Since my kiddos are still pretty young, they have been mostly on the receiving end during the holidays, but this year, I decided take advantage of a teachable opportunity to help them learn how fun giving can be too! We sat down and together, the kids and I came up with a few ideas for some simple […]
Make Your Own Chalk Paint (and Use It!) the Easy Way
There is nothing more beautiful to me than a gorgeous piece of old furniture or wood. Am I the only one who feels like furniture isn’t made like it once was? As much as I love bringing old furniture to life with stain, sometimes it just needs a good coat of paint to restore its former glory. There are many different […]
6 Command Center Essentials
It’s a new milestone in my house: all four of my kiddos are in school all day! Last year my triplets started kindergarten, and that was manageable. They were only gone for half the day, so I didn’t miss them too much and I didn’t have to pack their lunches! Plus, they were in the same class so […]
A Day at The Crayola Experience!
My children have a very enthusiastic crush on The Crayola Experience, so when we were recently given tickets to visit in exchange for this honest post review, there was a lot of squeeing that went down in this house. Wa-hoo! They love going there, I love taking them, and it’s pretty easy to see why. Why is […]
The DIY Genius of Small Glass Jars
When I was first asked by Infinity Jars to share their glass jars with you in this sponsored post, I was curious to check out their product identified as “The Most Decadent Glass Ever Created”. Could this glass really be that superior? Why did I need such quality jars? Would I have use for glass jars in […]
Spread Cheer with Sweetness This Season
We have a dog, a psychotic one, to be specific. His neuroses include an eleven year-long panic that he won’t be fed, a propensity to hide from flies in the bathtub and a decided inability to function when separated from his home. Like, ever. So when God matched us up with the most magnificent neighbors ever (who […]
Colorful Closet Organization 101
****Thanks to Wayfair for providing a product gift card so I could check out some of the items on their site and share them with you in this post! My selection of and delight in my finds is 100% original**** I have written before about our junk drawer being a sweet little corner of ghastly horror in […]
Grab the Huggies® Wipes: Because Kids Outgrow Diapers, Not Messes*
I have an announcement, a very important announcement, friends: WE ARE DONE WITH DIAPERS! I know, I know. It’s basically the best news to happen around these parts in forever. But, silly, new-to-this-post-diaper life mom that I am, I wondered if this also meant it was time to bid adieu to my ginormous stockpile of wipes? The […]
The Coffeehouse
One month ago, my husband and I had a coffeehouse date. To be more accurate, 16 years and one month ago, we had a coffeehouse date. On February 18, 1999, my husband called me on my college dorm room landline (because those things existed) and asked if I’d like to go hang out at the […]
Smores, Tents and a Fancy-pants Cake?
You know that whole bit about how I’m not crafty or creative? It’s not a shtick-for-show. It’s real. I see craft supplies and I panic. DIY projects to pretty up my home sound like a modern form of torture. So when summer rolls around, and it’s time to come up with fun ideas for my kids’ birthday parties AND […]
