living life to the fullest
One way I get over my sadness from summer ending is decorating my house for fall! I see beautiful fall centerpieces and decorations in store, but I always cringe at the price when I know I can make my own, and making it unique to my style and home decor. I’ve seen this easy pool…
If you like ginger, making your own candied ginger saves SO much money! I like ginger as a snack, in my meals, salads and baked goods. Ginger is especially good for an upset stomach, nausea and indigestion. Ginger is the only thing that relieves my menstrual cramps! Some say it can even prevent certain cancers…
It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of winter. I ask myself every winter why I live in such a cold climate! One thing I hate about winter is getting sick. I believe that we’re sick more in the winter because we’re cooped up with all of the germs. Once my son gets…
Our elf on the shelf, Freddy, has been with us for about 5 years. Every year, I try to make him do bigger and funnier things, because each year I think this is the last year X will believe. Well, at 8 years old, his faith in Freddy is stronger than ever! It’s great, but…
For my man’s 40th birthday, I gave him a lobster clambake and a party. He loves lobster but didn’t want to go out, so I thought we would have a lobster party with our close friends and family! In order to keep the event manageable and affordable, I sent out two invitations: the clambake was…
I found this post a few years ago when I first got on Pinterest. I have always used liquid laundry detergent, but I was drawn to making my own detergent that cost a lot less money and lasts a lot longer. I’ve been making my own detergent ever since then! My man does most…
I’m almost finished decorating and moving my son’s bedroom. Since he was born, he’s been in a tiny bedroom that barely fit his bed and dresser. He’s 5 1/2 now, and it was time for him to have a bigger bed and a bigger room and a bigger space to play and grow. We decided to…
For my son’s 5th birthday, we had a Lego theme for his party. He had gone to Lego Land for the first time about a month before his birthday and became totally obsessed with Legos! When we decided on the theme, I assumed that I would have to make some decorations, and buy some decorations. Turns…