We had about our 4ooth snow day of the year today. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making my own playdough for a while now. Today was the perfect opportunity. Last week I looked around online for recipes. All of them called for cream of tartar, so I bought some the last time […]
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How to use Christmas book covers to make an easy Christmas decoration.
During the office cleaning extravaganza, I found a whole pile of book covers. I always take them off the hardcover books as soon as we get them because they just get destroyed. They’re so cute that I just can’t get rid of them. I also found a bunch of frames while cleaning. I took two […]
How I started successfully organizing my house without locking any of my children in a closet.
Today will be day 9 of Operation Organization. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how I’ve been able to get stuff done while the kids are home. Especially the little ones. It’s not easy. But I have found that a few things help. Here are a few suggestions I have if you have […]
No more clutter for this mudder.
So I went on a cleaning rampage this weekend. Well, I started one, anyway. I’m not done. One of the problems is that there is so much for me to do, I didn’t know where to even begin. The enormity of the issue made me want to just avoid it altogether. Which only made it […]
Not Your Average Halloween Costume
You don’t need a lot of money for a Halloween costume. I had a budget of $10. You don’t need a lot of time, either. I had a window of 1 hour. I started mine at 11:00 this morning. I was done by 11:52. I spent all $10. Here’s what I used: I already had […]
Trash to treasure – cute medicine cabinet!
I’ve got friends texting me and messaging me now when they see things on the side of the road. A friend spotted this last week and messaged me on facebook . I drove right over and snatched it up. It’s an old medicine cabinet. It was missing the back, but it was pretty solid. My […]