Oklahoma had a terrible ice storm last week. The storm has passed but a large portion of the state was without power for some time and the number of trees we lost is insane. I went for a walk through our neighborhood and the stacks of dead trees were heartbreaking. Hundreds of year-old trees are…
As the weather cools off and we get into the holiday season, this is my favorite time of year to be in the kitchen. But that doesn’t mean meal planning, especially during the workweek, is “fun.” I love cooking the meals, don’t always love planning the meals! If meal planning is overwhelming, I’ve got a…
We went with wood floors in the new house. At our old house, and all homes previously, we had carpet in the bedrooms, which worked fine, until, for some reason, at our last house. Craft projects, the dog, and foot traffic (kids = mud), and our wall to wall carpeting was taking a hit. When…
My son threw clean laundry down the laundry shoot because he didn’t want to put away his clothes. It was quite a week at our house. Don’t put a bandaid on the mess. See if you can fix the mess with a system. That’s been my mantra this fall. In the chaos of back to…
I have moved a lot. Over the last several years my family and I have moved upwards of 5 times. I know that’s not a lot when you compare to a military family but, for our non-military family, it’s a lot! As we started our latest move (check out the design inspiration for our new…
My mom taught me how to make a bed and I think it’s one of the best things she’s ever taught me. Sliding into a well-made bed at the end of a long day is one of my favorite feelings! Is there anything better? I’ve realized bed-making isn’t a skill taught in all households so…
If you KNEW something would make you happier would you do it? What if it only took five minutes? If you added this one thing to your to-do list and it was guaranteed to make you happier, would you do it every day? Practicing gratitude will make you happier. But, it’s not a one and done thing – that’s…
It’s amazing how magical writing things down can be. Every weekend I spend 10 minutes looking at my calendar, thinking through our week, and writing out a plan for the days ahead. I call it a prep day — the day to get organized and meal plan, the day to mentally and physically prepare for…
Are you tackling a home renovation? Have the last few months at home got you thinking about small DIY home projects? Or big home remodel projects? (Raises hand!) In a crazy twist and unforeseen turn of 2020, we decided to sell our house and purchase a fixer-upper. We aren’t going too far, but we are…
