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Gardening Training Wheels

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I have a list on my fridge of Things To Do—well, I have lists like that everywhere, but the fridge is command central for Things To Do Around The House. On that list is one item: [...]

F*CK DANDELIONS

When I was a kid, I remember my parents telling me that dandelions were a weed, and that blowing all the white fluffy things around was helping spread weeds. “I don’t care!” kid Lyssa thought, “It’s making all my wishes come true!” Well, Kid Lyssa, you’re an idiot. Every single one of those wishes has [...]

The Apartment Search

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of apartments.com. All opinions are 100% mine. Ahhhh, the apartment search. In typical Lyssa-style, I went upside down with this one: I moved from the dorms into a house I bought with my brother, skipping the apartment hunt altogether. Then, upon moving to Aspen I [...]

Woolzies for Naturally Soft Laundry

Y’all know I try to be as chemical-free as possible. My family never used fabric softener in our laundry growing up, so as an “adult”, I haven’t either. But when I heard about Woolzies Dryer Balls, which promise not only to replace fabric softener but decrease drying time, I absolutely had to try them … [...]

Rent a Moving Box: BungoBox

I can’t remember the last time I used cardboard boxes to move—I have enough duffles, storage bins, and assorted containers to move my small amount of stuff from Austin to Aspen to place to place. Moving into my house for the first time, however, was a different story. I wish BungoBox had existed then! Founded in [...]

Creative Home Office

This is my home office. In my lofted one-bedroom apartment, space is at a premium. But I work from home, on the awesome DailyHap.com, so a home office is non-negotiable. Enter the couch + table + chairs combo that I LOVE. It has lots of light and lots of space for me to spread out [...]

DIY: Beachy Mantel with Painted Driftwood

Operation Beach House is in full swing in my abode in Aspen, Colorado. I realize it might be a contrast to be building a beach house mantel on the mantel that sits over my real, wood-burning fireplace, but I am nothing if not a study in contrasts. Beach pics + driftwood + happy collage = [...]

DIY: Orange Sheets!

I have a set of (high thread count) (Ralph Lauren) sheets I love that were getting a little … off in color. In keeping with my beach house theme for the new digs, I decided to dye them bright orange—Tangerine, to be exact—to complement my pale blue-and-tan plaid bedspread. I’m not going to lie, the process [...]

DIY: Necklace Organizer

Jewelry is awesome, but organizing it is not. It’s actually a complete pain in the ass. I posted about my planter jewelry solution awhile back, but my new place called for a new solution. Don’t worry, the planter now sits in front of the door to my apartment holding scarves, mittens, and hats plus keys [...]

DIY: Temporary Inspirational Wall Quotes

I’ve moved into this new place and am in serious decorating mode. I’m slowly but surely turning this pad into my favorite spot with all my favorite things. Watch out, this blog is getting DIY crazy over the next few weeks! I wanted to paint the walls with inspirational quotes, but wasn’t sure I wanted [...]