Decorating with Dina Michele

Well it happened! I'm on a diet. I have got to be healthier. My mood has been grouchy, feeling unmotivated, eating my troubles away. You come to a point where you got to change something! I have to go all or nothing, but I will not deprive myself.  So I started with looking up healthy, low carb meals and smoothies on Pinterest. I started 2 boards    pinterest.com/dinamichele08    I will be adding more to these boards regularly. I don't want this to be too hard and not achievable. It also has to be inexpensive. So I thought let me try what I have on hand in the house that is healthy. I had a box of Carnation instant breakfast and saw a smoothie recipe on the back. So that's where it begins. Smoothies for lunch or my lunch prequel. Something to fill me up so I don't over eat at lunch. Breakfast will consist of a low carb or no carb choice. I had eggs, so lunch is a scrambled egg with a slice of cheese melted plus a cup of coffee. Dinner option was chicken breasts d

Need a kitchen face lift? I would love to say that I was getting my kitchen totally redone, but that's not going to be the case. Instead what I have always done is work with what I have. About 2 years ago I painted my cabinets from builder oak to white. It's held up pretty good. Now I am wanting a coffee bar area, and I really don't have a place to set up shelves, and my house is pretty average size. Last time on the blog I showed you how to set up a coffee bar on your counter. Now, I decided to extend that into my cabinets above the counter. First, I took off the existing cabinet doors. It's not really pleasing inside. Mismatched cups, glassware, etc. I have cheap cabinets so let's just say the shelves seem a bit bowed. No worries. I will address this later. So I skimmed through Pinterest and found a pin that inspired me. That's all it takes for me people, my insane Pinterest addiction! It was of course a coffee bar with all the bells and whistles! Rae Dunn,

Apple Cider, Apple Crisp, Apple Pie oh my! I love the fall season for decorating and baking. Two of my favorite things. Wait I forgot caramel apples and apple Betty but I digress. So let's get started by decorating with apples. Using real or fake apples is a cheap and easy way to get started. Fill up a basket and turn it on it's side with the apples scattered or as shown here. Hay bales are great for fall displays. Here is a tip (Keep them wrapped in their packaging). You can use them year after year and they won't make a mess. Plus my pets would try and eat any pieces that fell on the ground. Take our apple cider mug and apple heart boxes along with our hot apple cider sign. This will go well together. These key pieces are an affordable way to add some charm. What a fun display for a Halloween party or gathering this Fall. You could bob for apples, have an apple dessert bar with cut up apples, chocolate sauce, chopped peanuts, chocolate chips etc. Have pop