Book Basket May 2018
I don’t tend to read as much as I used to. Truth be told like many aspects of my life I go through spurts. Sometimes for weeks or months on end, I will read...
Tagged: Family Life
How To Make Laundry Soap
I’ve been making our laundry soap for years. YEARRRSSSSS. I remember once my son saw laundry soap at the store and didn’t know what it was, and it blew his mind that people buy...
Goals, Time Management, and Surprising Kids
You guys, I am SO bad at time management and getting stuff done. I have serious time management problems. I can easily spend time making lists, planning, creating a system, but when it comes...
About Me- AND This Site
Hey Guys!! (Not literally, though hello to any guys reading this as well!!!) I realized last night that in reality, you don’t know me. Not just in a “this is only a website, and...
Make Your Own Hot Cocoa Mix- Easy and with only Three Ingredients!
Do you like hot cocoa? I do. While some people only drink cocoa, or tea, or coffee, or hot cider, I drink them all! I love to get cozy with a hot cup of...
2018 Plans and a New Fun Challenge
Just a quick video to share with you my 2018 plans, including my big news the Make Your Home Challenge!
Salt and Starch Clay Ornaments- Fun Clay Ornaments for Kids
A 1965 issue of Ladies Home Journal featured this fun salt and starch clay in their special Christmas issue. I was determined to make it, because why not really, and we now have some...
Yarntube 2- Christmas Gifts Edition
I made a Yarn Tube! Yarntube 2 is below. I show off the current Christmas Projects I have going, and more. Just a bit of goofy fun on this snowy day! Yes it’s snowing...
The Advent Calendar that Wasn’t
Several weeks ago I got the idea of making an advent calendar. I wanted to make mini mittens and hang them on a line. I decided not to crochet them though because I wanted...
December 1968 Pack-o-Fun
I’ve mentioned my Pack-o-Fun stash here before. In fact, since I won an eBay auction in August for a decent stack I since got a great deal a thrift store for another stack just...
Make a Fun Chocolate Cottage for the Holidays!
I’m going to go on the record and say that I pretty much eat my weight in gingerbread every December. It’s true. I have a family recipe that makes about 500 cookies (seriously, it...
December 1960
December 1960! When this magazine cost 15 cents to pick up at a newsstand, and as the handwritten note says shows “knit cuffs!” Also in 1960, the US was the first to legalize the...
How to Decorate for Every Season- Easily and with Little Cost
In these days of Pinterest, it’s so easy to get overwhelmed with seasonal decorating. There is SO much out there. I do have Pinterest Board for every season and major holiday that you can...
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