Crafts, Finances and Life Experiences of a Stay-At-Home-Mom
On Fridays my mom doesn’t work so she sometimes comes over to hang out with me and the kids. It’s a chance to catch up and the kids are always super excited to have someone else over, especially with the whole pandemic thing. Last week, while she was putting some stuff in her car, she …
Guys. I broke. Remember last week when I said I was trying to find ways to apply the organizational lessons from “Get Organized with The Home Edit” without spending an arm and a leg on clear plastic storage? Well, I didn’t spend an arm and a leg… not really even an arm. But I did …
I am such a sucker for the latest and greatest home organization movement. When Marie Kondo had her 15 minutes of fame with a Netflix series last year (or was it the year before?) I dove in headfirst. I emptied every closet and purged all the things that didn’t bring me joy. Let me tell …
There are so many things that go into throwing a baby and/or bridal shower. One of the things I find most difficult to plan are the games and associated prizes. I love games, but hate most of the shower games out there. I’m the no-fun person that grabs my don’t-say-baby-pin, walks up to someone, says …
We’re about 6 months into this whole global pandemic thing and for some reason, paper products are still super difficult to find. I’m convinced people must have entire rooms of their homes filled with toilet paper and paper towels. Luckily, we have been able to find toilet paper each time we have actually needed it. …
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Growing up, my sisters and I used to play chess all the time. We had a civil war chess board and after briefly having the rules explained, we played constantly. We’d even set up brackets and have single and double elimination tournaments. Of course, none of us were really any good and we certainly didn’t …
A couple of months ago, I had the honor of throwing a baby shower on behalf of a family friend with the last name Beaver (you might remember the beaver invitations from a little while ago). So obviously, I had no choice but to go with a very beaver-heavy woodland theme. Once the theme was …
I can’t speak for every family, but I think most families go around the table at Thanksgiving and (after a series of groans) everyone says something for which they’re grateful. In my experience, these are big items like “my family and friends.” But what about the little things? We tend to focus only on the …
I’m pretty sure spring is nature’s baby season, but let me tell you, summer is apparently baby season for all my friends. In late June, the sister of my dear friend welcomed her first child, a sweet baby girl and I couldn’t be happier for her and her husband. When I first found out about …
As we approach the first birthday of our sweet baby girl, I’ve been thinking back on my pregnancy. Our first was a complete and total, unplanned surprise so it was a totally different experience to have planned a pregnancy. One of the first challenges (because all pregnancies are challenging in some way or another) we …