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Hi friends. Today we are getting into
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some fall cleaning and decorating for
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the upcoming season. I hope that you
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guys are ready for some homemaking
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inspiration because I've got it for you
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today. First, we're going to get some
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light tidying done around the house. I
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have some dishes left over from dinner
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last night that I need to get loaded
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into the dishwasher. Then we're going to
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clean off the surfaces and do a light
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sweep, a light mop and vacuum. And then
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we're going to get some fond decor up.
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So, I'm really excited for today's
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video. And if you are too, give this
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video a thumbs up. And let's get
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started. Starting with unloading the
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clean dishes that are inside of the
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dishwasher. Lately, you guys, I have
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been doing my dishwasher load just
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before or while I am preparing dinner.
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So, I will go inside of the kitchen and
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then anything that has been left over,
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like from breakfast and lunch, any
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dishes, I'll put those inside of the
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dishwasher. And then I'll prepare
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dinner. And then when I finish cooking
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dinner, I'll load up the last of like
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the pots and pans and things like that.
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And then I'll typically wash breakfast
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and lunch and then the dishes that I use
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to cook dinner. But then the problem is
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that after dinner, once we're done
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eating, then those are the dishes that's
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been left inside of the sink because the
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dishwasher is still going from the load
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that I loaded while I was preparing
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dinner. So, here you guys just see me
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like putting away all of those dishes
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from breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And
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then there are a few pots and pans that
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did not fit inside of the dishwasher
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yesterday when I was cooking. And just a
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couple of dishes from eating that I need
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to get put in there. Once we get all of
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this put away, then I can make sure that
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we have clean surfaces and everything so
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that we can get into some fall decor. I
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just want to make sure that things are
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nice and clean and tidy and I have a
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fresh, clean slate before we get into
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the decorating. I did show you guys some
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of the things that I'm going to be using
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to decorate the home this year. Some of
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them I'm pulling out pieces that we
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already had and then some of them I just
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purchased recently and brand new this
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year. I shared a haul. So, I'll link
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that for you guys in case you guys want
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to check that out and just see anything
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that I actually purchased or maybe you
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are looking to grab some of these items
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as well for your fall decor. It's not
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too too late in the season. I feel like
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I actually got an early start this year.
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I rarely ever will put up fall decor in
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August, but I have to catch you guys up
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on a lot of the things that we have
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coming up this year. So, I kind of just
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wanted to get a head start on my fall
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decor. Plus, it was really starting to
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feel like fall for some reason. Like, I
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think within the next two weeks, we'll
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be down into like the mid60s, and that's
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fall weather for us. And I could kind of
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sense that it was like coming up at the
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time of me like putting up this hair
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fall decor, which was literally like
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just a week or two ago. And so, I knew
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that it was time. Also, I found this
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really beautiful fall dress when I was
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at Ross. I actually went back to return
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some shoes or exchange them for my son.
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I went and grabbed the kids new sneakers
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and a few like little pieces of clothing
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that I saw, but my son was not with me
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and he couldn't fit his shoes. So, I
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went to return those. And while I was
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there, I found this little fall dress
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and I was like, you know, might as well
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add one little piece of like fall
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fashion to my collection. So, I grabbed
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this dress and I like how like flowy it
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is. But if I'm honest, I feel like I'm
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only going to wear this dress maybe two
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or three times and then probably like
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not pull it out again until like next
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year. So yeah, I kind of somewhat maybe
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regret buying it for that reason because
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I'm trying to be a lot more intentional
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with the things that I wear as well as
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the things that I spend my money on. But
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I don't know, I was just feeling all of
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like the fall vibes and I just at the
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moment felt like I had to have it. So it
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was definitely an impulsive purchase,
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but it's really really cute. So here I'm
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just getting distracted with my phone
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and everything, but getting right back
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to the cleaning afterwards. That's why I
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cannot like have my phone out when I'm
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doing something because I will get
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constantly distracted from different
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like notifications or text messages and
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things like that. And typically I won't
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respond, but I'm pretty sure that that
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might have been like my husband texting
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me or something. So, getting, you know,
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all the surfaces cleaned off, the
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kitchen, even the baby's high chair.
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Now, the little dinette or the
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kitchenette table that we eat at so that
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we can get some decor put up on here.
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And all I'm using is just a method
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allpurpose cleaner. I was completely out
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of the homemade cleaner that I typically
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use when I'm cleaning my home, but that
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is okay. We're going to get it restocked
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again soon. It's so easy to make. It's
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literally just a castile soap with some
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essential oils, some vinegar, and some
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alcohol, and distilled water. Super
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super easy. But I'm out of the castile
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soap, and that's why I haven't made
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anymore. But now we're just doing some
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light sweeping. And then once that's
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done, we're going to wipe down the
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kitchen appliances like the stove and
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the microwave, and then we'll be done
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with the cleaning. This was just
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supposed to be a light tidy before we
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get into some home decor. You know, I
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love giving you guys some cleaning
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motivation, some homemaking motivation,
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and so, of course, we had to get a
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little bit of that into here as well. If
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love for you to subscribe and join. But
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now, let's get into some fall decors.
