Practical DIY for the busy woman
Parents and kids BOTH need this — this printable Christmas GIVE list will get your kids excited about giving gifts! I’ve seen so many Christmas wish lists that we can use for our kids to narrow down what they ask for (and I think they’re great, and I use them!), but I haven’t seen a Christmas “GIVE” Read More
Here’s a great DIY tie organizer idea – it’s an inexpensive IKEA hack! We recently moved into a new home, and we have a really nice walk-in closet in our master bedroom (yay!). I love it! When I was organizing it all during the move, I knew I needed to figure out SOMEthing to do Read More
Here’s a fresh kale salad that has garlic massaged into it! You’ll love it! Who loves salads? I eat at LEAST one a day – usually my lunch is a salad with a protein, and almost every night we have salad with dinner. There’s something refreshing about eating fresh greens and knowing you’re getting so Read More
Washi Tape Pencil Holder for School It’s almost time to start the new school year (already?!), and as a homeschooling mom, I’m doing what it takes to get my kids excited about it! One thing that my kids love to do is make something all on their own that is useful. My kids are Read More
Summer is the perfect time for popsicles! These peaches and cream popsicles are yummy, satisfying, and also healthy! As a mom of four, I am often looking for snacks for my kids that are healthy and filling (so they don’t come back in an hour asking for another snack, ha!). A lot of the recipes I’ve Read More
This time of year, I start using the grill far more often than I use my oven – it’s just too hot! We put just about EVERYthing on the grill. In the summer here in Greece, it’s either cook outside, or eat a cold dinner! One of our family’s favorite foods to put on the grill Read More
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT HARD-BOILED EGGS Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed your hard-boiled eggs to look PERFECT – maybe you’re making them to cut in half for deviled eggs, or maybe you’re serving them whole when friends come over? I used to nervously hope that the peel would slide off Read More
Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot of rustic wooden trough centerpieces in the home decorating world. And they look gorgeous! Neutrals and rustic are my favorite lately! I mean, I DO love color, but how easy is it to change your accent colors now and then when you’ve decorated in neutrals?! This means that I can re-decorate for holidays and different seasons without it costing me much at all: swap out couch pillows, decorate the mantel, get seasonal plants, and more!
When I first saw the rustic trough centerpiece in a magazine, I immediately thought how fun it would be to put different things in it for different times of the year: ornaments and lights for Christmas, colorful sea glass and tea lights for summer, decorative fall leaves with pine cones and a candle for fall, and plants and candles, or even fruit, year-round! So many possibilities! Read More