Every baby shower has to have games, whether silly, fun, thoughtful or trivia related games seem to be expected. Here are tips for choosing various baby shower games. Once an overall baby shower theme has been selected, it’s time to start thinking about ways to incorporate games! There are different types of baby shower […]
EcoZoom Stove Review – Equipment for Emergency Preparation
It finally cooled off enough for us to head to the ranch and review the EcoZoom Stove we gave away during the Getting Prepared Challenge. I really like this stove! It’s perfect for our active family, small enough to be portable, big enough to be useful and easy to use. Here’s the run-down of the […]
Bonding With Your Kids Before the School Years Start!
We love parenting in active and intentional ways as often as possible – and we start that immediately when our kids are born. We nurse them, wear them often (especially when they go through those fussy stages), and find ways to play alongside them. Generally, we let our kids, and their basic personalities, help point out the […]
Get Inspired Giveaway With Havertys to Create Beautiful Spaces in Your Home
I love learning more about my personal style and preferences and a large part of that is allowing myself to be inspired by the things around me. Have you started figuring out what inspires you? For me, it’s often nature. I love the textures, color blends, and the organic feel of the plants growing around […]
Donating to Goodwill Creates Jobs and Saves Money (and Sanity) #DonateStuffCreateJobs
We just repainted Brianna’s room, and in the process, I had to cut my office space from a large L-shaped desk under Brianna’s loft bed, to a repurposed TV armoire. Oh yeah – and I had to take off all the books. Seriously…I have a lot of books. Stacks of them in the hallway during […]
Halloween Porch Decor DIY Glowing Pumpkins #LowesCreator
This month’s Lowe’s Creator challenge is fall or Halloween decor. I wanted to do something that would work indoors or outdoors. The kids love Jack O’ Lanterns, but last year we had a pumpkin malfunction when rain got inside and rotted our carved pumpkins into something truly terrifying. (Hey, I’m just keeping it real here.) […]
Gift Ideas for a One Year Old – First Birthday Presents
As my youngest baby conquered her first year of life earlier this year, I wanted to share some of our favorite birthday present ideas for a first birthday party. One Year Olds Don’t Need a Lot of Toys Remember that one year olds move quickly from toy to toy and have short attention spans. This […]
Getting Prepared Challenge and Giveaway!
September is the National Preparedness Month which makes Getting Prepared the perfect challenge for the month. You know all those things you SHOULD have done already but maybe don’t? What is the state of your first aid kit? Do you have one in each vehicle AND in your home and (if you have livestock) in […]
Toning and Texturizing Facial Masks
Natural facial masks are easy to make from readily-available ingredients and can be great for toning dry or blemished skin. Oats and Honey Mask 1/2 Cup oatmeal – cooked 1/4 Cup honey (raw works great) As soon as the oatmeal is cooked, mix in the honey and mash slightly to create a thick paste. When […]
Create a Beautiful Spring Border This Fall! #LowesCreator
This post is a sponsored post as part of my monthly challenges with Lowe’s Home Improvement. Project and photos are completely original. Fall is the best time to prepare for your spring garden, and one of my favorite tricks is a gorgeous, two-colored early spring border. we plant ours in the lawn along the drive […]
Keep Your Baby Safe With Britax Car Seats Plus Giveaway!
As a mother of five children I have seen my fair share of car seats. And my car seat philosophy has changed a lot over the last few years from “What looks good” and “What is comfortable for me to use as a carrier seat” to more important and practical things. What car seat features […]
Frontier Spices Bulk Spices Giveaway!
Do you love to cook? We do too, and we especially love cooking with good quality spices. Some of us grow our own, and what we can’t grow, we purchase from places like Pantry Paratus. Why? Cause they supply high quality spices that are packaged in such a way that the spices and seasonings actually […]
