When we stopped buying car air fresheners and started making DIY car scents, I thought I'd have to say goodbye to the fun holiday scents. After years of making my own homemade car fresheners, I recently found out I was wrong! I just made the cutest DIY car air freshener for Halloween! We stopped using commercial car air fresheners because of my daughter's car sickness. The strong scents of the fragrance oils exacerbate her nausea. We actually made our first air freshener to help calm her … [Read More...]
Simple faith
This piece was originally published in September of 2014, ten days before the first anniversary of my first miscarriage. Today is the sixth anniversary of that miscarriage. I’ve had a few more pregnancy losses since I originally wrote it. But reading this piece and my letter to the mom who’s just suffered a miscarriage helps […]
Easy Halloween Snacks: Spooky Rice Krispy Treats Mummy
Halloween has to be the most fun holiday. The sweets and decorations make it an event that kids look forward to for months. And the creative possibilities can’t be beat! We do everything from easy halloween snacks to quick and fun crafts leading up to the big day. Everyone loves our Spooky Rice Krispy Treat […]
How to Lose Weight Whilst Feeding Your Family
Providing healthy and tasty food for your family whilst trying to lose weight can feel like a tall order, but I promise it can be done. You don’t need to sit at the dinner table, watching everyone stuff themselves whilst you push a lettuce leaf around your plate. In fact, you don’t have to go […]
25 Dinner Ideas for Sports Nights
Between practices and games, coming up with quick meals that my family will actually enjoy and isn’t just something unhealthy, can be tricky. I tend to just make the same things over because I know how to and I know everyone will eat them. So switching it up is exciting for everyone. All these dinner […]
Get Well Kit for Solo Moms
Do you have a friend who is struggling through health problems or the flu while raising young children on her own? These get well gift basket ideas, packed in a useful plastic bin, are design to support, comfort, and ease solo moms who may not feel their best. I married a submariner. It’s a hard […]
My Favorite Spooky and Stylish Rustic Halloween Wreaths
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s always the perfect time to get a new seasonal wreath. Personally, I prefer finding handmade ones because they tend to be more creative than what you can buy in stores. And there is much less of a chance of someone having the same beautiful rustic Halloween wreath. Who […]
DIY Natural Air Freshener For Cold and Flu Season
When it comes to crafting, I absolutely love projects that are natural, pretty, and practical. Maybe that’s why I love to make personalized air fresheners, like this DIY Natural Air Freshener for Cold and Flu Season. This is such a great way to make something useful fit your decor too! School just started and sure enough, […]
25 Cute Halloween Treats to Make This Year!
Halloween is the best time to get creative with your baking! There are so many ways to take something simple and make it look like you’ve spent all day decorating it. If you have children, then you know how hard it can be to come up with cute treats to make for class parties. You […]