Owning a home with a fireplace comes with responsibility. Home fires can and do happen. I’m going to share with you 5 quick tips to get you started to making sure your fires stay safe. 1. Open the Damper The Damper must be kept open until fire the is completely extinguished. If you are burning […]
Family Fun – Family Game Night with Young Children
What does it take to have a successful Family Game Night with kiddos 5 and under? Patience. Kidding, well sort of. If you have little ones running or crawling around you you know patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a must. Matt and I both love games but it’s hard to play games with kids […]
Hundreds of Ideas for Keeping your Home Clean and Organized
Knock knock. Whose there? New Years. New Years Who? Are you ready to keep your New Years Resolutions? Well are you? I know I am, in fact I am not making any this year. But what I do plan on doing is de-crapifying my house and creating a clean and organized home. We have so […]
Easy Barrette Trick for Thin Hair
I know I am probably not the only mother out there with at little toddler girl with a head full of baby fine hair. Poor Jossie has a beautiful head of brown hair that is so hard to keep in place. I end up using the rubber bands that even though they tout as smooth […]
Babysitter Messages Done Easy with Post-it Notes
The first time that we hired a babysitter for Josslyn I wanted to make sure that everything was easy to find for the sitter. I remember babysitting as a teen and feeling like I was nosing through the house looking for the simplest thing like a glass or a spoon. 10 drawers or cabinets later […]
How to Naturally Clean Hard Water Stains and Deposits from your Tub Faucet
Spring officially came in with a bang a few weeks ago. By bang I mean taunting us with beautiful warm weather tempting my toes into flip flops only to be pulling the coats and warm socks back out of the drawers in a matter of days! Thankfully the weather man says things are on an […]
How to Get Rid of Wrinkles in Curtains – Without an Iron
A few months ago Matt and I picked up new curtains for our family room at IKEA. They are lined and I just love them. What I don’t love about them is the horrible creases and wrinkles that are in them from where they were folded in the packaging. The tag on the curtains says […]
All Things Creative – Spring 2nd Edition
I don’t know about you but I have Spring Fever! Seriously if I see one more weather report where they say the dreaded “S” word (snow) I may just go crazy! To help keep my mind off of that cold white stuff I am so excited to bring you all All Things Creative – Spring […]