A couple of things. First, I have no idea how this beautiful beaded tree craft idea had escaped my notice until recently. In January I started seeing them everywhere all over social media. All colors, sizes, styles and bead and pin types and I fell in love! They are beautiful and each one is a
Now, let me be completely clear, because clarity is important. Just so nobody panics or sends any concerned texts, there is absolutely nothing wrong with watching TV, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with my marriage. We watch and enjoy TV, we have our favorite shows and sports and sometimes TV is just comforting (as
If you have ever looked at your closet and attempted to clear it out or organize it and wondered, “Why is all this stuff I never wear still hanging here and taking up space?” starting a Poshmark closet might be something you should consider. For most of us, it is not about making huge money,
A cozy, old fashioned cookie with a soft, chewy center, crackly top and just the right amount of warm, spicy, ginger bite. There are cookie people, then there are ginger molasses cookie people. You all know who you are! 😊 You want a cookie with a crunchy , crackly sugar-coated top with a chewy, spicy
Well, December absolutely steamrolled all my blogging plans! I was so excited for my first year of blogging in December, I had loads of post ideas, had taken so many pictures, made so many lists and had tons of notes. Crafting, cooking, baking, gifting, decorating, wrapping-it was all there. I was ready to kill it!
When it comes to holiday decorating, tension rods are one of the most underrated tools you can have in your Christmas decorating supply stash. They are super affordable, renter friendly and limitlessly versatile. They allow you to add festive decor to any room in your home without nails, screws or permanent damage to window frames,
All of my adult life, Christmas has felt like a race I was always losing. A race against the calendar, a race against my lengthy (self inflicted) to do list and a race against expectations-mostly my own. There has been shopping, wrapping, decorating, endless to-do lists to complete, menu planning, cooking and baking and somehow
The holidays are upon us and a big part of our celebrations involve food. Usually way too much of it, but isn’t that part of the fun? Many of us are in the process of thinking about and planning our menus for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday meals. In reality, many of the foods
Every Christmas, one of my enduring traditions has been to gift each of my children and grandchildren a special ornament chosen just for them. It is something I started doing when my children were just babies. When they were grown and had their own homes, they had a great start on an ornament collection for
Dear Santa, Hi Santa, It’s me again. I have tried my best to be a pretty good girl. Never perfect, just my best. This has been quite a year! Filled with lessons (not always easily learned), love and laughter (which I am forever grateful for), disappointments and hurt feelings (which I have tried to handle
