I was looking for something to make for my daughter’s teachers this Valentine’s Day and came across this tutorial for a Charmed Pencil Pouch. (Thank you, Pinterest!) The instructions were easy to follow, and the finished result pretty cute…even with my limited sewing skills. It was also a pretty inexpensive project, and we completed it [...]
Works-for-Me Wednesday: Freezer Cooking
January 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
Especially when my mom comes to help! This past weekend, that’s just what she did, and my freezer is stocked with ready-to-cook meals, as well as heat-and-eat breakfasts, for the next few months when cooking might prove difficult. I tend to have a LOT of preterm contractions and have ended up on bedrest in [...]
Tuesday’s Tip: If it looks good, eat it.
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
And sometimes if it doesn’t. Before I left for Africa, I was surprised by the number of people who hinted that I should pack a suitcase full of granola bars. When I laughed, they asked, “But what will you eat?” Here’s the truth: I love Kenyan food. Always have. The country is filled with fresh [...]
Tuesday’s Tip: Write it down!
May 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
Photo Source I woke up this morning ready to post the most helpful tip today then I realized that I had no idea what it was. You see, yesterday, while I was cooking in my kitchen, I planned the entire post out, worked on the wording and was really excited about it. Today, I cannot [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Butter!
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
That’s right…homemade butter! My daughter and I have been reading this: And for some reason, this book always makes me hungry. I think it’s the idea of playing in an attic full of food. Read it…you’ll see…just be ready to have an unseasonal craving for pumpkin pie. I’m just sayin’. Anyway, as we were reading [...]
Tuesday’s Tip: Empty the Sink.
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lately, I’ve been trying really hard to keep a bit more order in our home, in my life, and this is one thing that really seems to be helping. To all the neat freaks out there, this probably goes without saying, but for people like me who struggle to get anything done some days, [...]
Review: Cutey Baby “That’s a Wrap!”
March 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
When I was expecting our baby, I seriously considered using cloth diapers, but two things happened: 1. I chickened out. 2. I was given the most wonderful diaper shower ever. Still, in the back of my mind all these months, I have wondered how things would have gone if we had used cloth diapers so [...]
Tuesday’s Tip: Make your own fondant!
March 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
Photo Source For me, one of the easiest ways to make cakes personal and unique is to use fondant when decorating them. I’m a bit of a perfectionist and am never quite satisfied with my ability to pipe icing or use other methods of decorating, but I find that using fondant frees me to get [...]
Friday Favorites: Unexpected Encouragement
March 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
This week’s list of favorites seems a bit random, I know, but so has this past week. It started last Friday night at the after hours clinic with my older child, trekked right on through the baby’s vomit Saturday to Wednesday’s diaper explosion (in which I realized we were out of wipes) and yesterday’s scary [...]
Tuesday’s Tip: Baking Soda
March 1, 2011 By 3 Comments
Confession time: This is what my sink looked like Saturday morning: Please, don’t judge me….at least the dishes were done. Anyway, when the tarnished state of our sink finally struck me I had nothing to clean it with…no Comet, no Softscrub, nothing. Then I thought of this: So I sprinkled (okay, poured) some in [...]
