DIY

I am pretty much an Italian food junkie.  I love the stuff. All that cheesy goodness – it calls to me.  However, my baby has food allergies. That meant a major dietary adjustment for me during the year that...

Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to be an awesomely creative and successful crafter. I’d have bins, baskets, drawers, and cupboards full of all the essential crafting supplies so I would be prepared anytime the crafting bug...

It’s Saturday morning, I’m minding my own business nursing a cup of coffee and perusing the latest status updates from “friends”. The boys are playing “battle” in the next room, and all is peaceful in our little home until...

Summer and birthdays just go together like cake & ice cream. My husband’s birthday is coming up, which led me to Pinterest to search for cake ideas.  …And then I started thinking about ice cream cakes. By this point I was...

Looking for a fun activity that can keep your child entertained for a long time? Then you definitely need to try out this cloud dough recipe! It kept my 2 girls (age 5 and 1)busy for a whole hour! And...

One day, probably sooner than later, my three-year-old will begin asking questions like, “Mommy, how did you meet Daddy?” Simple question, right? Except that our love story needs a little editing for a G-rated audience. My love story, adapted for young...

This post is probably not what you think.  And I apologize if you have a Justin Timberlake song stuck in your head right now.  No wait, I don't apologize for that.  #JTimmsForever This post is about me and my sudden,...

I have battled acne since my tween years. I remember thinking that the two or three pimples on my chin at age 13 were awfully annoying, but in later years I grew to be envious of these relatively few...

So I was browsing Pinterest for cute ideas to decorate our new house.  (So much trouble comes from that statement!)  We are moving at the beginning of May.  As if a baby brother wasn’t enough change for my toddler,...

Sometimes, as a writer, I hit that dreaded road block.  You know the one.  Writer's block.  It is no myth, my friends.  It exists.  And it hits you when you least expect it (or at least that's when it...