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Letter from the Editor: How are you feeling about your home, self, and family? In your eyes can it use improvement? For years, I struggled to be sure everything was in place, and to be sure I appeared to have it all together, and to truly appear happy even though deep down my life was [...]
Little people matter too, right? Being a mom of eight, I am always on the look out for projects that are fun for the kids but are practical as well. Here is a DIY chalkboard table for kids + how to make mini-benches. Enjoy! Mini- toddler table with mini-benches. The table is a coffee table [...]
I love DIY projects. I love turning something ugly or worn out into something new and beautiful. I’ve been a busy bee finishing the following projects. Enjoy browsing! Previously, an old, brown toy trunk. With some fun, dark aqua paint and new handles from Hobby Lobby and spray painted white it is renewed and fresh. [...]
Sun-up My entire family has been passing around the stomach flu, so my job has been pretty big: helping littles feel better and cleaning carpets. Currently browsing this Home & Garden book: Where Women Create Magazine
Fresh flowers are a weakness of mine. Some women shy away from using fresh flowers in their home decor with the reasoning that they will just die anyway. Why not enjoy the moment? There is something cheerful and uplifting about having fresh flowers in various rooms of your home. It tells a story, a story [...]
Letter from the Editor: “The belief in the possibility (or probability) of happiness as a product of rational organization…is the heart of all Utopias.” ~Isaiah Berlin Aahhh… the ideal home. Is there such a thing? Isn’t it funny how the house is always cleaner on the other side of the neighborhood? Isn’t it also frustrating [...]
Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. ~Lindley Karstens, noproblemgarden.com Everyone who has ever had a successful garden always talks about how fulfilling it was to have one. I didn’t really understand [...]
Life has pain and challenges. What do you do when you encounter these difficulties? Suffering or experiencing misery and blame is an option or rising above the pain and difficulties is another. It is your choice. Recently, I decided that I wanted to run a half marathon: 13.10 miles. Training brings pain, soreness and [...]
I’m a romantic; a dreamer. I love Jane Austen’s novels and the idea of having servants. Throughout the years of raising children, I confess, I often thought about the era of the past where there were live in servants, nanny’s and cooks…and I wished I had a full staff in my home. How nice it [...]
I created my own homemaking meme so that I would write more regularly with just small prompts to keep me going. I’m assuming, my lovely readers, that you have an interest in what I do in my every day life. I mostly assume that because I’m nosy about how others live their lives too, especially [...]
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