Oct 22, 2010 | Homemaking
When I think of making my home a haven, there are immediate impulses of redecorating, fluffing pillows, hanging beautiful pictures and just making things more cozy. Often, we overlook the easy and instantaneous ways that we can make the ordinary extraordinary without...
Aug 24, 2010 | Homemaking, Tasty Tuesday
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…well, maybe not. With our unseasonably high humidity and temps in the 90’s, the thought of needing a sweatshirt with a pair of shorts during some crisp autumn air days, nearly makes me giddy. The dog days of...
Aug 15, 2010 | Deals & Couponing, Homemaking
Addressing topics that bring beauty to our lives is such an encouragement to me, but the reality of our day to day life is that somehow we need to balance that beauty with all our bedlam moments. For me, laundry has been sheer bedlam, but slowly, I am finding my...
Jul 21, 2010 | Deals & Couponing, Homemaking
It crept up on me so subtly; this feeling of insecurity as I welcomed people into my home. Quite frankly, it permeated to the core of who I was just hours before guests were to arrive, and I was taken back. My desire has always been to make our home a haven, a place...
Jun 1, 2010 | Homemaking, Tasty Tuesday
Breakfast in bed for birthdays are an annual tradition. The “You Are Special” plate or any number of our personalized plates are dusted off. Candles are lit and typically waffles topped with ice cream, whipped cream and lots of other goodies adorn them....