Creamy Queso with a Kick!
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
Creamy Queso with a Kick! Ingredients: 12 oz evaporated milk (one can) 1/2 pound American cheese, cut into small cubes (you might need to find this behind the deli counter) 4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese 4 oz shredded sharp white cheddar 2 T canned jalapeños (or add more to give it a little extra kick!) 1/2 t chili powder (if you want it a bit smokier, add in chipotle chili powder instead) 1/2 t red pepper flakes 1/4 t salt 1/4 t black pepper Sliced jalapeño & fresh cilantro for garnish Directions: 1. Slowly heat evaporated milk over low/medium heat in a medium sauce pan. 2. Once milk ..read more
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Thoughts for the New Year
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
When you go through really tough stuff, loss, extreme sadness or grief, you feel like the pain is never going to stop. You can’t imagine a day where it won’t hurt. But then... after what seems like forever, you start to forget a little bit how raw and hard it all felt. Either because something else has finally filled that void up, or because time, and day to day life have happened and numbed some of it out. I think that’s “Time’s job”. To help soften the pain of the past, and also to remind you that today is all you may have, and to REALLY cherish it. I remember feeling so inadequate as a ..read more
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Tween Girl Gift Guide
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
You asked, so I delivered - The Ultimate Tween Girl Gift Guide!  I know that not all tween girls are going to be into the same stuff, so I tried adding lots of different kinds of things that my kids already have, want for Christmas or that their friends love! Hopefully you can get some good ideas off of the things I have listed here, and snag some great gifts for the tween girl in your life. Happy Shopping! 1. BFF Q&A's; A Journal - This is SO cute! Perfect for sisters or best friends! There are questions on each page with cues to draw or write back to each other with your thou ..read more
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Favorite Things 2018
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
It's been WAY too long since I posted a favorites thing post - so I've been working hard for the past two days to get this new one up, just in time for you to forward it to all of the people who will be showering you with gifts this Christmas? Enjoy!! 1. Shine Makeup Removing Cloths (Use code "HOFS10" for 10% off! Plus free shipping the entire month of December!) These are magical, and they've saved me from using twice as much cleanser! (that's money in the BANK!) I used to wash my face 2 times every night. Once to get the makeup off, and then another time to REALLY get the makeup off a ..read more
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I Found It for You - the Best Pest Control Company!
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
Spiders, mice, snails... and pretty much any other creepy, crawly or furry critter - is a big NO NO in my book. ESPECIALLY when they're IN my house. I legitimately have anxiety about seeing a mouse in my house, and LOATH killing spiders. Even though I'm trying SO HARD to be brave about it now as a single-parent (aka: the only resident critter killer in this house, because my girls won't do it)... I still, may or may not have made the neighbor boy come over a handful of times to kill the bugs for me that are bigger than a pencil eraser. ? That being said, I've only hired out pest control once ..read more
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Self-Care, Microneedling + Before & Afters
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
This past year I've been focusing a lot on self-care. I made a list of things that I could do for myself that would help me feel better emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally. Some are really small and simple, and others are bigger things that will take........ maybe a lifetime to achieve and master.  I liked this definition of self-care the best: "Self-care is any activity or act that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. Although it’s a simple concept in theory, it’s something we very often overlook. Good self-care is key to ..read more
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Nectar Mattress Review and Comparison
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
It's here, it's here, it's here!...... finally, sheesh. All of my thoughts about the Nectar mattress and how it compares to others that I've tried. First I'll show you the process of setting up a mattress like this, and then I'll give you the quick, most important (to me anyway) pros and cons of everything towards the bottom of this post.  Here we go! Okay, first of all, in complete transparency (because that's how I roll), I was contacted by the Nectar team to see if I'd review one of their mattresses and then share my honest thoughts and opinions on it. #1. Uhhh, yes please #free ..read more
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How to Green Up your Grass + Destroy Weeds & Kill Grubs
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
Friggin' Lawns. That's what I was going to title my post, but then I decided that if anyone ever REALLY needed some "white-suburban-girl-lawn-know-how"... that I'd better make my post title a bit more google friendly? I started an insta-story on my lawn journey, thinking nobody would give a flyin-flip... but then was surprised to learn that not everyone thought it was the most boring topic in the entire world (like I probably would of). So... here ya go - all of my lawn knowledge in an easy to reference post. #yourewelcome #dontexpectmuch Turns out, yards are a lot of work.  Also tu ..read more
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Hydrating Concealers with Awesome Coverage!
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
As a dry skin sufferer, I think I've realized that mostly anything in the makeup world that states that it's "illuminating" or "hydrating" tends to really mean... "I'm gonna look and feel awesome when you initially put me on, but then after a little while I'll probably crease, wear off or break up in weird patches wherever you applied me." uggggh. So, I've decided that you can't trust what the bottle or tube says and to just give almost everything a go! And out of all of my concealer testing, (most claiming to be matte) that these are my current favorite, more hydrating formulas for my su ..read more
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When You Realize Kids Are People Too - Raising and Connecting with Tweens
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by House of Smiths
3y ago
First of all, I wanted to give a massive and tearful thank you to all of you who read, commented and gave me tons of love and support on my last post about divorce. It was definitely THE hardest thing I'd ever had to write about in the 11 years I've been blogging - but I can now confidently say that I'm so glad I did. I shared this photo, along with some thoughts on Instagram recently, and wanted to make sure they were seen here as well. "There are no right words for the amount of love and support I received yesterday. Thank you, from every part of my heart... really, thank you??. I will cont ..read more
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