Hello friends! I cannot believe we are just a few days away from Christmas Day, I am reminded daily I need to finish wrapping gifts by a persistent 13 year old lest I forget how little time we have left 🙂 We saw the singing Christmas Tree at a local church this week, these folks…
Thoughts
When less is more: De-clutter with the 80/20 method
I am unsure of how so much stuff accumulates so quickly. We have cleaned closets, donated, and done what we thought was a house purge before. But this time is different… This time is for a very special reason.
Favorites from 2017 + an Irish Blessing
Hi friends! While I don’t have a brand new upcycle or DIY to share today, I just wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy New Year. I started this blog 6 years ago, and had absolutely no idea what direction it might go or where I would be years later. Having this…
Wake pray slay printable
click here to begin slaying it with your free printable The balancing act of life/work/family/kids/money/and-everything-else has admittedly felt overwhelming to me many times. More than I would like to admit. But this is a keep it real zone and to pretend that I get up every day and feel like a rock star could…
A new year + making peace with my size 16 body
I know I am not the only one who has struggled with their weight. That it’s not just about what size we are, but what we see when we look in the mirror. Who looks back at us and do we approve or make a list of everything that needs to change. Living in…
The power of forgiveness
I asked my Grandmother years ago what she thought the secret to good relationships might be. She paused for a moment, and simply said “Be kind with one another.” I wish you could have met her. If anyone was having a problem, was struggling in life, or needed healthy input, Grandma was a wellspring of…
Why I am getting rid of my to-do list + learning who we really are
Oh friend, I hope you can forgive me for trying something that wasn’t me at all. Remember the no/low spend challenge I began at the beginning of January? Year, the one that I made it about a week and a half into? I learned something valuable this month, more important than getting stuff done. I…
Stay the course when you feel like giving up
While January and a New Year holds so much hope and promise, sometimes we are just not feeling it. Or see it, no matter how hard we look. Maybe we are exhausted from battle, and an ongoing challenge rolled right into the New Year with no regard to our wishes for it to be over….
Top DIY Projects + Reader Favorites for 2014!!
Happy last day of 2014 friends!! I don’t know about you, but to me that just looks and sounds crazy! But we are here again, saying farewell to another year, and welcoming in a wonderful new year full of hope, promise, and some projects we can work on together!! I want to thank you…
Merry Christmas + some Chewy Molasses Gluten Free Cookies!
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Good tidings of the gluten free sort are what I am sharing with you today. This is my all-time hands-down favorite cookie on the entire planet. It’s chewy, sweet, tastes like…