every day living with a touch of creativity
7:22 am: My babies like to snuggle in the crib to read books. It gives me a few minutes to start a load of laundry and make the beds. Somehow, starting the day with these two tasks complete makes me feel more put together. 9:30 am: With the kids happy to play with their [...]
Over a year ago, we made some big decisions to simplify our life. Four months later, we received some devastating news about my dad’s health – he had cancer and was given a 50/50 chance of survival. Because we had already sold our home and were in the process of packing, we moved anyway. But [...]
There are only 12 days left to get your Christmas lists crossed off, which still leaves enough time to skip the big box retailers and put something together fashioned from your creative self. I admit I have only made one gift so far this season, but after my BFF and I curated this awesome list [...]
Photo by MSVG In the past couple months, I found my oldest starting to complain more. “I don’t like this dinner.” “I never win the game.” “That place is boring.” So one night after another complaint about dinner, I stopped her in her tracks. I asked her to tell me 3 things she was thankful [...]
A few months ago, Crystal at Money Saving Mom, talked about a ‘Busy Bag Swap’ she had participated in. I had never heard of busy bags but I was intrigued by the thought of having a bunch of ziploc bags with a game or simple project to keep my five year old, well, busy. I signed up [...]
Like Amy wrote earlier this week, summer is packing her bags. We’re finishing our vacations, our summer ‘to-do’ lists, thinking about our school year routines and starting our back-to-school shopping. This marks a new year for me as my oldest starts Pre-K and we have our first ever ‘school supply’ list. It’s mostly filled with [...]
Last year, TCM co-editor Stephanie shared her 10 Favorites from 2010 and topping the list was Pinterest. Pinterest is an online pinboard allowing you to virtually pin images to your personal pinboard. I jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon and was an avid lurker for months. I swooned over image after image of home decor, parties, [...]
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