You need to host a party! And then share this post with your friends, and make them host parties too! We live in a culture that is busier and stretched more thinly than ever. Consequently, we need to have all the more real, off line connections with our friends. It is challenging to make it Finish reading this post…
A delightful way to easily create joyful days in your home is to frequently celebrate. We have a calendar which tells us the special day each day. Sometimes, it’s something like “Pet your Dragon Day”, or “Clean out Your Computer Day”, but often it’s something we can do to create special memories without any or Finish reading this post…
(even though I also love it a little bit!) I have a love hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. According to various lore, there are at least three historical Valentines. One St Valentine performed weddings for people when he wasn’t supposed to and got put in jail, or even sentenced to death. Ahhh…how romantic. He put Finish reading this post…
A home tour of our real life farmhouse: Decorating for expensively Christmas without spending a lot of money
I bought three boxes of the Tree Dazzler last year on clearance. Living under my rock, I had not ever heard of them. Based on the box, and the after Christmas price, I thought they were worth a go. They didn’t take any time at all to install, as you just put the ring over Finish reading this post…
Who loves Christmas as much as I do? YOU!? Great. We can be friends then. I love all the seasons and holidays to be honest. Decorating my mantel and house for every occasion (when I feel like it and have the energy) is my favorite. I go all out for autumn and Christmas which I Finish reading this post…
How to (NOT) Pack Light My Handsome Husband and I recently went to Washington DC without kids! We hadn’t had a trip with just the two of us since 2009, when we came home pregnant with Denton (baby #4). Don’t worry, we didn’t bring home any special surprises this time! Kevin was representing Scott County Finish reading this post…
Not your typical “pumpkin patch, drink apple cider” autumn bucket list! You know you’re not that basic!
May 31: I had been getting more and more tired of being pregnant and trying different tricks that might get labor going for several days. Of course it was nothing drastic as my due date wasn’t until 9 June. When Kevin and I went to bed that night, he noticed I had a “piddle pad” Finish reading this post…