DIY projects, thrifty home decor and easy crafts
In this heart wrenching post, a bio and adoptive mom answers every parent’s question. Do you love your adopted child as much as your biological one? Recently on a Facebook post I received the following comment. I find it difficult to get past the distinctions in your children: my daughter, my grandson (those ones are really yours), my adopted daughter,… Read More
How do ten months disappear into oblivion, never to be seen again? I remember as a child just cringing when my parents would say, time flies. When you’re eight years old and enduring summer vacation, time seems to crawl by at a snails pace! Now as an adult I pray for the privilege of being bored! Just one day of… Read More
Does anyone else feel like Mother’s Day is the hardest holiday? Especially if you’re the mom! Torn between being celebrated and honoring your own mother if she’s still alive, sometimes Mother’s Day can be a day of conflict. I celebrated my first Mother’s Day 27 years ago. I know it seems like a cliche, but the years have flown by… Read More
Maybe this Mother’s Day you’re feeling a little sentimental like me, or searching for a purpose in those sleepless nights and endless days of diapers and tantrums. Could it be that the teenage years are wearing thin and you’re wondering if anything you’re doing really matters? Totally unprepared for motherhood 27 years ago, I dove in and have been swimming upstream… Read More
Is there anything more welcoming than warm cookies and milk? This easy Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe will up your game as best mom and hostess! What is it about cookies straight from the oven that makes me feel so warm and fuzzy? My mom was a working woman but my grandmother lived with us until she passed away… Read More
Add a little zing to an ordinary side dish by making Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes.This easy recipe uses red potatoes and everyday ingredients. I never knew when I got married there would be all these unwritten rules I had to learn to follow. Don’t leave the cap off the toothpaste. If we’re not ten minutes early we’re late. You… Read More
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Sara Lee Desserts, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #SaraLeeDesserts http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV When our kids were younger we usually had one weekend night that was “family” night and involved some sort of game or performance by the kids (think dress up and lip syncing!) … Read More
Thrifty and easy Valentines Day decor ideas will have you shopping your home, books and photographs for easy and sentimental ways to decorate your home. To me Valentines Day decor is a lot like my marriage. (You’re on the edge of your seats right about now, aren’t you?) Comfortable. Shabby but chic. Imperfectly beautiful. Neutral with pops of color. Sentimental and… Read More
Want to know how to survive the Thanksgiving overwhelm and still enjoy family and friends? These 5 tips for a low stress Thanksgiving dinner are a must! Even before I became a DIY lifestyle blogger I always loved to set a pretty table when company came over for dinner. We were always the first ones to invite the new preacher… Read More