Welcome to the second most wonderful time of the year! Second only to Christmas. 😉 I’ll be honest it still feels like summer here in Florida. I grew up in Nebraska and Iowa where there is “real fall”. So when I see pumpkins and scarecrows is seems weird to be wearing shorts and t-shirts! Even
Growing up, my family had all sorts of family traditions. There were always activities or food that we looked forward to for each holiday. We even had traditions for the first day of school! The breakfast table was always set with a “first day of school” card at our plates and my mom made a
Having an unlimited budget for decorating my home would be a whole lot of fun, but having a limited budget has caused me to learn a lot about decorating and helped me define my decor style. When we first moved into our home a little over two years ago, our income was split in
Do you ever feel like there just isn’t enough time? Maybe the to-do list is longer than your day. We all feel like this from time to time. Different seasons of our lives bring added responsibilities and new opportunities. But I don’t think that it is healthy to stay in a state of overwhelm
Last year, a book about decluttering took the internet by storm. Perhaps you have heard of it, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up* by Marie Kondo also known as the KonMari method. After reading blog post after blog post about it, I finally reserved the book at my local library. I was 23rd on
The other day, I returned some razors that I didn’t like. I could have throw them away instead of taking the time to get a refund. But I had paid $6 for those razors, and I certainly wouldn’t throw $6 in the trash! A couple of years ago, I wouldn’t have taken the time to
One of the biggest lessons I have learned since becoming a mom is that everything worth learning takes time and practice. Teaching children how to be responsible for their chores takes time and lots of repetition. My son is 2 years old and getting him to do his chores has taken months and months