Traditional Christmas outdoor decorating involves strings of lights, lawn ornaments a-plenty, and those inflatable giants that topple once Mother Nature has had enough. While these methods are tried and true, you may be looking for something slightly different this year. A great way to decorate for Christmas is to embrace a more natural look with…
Improve Your Home Decor With These 5 Window Treatments
Approximately 150 million to 225 million interior residential window coverings are shipped every year across the United States. These window treatments play a number of roles inside a room and add all kinds of benefits, including added privacy, improved visual appearance, and even household efficiencies. In fact, once you’ve gotten acclimated to these treatments, it’s…
How to Afford More Gifts This Holiday Season
Christmas this year won’t be a huge affair. I prefer a simple Christmas anyways but this last few weeks we got quite a few hard hits in our life so our budget is tighter than normal until we deal with everything. This means I need to find great deals because even an understated Holiday with…
3 DIY Improvements For Your Patio
Has your something about your home been looking a little dull lately? Wanting to squeeze in one more DIY project before the weather gets too cold? Your backyard, specifically your patio, might be the best place to start. According to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, patios are among the top three features requested by new homebuyers….
How to Keep Kids Warm on Cold Winter Nights
Things just keep getting colder. The next few days will be the coldest we have seen since we lived in Kansas. I have been working for weeks to get ready for the extremely cold winter I felt was coming. A good choice beacuse had I not I’m not sure how we would get through the next…
3 Tips To Sneak Extra Exercise Into Your Day
Have you been finding it hard to set aside time in your day to stay physically active? You’re not alone. Busy professionals and older generations, in particular, seem to struggle with finding enough time during the day to exercise. One out of ten baby boomers reports that their physical activity is limited to just a…
Teaching Kids About Racism and Rosa Parks
As a lighter skinned Multi-ethnic family in a predominantly African American community (Seriously Check out the awesome local school Timbuktu), my children have gotten to see some issues with racism up close and personal. Something they never faced when we lived in predominantly white communities or over in Mexican Town. In fact, teaching our children about racism…
3D Button Christmas Tree Craft
The weather has turned snowy and cold. We may have a white Christmas this year if the 8 inches that fell this weekend are any indication. We bunkered down and road out the snow storm doing fun little crafts and playing with our new lightbox for photos. The kids loved decorating their own 3D Button…
Cookbooks for Homeschooling in the Kitchen
I love bringing my family into the kitchen to do homeschool lessons. the kitchen is warm and cozy while I am cooking the next meal. I have an old table in my kitchen that we place a folding stool at so one child can work one on one with me. When the kids I love…
Warm your Home and Family With Food
Winter moved in fast this year and left me in a lurch. Oh, how I hate the cold. This year I have decided to keep the heat down more to help keep the cost of heating our home lower and make us feel less miserable when the arctic blasts come this way again after last…