When our kitchen was being remodeled early last fall, we stayed at a hotel for 6+ weeks. We ate out almost every meal. (I won’t lie, I did not hate it.) I did become accustomed to an almost daily serving of Chick-fil-a Yogurt. It was my go to takeout breakfast and it was divine. When […]
2021: The Year of Growth
Earlier today I created a custom planner for one of my teen girls. It was a time and labor-intensive task, but she’s been asking for a while. She didn’t need one for adulting like I offer in my shop, she needed one for “teen-ing.” As I worked on it, I paused as I typed in […]
The Top 10: Declutter Inspiration
I write a lot about decluttering. Like, a lot a lot. If you want to browse everything, do that here, but maybe you have limited time and you just want to read the best of the best. I will say, it was very hard to reduce down my favorites to only 10, because there’s some […]
When to Avoid Garage Sales
The title probably makes it sound like I’m about to tell you not to shop at garage sales, but that’s not it. Buying used is great if they are items you really need. I actually want to talk about avoiding having a garage sale of your own. Maybe it’s cliche, but I love the thrill […]
Death, quarantine, two home floods, moving, hotel living, and a head injury.
Before I explain the title, let me just get a few points of business out of the way and answer the two main questions I’ve been getting. Yes, there will be a declutter challenge! I just posted the details. Yes, there is a 2021 planner! They were delayed this year, which I’ll explain in a […]
Knife Skills & Life Skills
When I was feeling so sick last week and my husband was feeling really overwhelmed with all of his responsibilities at the time, a thought occurred to me. I wished my oldest kids, twins Allison and Michelle, could cook more meals independently. They have dinners they can make that are easy, but they don’t know […]
Not a story I want to write.
With everything going on in the world, I certainly don’t want to contribute more negative news. But, on this blog I’ve always been open about the major losses we’ve faced. This whole pandemic got a lot more real for us about a month ago when Matt’s parents became sick. After a few weeks of battling […]
Make a Monster: Tips to make Play-Doh MORE FUN
I’ve always been a big fan of Play-doh (or playdough), ever since my oldest were babies. Play-doh has provided my kids countless hours of entertainment over the years. I have a few tips for changing things up and making playdough time more fun. First of all, this just needs to be said: the mess is […]