by Anne Murphy | Jul 9, 2018 | Craft, DIY, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
As my tagline says, Domesblissity is “a place to call H.O.M.E.” and the “M” in the acronym stands for making do. But what does “making do” mean? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, it means:...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 27, 2018 | DIY, Family, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
With the ‘mad panic’ that seems to be surrounding the ban of supermarkets supplying plastic bags for our groceries (not in our group), I got to thinking how we seem to be reverting back to the old fashioned ways of living, like our parents and grandparents...
by Anne Murphy | Feb 20, 2017 | DIY, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Makeover, Making-Do
It was time to give our main bedroom a bit of a freshen up and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money so this main bedroom makeover was done on a budget of $50. I’ve been slowly going through our house, making over each room. Not that it needs it but...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 16, 2016 | Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Making-Do
What does frugal mean? It probably means a lot of different things to a lot of people. It also probably means something totally different to say people from our grandparent’s generation. To them, it was just a way of life. Today, it might mean to a lot of...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 21, 2016 | Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Relationships
I have a small blackboard on the wall beside my back door and I’ve been leaving subtle messages or ‘words of wisdom’ for my children to read and the last one I wrote was “it’s better to stand out from the crowd than to fit in”....