every day living with a touch of creativity
Creative mamas foster creative kiddos. And although we truly treasure the masterpieces our budding artists create, let’s face it…without a way to organize and store our children’s artwork, it adds to the clutter in our homes. Here are 5 tips to help all curators of kids’ art. Accumulate. The first step to reigning control over [...]
had been deliberating for WEEKS about what to get my boys for ‘big brother’ gifts when their new brother or sister finally arrived, and let’s face it {glances at ever-expanding baby bump}, time was not on my side. But I had nothing. No toys. No books. Not even one itty-bitty, teeny-wienie idea. Nothing, nada, zip, [...]
I absolutely adore the Texas wildflower season. Sometimes it’s really, really short. Sometimes it’s non-existant. But thanks to a lot of early rain, I think we’re in for an incredible season. For the past 8 years, I’ve taken my kids out into the bluebonnets to get pictures and I plan to carry that tradition on [...]
There’s one wall in my house that makes all the other walls turn green with envy. It’s the show stopper whenever someone new comes into our home. It’s the one that gets the oohs and aahs as the other walls roll their eyes. It’s this one… Okay, so the walls are actually yellow. [...]
By now you have certainly heard of (and more likely, fallen head over heels for) Pinterest, the remarkable visual bookmarking site that is sweeping the social scene. I was one of the earlier adopters and can barely imagine my online life without it. Need a recipe? Check Pinterest. Gift idea? Pinterest. Grumpy toddler? A Pinterest [...]
I remember calling my mom a few weeks after moving into my very first apartment and asking her how to keep a plant alive. Within a few weeks, my 21 year old self had managed to off several. Her answer: “Get a succulent.” More than a decade later, the succulent is still my favorite plant [...]
Last year, we moved from California to Kansas and in the process we learned our finances were a mess. We ended up having to short sale our house, and the process was less than fun. The long and the short of it, I felt irresponsible, even though we did everything “right”. I am a lot [...]
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