If you happened to be around this blog in May 2014 you may remember this post, Me Verses the Ants. Verses Cinnamon. where I attempted to experiment on ants using cinnamon. Can I tell you a secret though? We STILL have ant issues at our house! We’ve tried it all. Heavy duty ant spray. Locking […] Read more…
I’ve been majorly behind on posting new posts lately. I’ve got a million ideas about things to write about, but ugh, that’s exactly my problem – too many things in my head at once. At all times. I gotta work on this focus thing. You know one thing that always brings me back into balance […] Read more…
I don’t know if you know this, but I’m a DIY kind of person. I like the challenge, I like not wasting, I like the ingenuity, I like the frugality. Sometimes my DIY projects are total wins. Sometimes they are total fails. Today’s post is an example how NOT to DIY. Late Summer 2015. My daughter […] Read more…
Anyone remember this post from Money Saving Mom? You know, my post that went “viral” about how My Family of 4 Lives in 700 Square Feet? I loved sharing it, though it certainly was a bit strange to have strangers on facebook criticizing the clutter of my home! Luckily I have thick skin and wasn’t […] Read more…
Anyone remember this post, of my garden at the beginning of March? Well, it looked like this: I haven’t been very good about documenting my garden’s growth in posts – but I have been taking monthly pictures. Not to brag, but I think that, so far, this year may be my best garden ever! And […] Read more…
Ok, let’s photo document this garden thing. Maybe just maybe by officially putting this out there for others to see I’ll be more inclined to keep up with the garden even during the heat of the summer this year. BEFORE: This is what the garden looked like at the beginning of March after sitting by […] Read more…
This is a super quick post just to say that I went to a 1910s/1920s Downton Abbey High Tea this past weekend. I’ve so missed getting all decked out in fun time period appropriate outfits and going out in public. I’m looking forward to getting more involved again this year in an old hobby of […] Read more…
Note: This is an OUTDATED review for the 2015 Ultimate DIY Bundle. Are you looking for a different bundle review? See all my other Ultimate Bundles reviews HERE. And here it is! The post you’ve all been waiting for, I’m sure: My extremely honest review of the Ultimate DIY Ebook Bundle, good and bad. (oh, […] Read more…
In case anyone has been wondering (not that anyone is keeping that close of tabs on my life, but just in case) why I haven’t talked about my invention/patent in awhile, it’s because I kind of, sadly, lost passion for it and things got busy. 1) I left the main part of my working prototype […] Read more…
Well, I’m back at it! I’ve signed up for another consignment sale (see here and consignment sale for the previous sales I’ve done) in mid-October and so I’m beginning my small income generating hobby of buying and reselling garage sale items. 🙂 For the above, I spent $37. Here’s a rundown of the items and […] Read more…
I don’t know how exactly one becomes a garage sale expert, but I am self-proclaming myself as one. 🙂 I’ve been going to garage sales here and there for years, however in the past year or two, I’ve become a garage sale regular. I’m out at sales at least two Saturdays a month. And I’ve […] Read more…
When I was pregnant with my daughter (my firstborn), I decided to use cloth diapers. Honestly, not so much for the environmental aspect, but for the financial aspect. I did some research and decided that prefolds – which are like the ‘old fashioned’ type of cloth diapers – would be the cheapest. Together with […] Read more…
8/19/14: The following post is from the archives of a previous blog of mine. I’m posting it mostly because some of the Ice Cream Cone party pictures have been pinned a bunch of times and I’d rather have that traffic reroute here. 🙂 ——————————- Originally posted 9/25/12: This past weekend I flew home to help […] Read more…
I have accomplished something organizational. Yes, thank you, thank you very much. BEFORE: AFTER: I told KP that it was like a dream come true, having a space where I could both have work stuff out and sewing stuff out at the same time. I’m kind of serious. Read more…
Though I technically started on Friday, this coming week will be my first real week at my new job. This new job may be very similar to my old job, but because it’s new and fresh to me, I’m feeling optimistic that I can climb out of the rut I was left in from my […] Read more…
You’ll be happy to know that I am now showered and have on clean clothes. I first put on the black and white nursing tank and orange jersey shorts, um, on Saturday night? Or maybe Sunday? I don’t remember. But it’s Tuesday now and I only just took them off. This is what happens sometimes […] Read more…
I’m home in Texas for a family reunion. As always, I have about 15 different blog posts and topics swirling around in my head if I’d only I’d sit down for an hour to focus and write them out. My hope is to get at least one (maybe 2?) blog post written before I leave […] Read more…
In case anyone’s been wondering (not that anyone wonders about these things about me, but you know, just in case), I’m still working on that invention I talked about here and here. More specifically, I’ve been fiddling around with the prototype for the past couple weeks. I’m getting a bit nervous about it, because I […] Read more…
So remember that awesome invention idea I had the other day? (What? You didn’t read that entry?? It’s ok, here it is in case you need to catch up 🙂 ) Well, the idea has not left my mind. I really think it’s a good idea. And I don’t think any other of it exists […] Read more…
Do I have like 100 other interesting things I could blog about? Of course I do! But what am I going to blog about instead? My ant experiments. 🙂 We’d had a little problem with ants for the past several months. Nothing we try stops them. They always come back. It’s annoying, Very annoying. But […] Read more…
As a sort of continuation from my last post – for the time being, until I’m in the mind space to write “real” posts again – I’m going to bide time by writing a few rambling, more personal, blog posts. Hey, if anything, I figure it will keep me writing and that’s always a good […] Read more…