Simplifying your home starts at the heart…

Happy New Year! What a year it has been!! It was full of adventures, lazy days, fun-filled days and days of heartache. The new year is always my favorite, with it’s chance at new beginnings and so called “do-overs.”   I usually start the year off with a huge overhaul of our home, cleaning and organizing and decluttering.  But this …

A Non-Pinterest inspired activity  

Summertime. Truly bittersweet to those of us who are parents.  On the one hand, absolute freedom from the slavery of schedules and locked down bedtimes and every minute of every day having to be somewhere.  On the other hand….absolute. Anarchy. Those sweets babes that you had to drag out of bed by their toes on school days now wake with …

Safe n’ Smellgood Ant Repellent

Guys. We have ants. Though Not nearly as severely as we did a couple days ago.  It was bad. Like, laying in bed and all the sudden feeling those tiny irritating ant legs crawl across MY FACE!!  Not ok. I kinda just wanted to burn my house down.  But we’ve handled it, Emmy is a supreme ant smasher 😂😱 and …

Pinterest Holidays and a DIY Holy Week Box

We’ve all seen them, and most of us have even attempted some of the outrageous crafts, activities and surprises that correlate with every flipping holiday on Pinterest.  Every. Single. Holiday.  Now, don’t get me wrong, they can be wonderfully fun with awesome memories made, and I promise there is no judgement coming from the other side of the computer! But it …

DIY Large Paper Rosettes

I’ve had quite a few friends ask how I make the paper rosettes that I’ve been making for my banners and cards, so I thought this would a great DIY Tutorial project…plus any chance to be crafty is a great one! Here is what I used today to make these: *You can do this with just glue, paper and scoring …

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Miracle Diaper Rash Recipe

I knew having a girl would bring a lot of motherhood firsts my way, but I didn’t expect the WORST DIAPER RASH I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! Did she sit naked in a boiling fountain of LAVA?! Neither one of my boys ever had bad cases of diaper rash, just a little redness here and there that Desitin always took care …