Intentional Living
It's Freebie Friday! Today's free printable is my meal planner and grocery shopping list. Before I had a family I could wing my meals. It was easy to throw something together at the last minute and be happy with what was for dinner. However, as our family has grown to six hungry mouths to feed three times a day (plus snacks), I've been forced to start planning. Personally, I hate grocery shopping. I don't know why, but I can't stand it, and I'm lucky to have a husband who does it for our ...Continue Reading
Odds N Ends$0 Anniversary Gift
This year, my husband and I celebrated a milestone anniversary. We've been married 5 years! We are still babies when it comes to this marriage thing (which I fully admitted here), but we've had a busy five years. We purchased and sold our first home, bought our forever home (at least until I start itching to move again), and welcomed three children into our family. Whew. Sometimes I can't believe it's only been five years when I think about everything we've done. Even though giving and ...Continue Reading
OrganizingCleaning Checklist {Free Printable}
If your family's anything like mine, messes around the house can spin out of control pretty quickly. Keeping up with day to day tasks can sometimes feel so overwhelming that I end up losing track of the last time I dusted or vacuumed. Thanks to a serious case of mommy-brain, I knew I needed some way to track what was being done and when so it was printable time. I made this printable a few months ago, and it's been working out really well. It helps me stay organized and on track with both ...Continue Reading
Momopause
Right now, you may be asking yourself, "What is momopause, and how do I know if I have it?" Let's take a look at the symptoms: You find yourself constantly worrying about whether or not every carbon based life form within a ten mile radius of your current location has enough to eat and drink. If you're related to or have spawned said life, distance becomes irrelevant. You find yourself encouraging those who claim to have eaten enough to have "just a little more." You'd prefer a ...Continue Reading
Renewed Utensil Drawer
My utensil drawer is officially my new favorite part of my house. If I could have a "Honey I shrunk the kids" adventure in that beautifully organized slice of heaven I would. Here's a glimpse at the before... Scary, wasn't it. That drawer was been the bane of my existence for over a year. It was packed with tons of little gadgets and cooking goodies that all aim to help make the cooking experience easier. However, on a good day I was lucky to get it open; finding what I needed was a ...Continue Reading
5 Tips for a Happy Marriage
I am by no means an expert, and compared to many I'm still a rookie when it comes to this whole marriage thing, but in honor of my 5th wedding anniversary I thought I'd share some things that have helped my husband and I have a happier marriage. 1) It's cliche, but communicate. Let me guess, you've heard this one before. That's because it really is the cornerstone of a healthy, happy relationship. In my opinion, it's extremely important to avoid playing games with people. Being passive ...Continue Reading
Bunny Door Decor
Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way. With just days to go before Easter, I knew I'd better get to this adorable bunny project before it was too late so I broke out the glue gun and got to work. Here's what you'll need: 3 pieces of scrapbook paper in varying shades of green floral tape 2 embroidery hoops (4" and 8") wire and wire cutters hot glue gun scissors ribbon (2-3 yards) First, you'll want to tape the hoops together using the floral tape. Next, shape wire ...Continue Reading
Project To Do List: Free Printable!
I love to be organized, but sometimes the tool I use to be organized... my to do list... is a complete mess! ...Continue Reading
Decluttering40 Bags in 40 Days Update: Free Printable
My 40 Bags in 40 Days project came to a grinding halt a few weeks ago as I started to get more and more uncomfortable carrying bambino #4. I never anticipated doing a bag a day because I knew some days I'd do more than one and other days I wouldn't get around to it at all, but I now only have 15 days left to complete my little decluttering mission, and I still have 30 bags to go (gulp!) In an effort to both motivate myself and successfully complete this challenge I created a printable to ...Continue Reading
Easy Easter Bunny Art
Meet our newest addition! I did my own little variation of the cute egg art I found on pinterest, and it was so fun and easy to make that I have a few other variations up my sleeve for the future. Here's how easy it was to make... Tools I used: 2 pieces of 8x10 paper (or whatever size is needed for your frame) pencil and eraser exacto knife 1/2 inch strips of coordinating papers glue frame I also used a cricut machine to cut my bunny image (from the Doodlecharms cartridge), ...Continue Reading
