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.
We’ve all been going a little stir crazy around here and the normal tricks I keep up my sleeve for my toddler were all missing the mark, today. There’s nothing like a yummy 30 minute distraction when you’re looking for a pick me up… especially one full of chocolate!
The need for organization to help a household run smoothly is paramount. The need for organization in a household where there are people working from home, schooling from home, and still trying to RUN a home is critical. Piles begin accumulating and before you know it, a bill or important school paper gets lost in the mix. Introducing a mail organizer was a huge help for our household, and making it a cute rustic piece didn’t hurt!
A soft and chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie is probably in my top 5 favorite sweets of all time and this is a tried and true recipe that delivers excellent results every time. It’s a hybrid of a cookie recipe from my Grandmother mixed with a few tricks I’ve seen used on Pinterest, and it always results in perfectly chewy, not too sweet, evenly textured perfect cookies.
It’s that great “In Between” time of year where you’re not really in Spring mode, but you’re definitely over Snow and Winter. For me, this leads to a crisis of seasonal decor and the need for a DIY Wreath. I wanted to take down my …