Baking, Building and Raising Babies We are tackling life one DIY at a time while balancing a family, a budget and a hectic daily life.
Nobody tells you as a child that being a grown up means you have to figure out what’s for dinner every single night. And as much as your inner 10 year old might have thought having pizza and ice cream every night would be totally awesome, it actually loses some appeal after a while.. Such a bummer, right?
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The best thing about this tutorial, is it can be a knit or a crochet, and requires only the most basic level of yarn skill. If you can make a rectangle, you can make a pumpkin. It is also a great way to use up …
Making “healthy-ish” cookies has become a weekly ritual here at the homestead… especially since we’re stuck at home all day every day. We need cookies on standby 24/7. I’ve been messing around with a few recipes and it seems that any time I make THIS …
When we first began house hunting, the top thing on my list was a covered front porch. When we found our home, however, the lack of front porch was completely overlooked for the amazing views we got from our back patio. The only setback was the plain boring concrete slab.
In my bedroom, I have an entire chest of drawers dedicated to sweaters. You could call that an addiction, but, I choose to call it a lifestyle. Don’t get me wrong, T-Shirts and Summer fun are great and all, but, the second the temperatures drop …
Our family has been hunkered down at home since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We’ve nixxed our annual family vacation to Michigan, and instead are focusing on turning our Backyard into a “Stay at Home Vacation Retreat.” One-by-one, all of the “Some Day” projects …
When you share a home with a two year old, you learn that tools of distraction (or straight up bribery… let’s be real) are tremendously helpful. Thankfully, my child speaks my love language. Food. We’ve been utilizing the magic of Animal Crackers for about a …
I’m going to put this disclaimer loud & proud here at the top of this one… I am in NO which way shape or form an accomplished seamstress and these doll clothes are rudimentary at best. This is less of a Doll Clothes pattern, and …
Happy 2020, folks! With the New Year comes new goals and this year, our family has decided to tackle our Environmental Impact. Reading and hearing about global warming and plastic islands in the oceans has really struck a nerve and makes me concerned about the …
When we started down this Low/No sugar path, one of the things I was saddest about giving up was Ice Cream. I’m not a huge sweets person, but in the summer, nothing hits the spot quite like an ice cream cone or sandwich after dinner. …