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So, here on this little corner of my
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kitchen counter, we typically have a lot
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of clutter buildup. It's normally maybe
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like breads or fruits or snacks or
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things like that. So, I grabbed this
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here basket, which I thought was
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beautiful from Ross. It was like $12.99.
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And I thought it was a perfect tie into
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like our fall decor to also hide some
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visual clutter. So here you see I'm
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putting like our breads and this last
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little bagel here, dinner rolls,
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bananas, things like that that we go
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back and forth to all week. We typically
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like to keep it out on the counter, easy
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to grab. But I like it a lot better here
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inside of this basket. I just feel like
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it makes the space look a lot more tidy.
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And I also love that it ties into the
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theme that I'm going for. I also picked
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up this here like picture or vase and
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it's absolutely beautiful. I got this
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one from Walmart for just $10. And what
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I'm going to do is go outside and cut
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some of our fall hydrangeas. They're
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like this beautiful white and lime green
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color. And I'm going to put those inside
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of this here picture vase. And I'm also
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going to be adding this wooden block to
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the counter as well to pretty much just
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hold some of our kitchen appliances. I
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need to keep things usable and things
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practical. I don't want to put away
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things that we use on a daily basis. I
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just want to make the space look a
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little bit more cozy and warm is what
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I'm going for. So, here is our tea
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kettle or it's actually my husband's. He
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uses this to make instant coffee, but
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I've been using it to make tea in the
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mornings. It heats up so fast and I
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didn't even know that I would love this
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thing, but turns out I actually do. So,
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I'm just putting that as well as our
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Nespresso milk or creamer frother on
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here. And I'm just trying to make it
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look a bit more tidy. I still have to do
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a bit of cord management. But I do like
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the way this wooden block or serving
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tray or whatever you guys want to call
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it. I really just don't even remember
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the like what do you call these pieces?
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Sometimes my brain just does that. I
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don't know what it is. It's after a long
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day with little ones running around. I
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Yeah, it's been a long day. So, I don't
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really remember what I'm calling this,
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but for now, it's going to be called a
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wooden block. And I like the way that it
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looks. So, now I'm just switching out
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this Dawn power wash. It's grown on me.
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I did not use the used Dawn, but this
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power wash, it's been like a thing. It's
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been trending, and I decided to give it
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a try. My husband actually purchased it,
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so I was like, I'm just going to try it
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out. And yeah, it's been growing on me.
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So, I'm swapping it out for their fall
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scent. It's a pumpkin spice scent. And
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it actually smells really, really good.
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And I'm also going to be swapping out
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our scrub mommy for this cute little
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pumpkin one. And just keeping the like
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brush one that we already have. They
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didn't have or I couldn't locate the
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fall one. Maybe I'll find it on Amazon.
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I don't know. And then here is just a
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little pumpkin dry that I pulled out
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from last year that I'm going to be
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putting up here on the shelf next to my
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Ember mug. I love my Ember mug, so I'm
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going to be keeping that one. Here are
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some homemade apple pie and pumpkin pie
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recipe displays that I found from the
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dollar store. They were literally like
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$2.50 each. I thought they were quite
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adorable and would be really, really
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cute as a backdrop. So, I'm using this
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pumpkin pie one here for now as a
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backdrop behind the tea kettle. Just
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seeing how that looks. I thought it
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might tie in with the pumpkin spice dawn
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power wash spray as well as like the
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pumpkin jar above it. I also pulled out
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my Disney Mickey and Mini Be Happy
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wooden utensil set and added a couple of
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like fall whisk and spatula pieces to it
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to make it a bit more like fall themed.
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And so now I'm just giving the shelf a
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good wipe down. This one here was a
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little bit dusty because I keep some
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protein powder up there usually, but I'm
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swapping that out for a cute little
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pumpkin candle that I got from the
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dollar store. And this pumpkin spice
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makes them a nice fall mug that I got
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from Michaels. I love that little mug.
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And I think that these two together look
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really adorable. Nice and simple. I went
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outside and picked these from Outdoors.
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So, we had some beautiful hydrangeas
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growing in. So, I grabbed about four
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stems. I'm going to put these inside of
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that picture I showed you guys in the
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I really love the way this here turned
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out. I think it's my favorite part of my
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fall decor. this simple and basic little
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picture vase and some beautiful
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hydrangeas right from the garden. I
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absolutely love that. But now just to
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tie in a little bit more of the Disney
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decor. This is a Halloween mug that my
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husband purchased from Box Lunch last
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year. So I'm going to pull that out to
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match the wooden utensil set as well as
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this Mickey and Minnie Mouse vase that
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my husband bought me for Valentine's
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Day. I think they'll look cute together.
