This past weekend has been all about decorating the Christmas trees. Yes – trees. We have three. One super -duper tall one in the living room, a 7-foot tree in the family room, and a smaller tree staked outside on the front lawn. This takes hundreds of lights! With our large tree, I have a …
The holidays are fast approaching and that means gift giving season is upon us. You may have checked out my new aStore where I am curating ideas for gifts to buy, but do you know what I really love? I love handmade gifts! I treasure gifts that friends and loved ones have spent time working …
I am very excited to bring this project to you today! Because I absolutely loved how it turned out. Because I love it when items can be repurposed in a new and creative way; and I’m not the one who made this! My friend Nusheen created this incredible backyard pallet furniture – all on her own! …
I am happy to be a guest blogger today on Cynthia’s blog, Feeding Big! Cynthia and I recently connected via a blogging group and then in person in New York City for the BlogHer ’15 Convention. There is always so much to learn about blogging, and I have truly enjoyed this journey of learning and …
This is a really quick and short blog post! I am setting up my backyard for our Fourth of July shindig tomorrow, and I thought I would share this really quick, easy, and cheap way to add some red, white, and blue to your patio. Easy Bandana Pillow Covers for the 4th of July Simply …
I came across a picture of a pallet painted as a flag on Pinterest. I instantly liked this project for a few reasons: it looked easy, cheap, fast, and with its size – it would give my yard a large piece of Fourth of July decor. We are having a party and I want to spruce up the …
Grilling season is here! I would love to say that with the start of Memorial Day Weekend that summer is here, but with three more weeks of teaching on my horizon followed by report cards and closing up a classroom for the summer – summer is not yet here. Most definitely though, grilling and barbecue …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CleaningUntangled #CollectiveBias I love the song, Our House, from the Madness. Its lyrics reminds me a lot of our home… “Our house it has a crowd There’s always something happening And it’s usually quite loud Our mum she’s …
I was in Aspen, Colorado recently visiting my daughter. As many of you know my daughter Alyssa is all about food! She graduated last spring form Boston University with a degree in Nutritional Science. She has since interned during the fall with an organization in Vermont called Green Mountain Farm-to-School and then spent this last winter …
It’s spring cleaning time! What is it about the newness of the spring season that has many of us sorting, purging, and organizing? This last weekend we cleaned out the garage and planted in our garden. I gotta’ say – it feels so good to look at the clean and (mostly) organized garage – it’s not …
