Why I Do What I Do
allposters.com I can remember the exact moment that I knew that I had to be a stay-at-home mom. It was our first night home from the hospital after Katie was born. I had just tucked her in to her...
View ArticleFinally A Post With A Purpose
The fam got together recently to celebrate my dad’s birthday. Not really recently, it’s been almost a month now. What can I say? I’ve got Blog Burnout. The ugly Double B! And to my MIL, who I am...
View ArticleLunch Box Napkins
I’ve got a bunch of scrap fabric and I’ve been meaning to make some napkins for a long time. I decided that I would use the scraps to make napkins for everyday use and then buy some cute fabric to use...
View ArticlePillowcase Apron
I finished a Christmas gift today that is okay to share. It’s for my niece, Madie, and as far as I know, she doesn’t read my blog. She loves to cook and I found this pattern for a pillowcase apron...
View ArticleUgly Recycling
Do you recycle? We do. It causes quite an ugly eye sore in my kitchen, but it helps reduce the number of trash bags we haul off to the dump and it’s good for the earth. I think it also helps teach the...
View ArticleSimplify Thyself
This is what greets anyone who walks inside our front door. The sign hangs just above the coat rack in our entry way. “Simplify” has been my battle cry for about the last 5 years. 5 years ago, we...
View ArticleDamage Control
We had an excellent Easter. The girls got up and found their Easter baskets. We went and enjoyed a wonderful service at church and then went to my MIL’s for a nice Easter lunch. Later in the evening...
View ArticleHomemade Caesar Dressing + One More
This post is for a couple of my FB buddies who were asking about those homemade dressings. Without a doubt, every single time I’ve gone to the trouble to make homemade salad dressing, it has been...
View ArticleHomemade Produce Wash
I ran out of my fruit & veggie wash today and was surprised to find that I hadn’t posted it here….what a slacker, I am. I decided a while back that we were going to go organic completely...
View ArticleMicrowave Cleaner
I guess everyone probably knows this already, but after reheating some baked beans in the microwave this weekend, and forgetting to cover the bowl, resulting in a bean explosion, I thought I’d share...
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