BIZ IS THE STAIN FIGHTER-LAUNDRY TIPS

This is a sponsored post As you may already know, I am a photographer on my off days.  I do a lot of family photography and this often involves small children, which many times requires me to kneel down on gravel, grass, etc. Needless to say my jeans take quite a beating. (Thank goodness for the torn jeans craze right?) To get those tough stains out, I just put a little bit of Biz stain fighter on the grass stain, rub it in a bit, and let it soak for about 5-10 minutes. I then run it through the wash with Biz as the detergent and voila!  The stain is gone! I recently had to do this with a favorite t shirt I splattered with spaghetti sauce. AGH! I hadn't realized it until I got home and I thought for sure the shirt was ruined.  Nope, I did the same thing, dab, rub, sit and wash it as usual. T shirt is as good as new. Now you know that those greasy stains are harder to get out. With Biz stain fighter detergent it's as easy as 1-2-3. I highly...

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Entry Bench Transformation with Milk Paint

Hello friends: It's been awhile :) I've been so busy with life and work. Well you know how that goes. I have been meaning to share with y'all this really cute project I finished, way back in the Spring. Yikes. I wanted to put a cute little bench of some sort right outside our front door of the apartment. It's not the brightest spot but I thought I could liven it up a bit with something.  I got this little bench on one of the Facebook garage sales.  Then the good folks from The Real Milk Paint Company graciously offered me a couple of samples! Yay! I knew I wanted a fun color so I picked the gorgeous Beach Glass.  It's a pretty blue that would add a nice punch of color to my drab entry.  Milk paint is a really good paint to use for those projects where you want a nice distressed look or you can do several coats to make it look more "polished". The choice is yours. Plus because it's milk paint it doesn't have that awful paint smell or ...

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Casual Style Ideas

Casual Style. Stylish Working Mom Hello friends. I am back to share some fun outfits I've put together using current items I have in my closet along with some new items I've purchased at some of my favorite stores. The idea is to dress stylish whilst saving money. All of my outfits are for any age and appropriate for work and play :) If you'd like to see my look of the day feel free to follow me on instagram here: Simple.Beautiful.Life I'm going to be holding a giveaway soon to my favorite store JCPenney :) So please follow this blog and my instagram account to enter. I'll be announcing the details in the next few days. Have a great week!                      skirt from TJMaxx    Yellow Ruffled Tank from Target  Nude pumps from Payless Shoes                       Denim Blouse from JCPenney, Chevron Necklace and Tan skirt from...

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Over 40 and Fashionable!

You know what they say.... 40 is the new 30 ! Am I right? Well grandmas are the new hot mamas!!  I have started posting my daily outfits, or #ootd on Instagram. I am a firm believer that we can look great without spending a lot of $$$.  Join me on Instagram  with my handle simple.beautiful.life or click on this link simple.beautiful.life    Follow me there and  don't miss out on some upcoming giveaways to my favorite stores like: Target, Kohls and JCPenney :) My outfits are age appropriate and are great to wear to work. I feature outfits that you can build on with just a few basic pieces and then add accessories to change it up! Here are some examples: Get all the details of where to buy these items on my IG feed. I'm even trying out a new skin care regimen using Olay Pro products. These are products I buy myself. So the results are real results. I'm on day 20 of using them and I can already se...

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Useful Things (Grown Up Coloring Book)

Have you all seen all the adult (why do I feel weird saying that out loud??) coloring books? We have a special day at my office where we get together during lunch and color. Yes, you read that right-we have coloring time!  It is so relaxing! It helps us refocus and feel refreshed and ready (well, maybe not THAT ready) to get back to work.  For the longest time, I've been wanting to buy one of these coloring books, but whenever I'd peek inside of one, I was kind of Meh... But when this book arrived, I immediately opened it and fell in love! First of all, I love coloring faces. I don't know what is more mesmerizing to me than looking at drawings of eyes. Here is the cover It is called Cosmic and Eternal Love by  Amrita Sen and let me tell you the art work is stunning! It comes with a music CD and the music is beautiful! I'm telling you you must get this combo. It officially comes out in January  You can get it here: Amrita Sen Colori...

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Transforming Trash to Treasure-French Country Desk with Mineral Paint

French Country Desk Redo Hello everyone! Can you believe summer is over? Well, here in Texas it's faaaarr from over given that we still have 98 degree days! I am certainly looking forward to autumn! My head is swimming with crafty, decorating ideas I can't wait to share with you. But first things first. The winner of the 16x20 Canvas from Canvasfactory.com is ***drumroll*** Entry #6 Amanda Woods! Woo hoo!! Please contact me as soon as possible either through my facebook page or via email at salmar70atgmaildotcom so I can get your code to you! Congrats! So you all know by now that I love to redo furniture.  A few months ago I saw a deal I just couldn't pass up. It was this really cute but "had seen better days" French style desk and hutch.  I dragged my hubby over to the other side of Dallas to pick this up. It had some pretty bad damage to the desk top. Nothing a little sanding couldn't fix.  So I sanded it do...

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He's Flying the Coop! Sending a Kid Off To College

Y'all I'm a mess right now! My sweet son, whom I usually refer to as "the big guy" has grown up. He is going off to college in a few short weeks. Granted he's not going THAT far, but still.  And I know that many of you moms out there have sent your precious children off to the military, missions and so forth so this may not seem like a big deal, but it is. My son is in the autistic spectrum. We have raised him to be a self sufficient, responsible and respectful young man. So far so good.  I still do worry about him living away from us on campus.  We can visit him any time as he's only a half hour away! (I know, I know!) We want him to live on his own so he can be fully ready to spread his wings when he finishes his undergrad. I don't know how a mother prepares for this. You just can't.  He was just a four year old boy yesterday playing with dinosaurs and memorizing every single detail of their existence and extinction.  Then he t...

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