • Know me better Thursday 11/3

    Know me better Thursday 11/3

    This is a weekly meme hosted by I am a Reader Not a Writer, in which you my lovely readers get to know me better! 
    This weeks questions are:
    What’s your favorite season/weather?  I love spring and fall for the weather. It’s just perfect. Not too hot and not too cold (usually, this years fall is getting quite chilly).  I also love the color changes we get in both seasons. The spring flowers blooming, bringing new life; and the fall trees changing colors and dropping their leaves.
    PC or Mac?  PC. It’s all I’ve ever owned. I have used my mom’s Mac before, and it was very confusing to me trying to find the simple things. I’m sure if I ever had my own, I would get used to it, but I prefer using what I know.
    When you were little, what did you want to be when you “grew up”?  I wanted to be an OBGYN. Yes that was my 8 year old selfs dream. I honestly have no idea why, and that dream is no longer in existance.  I really don’t like blood, especially in large amounts, and needles scare the heck out of me!
    Facebook or Twitter?  I really enjoy (maybe too much) facebook. I try to post a lot over there, both on Home Maid Simple’s page, and my personal page. I have a lot of friends I moved away from in high school that I’ve been able to reconnect with. It’s been a wonderful outlet for adult interaction.  I’m just getting into twitter though, and I do like it to find products, tips and advice quickly.
    What TV show/movie/book do you watch/read that you’d be embarrased to admit?  I love disney channel. We don’t actually have cable though, so I don’t watch anymore, but when we did, I enjoyed Good Luck Charlie, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, etc.
    I hope this gives you all a fun glance into who I am and where I come from 🙂  I’d love to hear your answers in the comments, or you can link up over at I am a Reader Not a Writer.
  • Get to know me Better!

    Get to know me Better!

    I came across I am a Reader, Not a Writers meme today, and decided I’d love to let my readers get to know me better!  Each thursday she picks 5 questions off her author interview list to answer.
    And with that, here are today’s questions
    If you could meet one person who has died, who would it be?
    -I would want to meet anyone of my ancestors. More specifically either of my grandfathers since I never got to meet them.  I feel I have a connection to them, yet I know almost nothing about them. For some reason stories about my grandparents weren’t shared very much, and I’m beginning to want to know more about them.
    Chocolate or Vanilla?
    -Twist! if it’s available in twist I like them both. If I MUST choose one or the other though, I would have to go with chocolate. It’s a good mood lifter.
    What do you do in your free time?
    -What’s that? No, in reality, something I’ve come to learn is that I must give myself free time in order to keep up with the kids, and house without feeling overwhelmed and crashing. Blogging (writing, and reading others) has become my favorite free time activity of late. I also enjoy sewing and reading a good book too though.
    What movie are you looking forward to this year?
    -Twilight.  Who knew right? In all honesty I’m not one of those crazed Twilight fans, but I am going to the midnight premiere with my sister in law who is probably my best friend ever! So I’m looking more forward to acting like a teenager again by staying up all night, and hanging out with fun people than the actual movie.
    Spontaneity or planning ahead?
    -A little of both is more my personality. I love having a plan, but mostly I will just go with the flow. I can easily adjust to things not happening as planned.
    This is a blog hop! So head on over to I am a Reader not a Writer and link up your answers. Or I’d just love to know more about you in the comments!
    
  • Christmas In July Giveaway Hop

    Christmas In July Giveaway Hop

    Giveaway CLOSED

    Welcome to the Christmas in July Giveaway Hop hosted by Just Married With Coupons, Matter of Cents, and Money Saving Michelle.

    Thank you so much for stopping here at Home Maid Simple where we blog about turning our House into A Home. I’m going to make this short and easy for you. First off the prizes you can win! One winner will receive all 3 prizes provided by my sponsors.

    From Cha Cha’s Treasure on Etsy a Memory Verse Pillow of your choice(valued up to $35): And for a limited time she is offering my readers a 30% discount on everything in her shop! Just use coupon code: IMPRESS

    Bible Memory Verse Pillow Cover,Vintage Turquoise and Green with Turquoise Pom Pom Trim

    From PureAyre, a 14oz and 4oz bottle of Pure Ayre for Home(valued at $9.95)! Pure Ayre was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank the beginning of April. This product is truly amazing, and I use it all over my home. 

     

    (note, you will only be receiving the 14oz and 4oz, not the gallon!)

    And from Diana Fletcher, Life Coach, a copy of her book Happy on Purpose: Daily Messages of Empowerment and Joy for Women (valued at $14.95).  I have loved reading this book! 

    That’s a total value of up to $60!! So now that you know what you can win, enter using the following methods below. Leave one comment per entry – 

    – Follow this blog via GFC (left sidebar)

    – Follow HomeMaidSimple on twitter

    – Like Home Maid Simple on facebook

     – Comment on any other  non-Christmas In July blog post.

    – Subscribe to email newsletters (top right sidebar)

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    What? Not enough entries for you? You can earn up to 12 more entries! Visit my sponsor posts and follow the directions for the extra entries there!

    Cha Cha’s Treasure

    Pure Ayre

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    Good luck and Happy Hopping!! Giveawy ends July 31 at 11:59pm est.  Open to US only!

    *disclaimer: I was provided with products from the sponsors. All opinions shared in the sponsor  posts, and here, are my own.

  • Under Construction

    Under Construction

    the blog that is! I learned about The Individuality through my dear friends blog Giveaway Corner.  I fell in love with the design Megean created for Giveaway Corner, and decided it was high time I do something nice for Home Maid Simple.  I used some birthday money, and got in touch with Megean to create a design I had floating around in my head.  I got the images today!! Such a happy mail day!
    So enough said, here’s a little sneak peak…

    I will be spending the day playing around with the new design and getting things looking good! Aren’t you so excited, soon you can put my button on your blog!!
  • Family Room

    Family Room

    I’ve been focusing on the Family Room this past week.  It’s the room we spend most of our time as a family in, so I focused and pushed myself to get it completed.

    Walking into the family room from the kitchen

    From the back of the room, if you were to walk in from the back yard. As you may notice, I still haven’t fixed my epic FAIL of the curtains.

    This was a fun project! Eventually we are going to build shelves in this closet, but I needed a quick fix for all the movies (we may have too many).  The hanging shelves are from IKEA.  I couldn’t just put the movies on the shelves though, otherwise it folded in on itself, and the movies wouldn’t stand up. So I grabbed some boxes (we had plenty from the move) and did some measuring and cutting. They fit in nice and tight, and it gives the movies a sturdier shelf.

    This I just created today, after taking the top pictures. I removed the black table from the room, and pulled in the Princess’ table and chairs from outside. Then I grabbed my roll of Jute string, and made a place to hang their pictures. I just tied a knot on around a nail and hammered in flush to the wall (as flush as you can get. Then hung the pictures with paperclips. Eventually we’ll get some cute colored clothespins for hanging.  I wish I could cover up the airvent there, but I’m guessing it’s important, c’est la vie!
    I’m linking up to these great blog hops today!
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