Family Movie Night :: Harry Potter Party
When the kids were young I read the Harry Potter books to them. We only made it through book three before they were off and reading on their own at night. After we read each book we would watch the movie as a family. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban seemed to take eons...
Archiving Family History
Recently I did a little archiving of family history. I’m a bit of a pack rat. I don’t deny this. I’m a collector, a keeper, a saver, and I’m destined to be one of those people who will grow old and when I die you will enter my house and find mazes consisting of old...
Veronica’s Wedding Shower ~ The Details
A few weeks ago I had a wedding shower for my fabulous cousin Veronica. There was no theme, no grand decorations or elaborate plans. I kept it simple & sweet, and relied heavily on homemade goodness & the help of others to make this party memorable. And it was. I’m going to share some of the party-planning...
Bissell Perfect Sweep Turbo REVIEW
A few weeks back I was asked if I would be interested in reviewing a Bissell Perfect Sweep Turbo. At first I thought…no way, I hate sweeping! And then I thought, hey wait a minute, perhaps this could make sweeping easier?!? So I decided to give it a spin! I picked up my Bissell at...
A Peaceful Shower
Keeping Little Ones Occupied While You Take a Shower :: I think I have found the perfect way to occupy my wild child toddler while I take a shower so that I don’t have to worry about what he’s getting into, soon we’re installing frameless glass doors so I’m able to keep an eye on...
Thirteen Ways to De-Stress
I have days where I feel stressed & overwhelmed all day. There’s a huge amount of reasons, one is that I’ve just found out that I can get cheaper broadband deals with the help of someone like Usave, but there are many other things that are stressing me out. I’m not going to bore you...
The Cleaning Game
Sometimes people say to me “I don’t know how you do it!”. I guess it’s because of the four kids? And honestly, I say the same thing to so many other parents. We all feel overwhelmed some days, spread thin and as if there are simply not enough hours in the day. Somehow we all...
Organizing with Jars
I have some odd collections. I collect salt & pepper shakers, buttons, old glass beads, state quarters, and more. One of my favorite things to collect are jars. I love glass jars of all shapes and sizes. I especially love the older jars. I find them so useful for storage, organizing and for displaying items. ...
Organizing with Binders
This summer I am doing my best to take steps to get more organized…in every area of our lives. Except cleaning. Still waiting on a house elf for that one. Some of the changes I’m making are huge, some are tiny, but in the end, they are all helping to make our lives feel a...
My New Camera
Last week we bought ourselves a new camera. I am positively giddy about this. We bought a Canon Rebel T3. I’m not going to bore you with the details, you can check those out on Amazon…I just want to share some of my favorite pix that I’ve taken with my Rebel. And to tell you...
Coupon Organizer
This summer I am doing my best to take steps to get more organized…in every area of our lives. Except cleaning. Still waiting on a house elf for that one. Some of the changes I’m making are huge, some are tiny, but in the end, they are all helping to make our lives feel a...
Getting Organized :: CleanMama Printables for Bloggers
This summer I am doing my best to take steps to get more organized…in every area of our lives. Except cleaning. Still waiting on a house elf for that one. Some of the changes I’m making are huge, some are tiny, but in the end, they are all helping to make our lives feel a...
