Binge watching comes with being able to fold and put away an entire month’s worth of laundry, or gives us something to look forward to after the kids go to bed, watching a couple of episodes a night together. It’s a way to do boring tasks like cleaning up the back end of your blog,

There’s been a glittery gold and bronze wreath on our front door since before the holidays. This week, inspired by some of the wreaths friends were creating, and pinterest, we made the trip to Michaels to get the supplies for our own creation. Burlap Spring Wreath   You’ll need: a hot glue gun, a wreath

Spring is one of our favorite times of the year. The days are starting to get just warm enough to appease those tiny requests for bare legs and flip flops, and everything’s changing, growing; feeling like we can also reach out and touch those hot summer days in front of us. It’s also the time

We’ve had this fantastic bag of oversized magnets sitting in the cupboard for months. I took them off of the fridge and put them away, knowing that there was something special that we were going to do with them, but to declutter and make life more simple, we were taking most of the kid toys

Most of the time, I admit that I would rather buy an app than get the free version. A lot of the free apps are filled with junk or poorly designed - and usually just mean that I’m going to have to make an in-app purchase anyway. Wading through all of those apps to find the

I’ve got this memory of when I was in elementary school. We had built this enormous fort in the basements with boxes, tables, blankets and things that we had found around the house. Wanting the kids to have the same memories, we’re always making use of the cardboard boxes that come through the house, and

We’ve had a big pile of twigs sitting in our house, waiting for the Christmas crafts, for the past few weeks. The kids went out to collect them on a beautiful day a few weeks ago, and I’ve had a few ideas about just how to use them in our crafts. Last night when the

Carving pumpkins is fine - but there are so many other fun activities that you can do with pumpkins. Paint them, draw on them, glue things on them, give the kids a bin of art supplies and let them go to town. But if you’re looking for something more structured, something prettier, I’ve got a few pumpkins

You know those days when it’s just too cold to go outside? Those are the days when I have ideas like these stashed away, with a simple container of spoons and cups that we picked up in the paper aisle for only four bucks. Chocolate play dough is a fun way to create those delicious