Apr 28 2016
From pantries to desks, we’ve found five beautiful ways to help organize and beautify your home and also bring out those pretty spring colors. 1) Find simple and beautiful Tips for Creating a Stunning Cleaning Cabinet at Homemade by Carbona. 2) Add vibrant color to your home and organize at the same time with these 5 Wonderful Ways to Brighten Your Desk from Heart Handmade UK. …
Mar 06 2016
Yesterday morning my friend and I set out on the daunting task of building a backyard fire pit. It was a really fun project to do together and it came together nicely, and in under two hours and also under $60! Here’s how we did it… Steps: Design your fire pit. There are lots of …
Jan 03 2016
If you can remember far enough back, I wrote both part one and two of this series on Theorists of Child Development. My first post was about Freud and my second was about Erikson. Today, I am going to take us closer to the end of this series and discuss Piaget. If you are not sure who Piaget was, …
Jan 01 2016
This month we found five awesome home projects to get your home in tip top shape for the New Year! Here are our top DIY picks: Laundry Love: create these cute DIY bottles and get a laundry cheat sheet printable from boxwood avenue: Coast through the New Year: Learn how to make these sweet DIY faux slate …
Nov 15 2015
So you’ve spent your whole morning, or even the night before, prepping and cooking a delicious meal for your family. The turkey is displayed on a beautiful tray garnished with microgreens and stuffing. You have side dishes upon side dishes of colorful fruits and vegetables all laid out beside you. It almost feels like the …
Nov 01 2015
Utilize those beautiful leaves in the yard! How to Make Simple Autumn Leaf Window Decorations Step 1: Gather up the most beautiful leaves that you can find. This can even be made as a game for kids: assign them the task of going hunting to find their favorite leaves in the yard. Step 2: Use …
Sep 04 2015
With Halloween a little over a month away, I like to start planning out some things for Halloween. It is a great time of the year, one of my favorites and in a few short weeks, if you celebrate Halloween, you will be getting costumes ready and all the other little goodies that are involved. …
Aug 29 2015
Today it was official, we took down the pool so it has to be the last day of summer. Okay, maybe the last day of summer is officially on September 21st and the last day of summer vacation isn’t until Monday but you can definitely feel the days winding down into a new schedule. Already …
Jul 01 2015
I was all set to write about that horrible stage in development when you need to have “The Talk.” You know the one about the birds and the bees but then I was making dinner last night and my oldest son yelled out, “My tooth is really loose!” Oh, no! I knew that this day …
Jun 20 2015
If you remember a few weeks ago, I started a post on the Theorists of Child Development and by the end of a pretty long post, I had only covered Freud and some of his theories. I did hint that I was going to move on to Erik Erikson in a few weeks and today you get …
