7 Last-Minute Easy DIY Halloween Decorations You Have In Your Home

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If you are like me, last-minute easy DIY Halloween decorations make up a majority of your decorating.  I am not sure why but it seems that Halloween sneaks up on me.  You would think because it comes on the same day every year that I would be able to do it, but I don’t.

uncut pumpkins, carved pumpkins and an easy DIY halloween decoration ghost made of a white sheet

These DIY Halloween decorations you have in your home are perfect for adding to your haunted house party supplies. You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to decorate your home with fun and unique items for the holiday. Grab some basic items from around the house and create a fun Halloween themed home.

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10 Best Fall Road Trip Destinations On The West Coast And Midwest

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Fall is coming and that means the best fall road trip destinations are in store.  The cool air, the amazing smells, and the beautiful red, yellow, brown and orange leaves will soon start to happen! Bonfires, apples, and pumpkin EVERYTHING are coming too.

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When I say everything, I do mean everything! Last year I even saw pumpkin funnel cake!  So with that, there come some great fall destinations that you do NOT want to miss if you are traveling out West or in the Midwest this fall!

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How To Cook More At Home So You Stop Eating Out

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Sometimes the idea of having to cook more at home can be a very daunting task. Most people who eat take out often, think they would never have time to do it. 

Since I was married I have always made dinner with the exception of a few times we went out to eat. It was just normal for me to do it because that is what my mother did and her mother did. 

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Family Road Trip Checklist When Traveling on a Budget + Free Printable

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If you have ever been on a family road trip, you know how easy it is to forget things.  Forgetting things causes you to spend way too much money grabbing stuff as you can on your trip.  That is why a checklist is essential to preparation and packing.

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I always find myself doing a mental checklist as I am packing.  When we first started taking road trips with kids, I would be checking and re-checking that we had everything.

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12 Months of Preplanned Dates Gift + Once A Month Date Night Ideas

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I am the type of person who requires gifts to mean something.  Sometimes it can be hard to find a good gift because of that. I am also the type of person who loves a well thought out date night once a month.

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While trying to come up with gift ideas I realized that a great gift would be to combine the date night and the gift ideas so it can last the whole year!

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