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And then I can use that vase to display
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some more fall florals that we have in
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the garden, like some black eyed susans.
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I think we have some orange liies. So, I
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really want to get those displayed up
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while they're still good and before they
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wither away as it gets colder. Now, this
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here little tiered stand or two tier um
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serving tray, you guys, I'm telling you,
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it's been a long day. I cannot remember
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the name of anything. But I'm going to
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be putting this little piece here in the
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middle of our kitchen table and just
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putting a couple of fall and Halloween
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display pieces on top of it. So, this
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here little pumpkin says happy fall. And
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I kind of just like have the tag like
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looped over the top of it. And then this
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one here that says so very blessed. I
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love this little wooden display as well.
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And I'm going to be putting that one on
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the bottom along with this really
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adorable mason jar candle holder. I have
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these adorable little leaf tealight
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candles and they smell really, really
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good. So, we're going to put that inside
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of the mason jar and this will be really
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nice when we're eating dinner together
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in the evening time. So, let's just set
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that on the tiered tray along with a
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couple of extra ones just so that once
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we burn through that one, we'll have a
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couple more that we can use to swamp
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out. I also like to keep things here on
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the table practical with things that we
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often use. I love lighting candles
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during dinner time. It really just sets
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the mood and just romanticizes that
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family time that we have together every
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single night. I don't like to take that
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for granted. So, I try to make it
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special however I can. And then we also
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like to use these adorable little Mickey
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and Minnie fall cup holders. So, just
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placing those and just lighting the
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candle so you guys can get a feel for
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how beautiful it looks. I do have to
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take it off the stand once we are using
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it because it will burn. Really forgot
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about this beautiful candle holder and
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this beautiful pillar candle. purchased
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a candle holder with a little basket
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attached, but you can also take the
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candle holder out of the basket. And
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then we have this pillar candle that I
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have had for a couple of years. It's
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still burning, but very strong. Love
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this candle. Smells amazing. So, I feel
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like it needs to go up here. So, I moved
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some things around so that we can add
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this as well. I turned the basket, which
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opens up a bit more space over here. And
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now we can add this candle
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because it kind of just ties in.
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You guys, I really could not figure out
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how I wanted to place these items on the
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counter. I didn't know if I wanted the
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Google Nest in the middle of the vase
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and the candle, like up against the
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cords to kind of hide it or if I wanted
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to place the nest next to the sink. But
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this is what I ended up keeping and
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going with. I like the way it looks and
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I love that fall backdrop on the nest as
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well. So now moving on to this little
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buffet stand that we have in the family
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room next to our patio door. I'm trying
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to arrange this here tray that has the
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handles on the side of it as something
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that we can just grab on the way out of
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the door for those days that we're
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sitting outside entertaining guests or
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just sitting outside next to the fire
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pit. So, I'm just putting a cute little
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furl vase on there as well as a cozy
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candle, a hello fall and leafy sidewalks
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and crisp morning air sign. And I think
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that's perfect for the outdoors. And
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then I'm also trying to decide if I can
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also add this really inexpensive picture
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that I picked up from the store to it as
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well. So that if we're going to be
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having apple cider outside or even
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lemonade if it's a little bit warmer,
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that's something that we can take out as
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well with a couple of cups. So I don't
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know. This is what it looks like without
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the picture. And then later I ended up
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adding a couple of fall throw pillows
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and a little blanket outside as well.
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But now for this really adorable jute
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rug I picked up from Ross. I'm placing
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this right in front of the kitchen sink
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that I can stand on when I'm like doing
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dishes. And now just adding in just a
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couple more pieces like our Mickey Mouse
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oven mitt. And I switched the apple pie
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and the pumpkin pie recipe stands out. I
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think the apple pie would match better
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with the apple crisp hand soap on the
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sink. And then I put the pumpkin pie
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recipe next to the pumpkin Mickey oven.
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And here are the pumpkin Mickey hand
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towels that we're going to be adding to
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the kitchen, as well as this adorable
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little fall leaf throw pillow into the
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family room. So once those little pieces
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were added, here's just a final look at
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a couple of just very minimal, simple,
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but adorable fall pieces I added to the
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kitchen, the eating area, and the family
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room. Let me know what you guys think
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and what did you guys go with your fall
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decor this year. I tried to keep it
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really simple but also really cute.
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So, that was some of today's clean with
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me and fall decor. I hope that you guys
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enjoyed this homemaking motivation. If
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you did, please don't forget to give
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reach more people. It also helps me to
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know what type of content resonates with
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you guys. But that's going to be all for
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today. Thank you guys so much for
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watching this video and I will see you
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guys in the next one.