a handmade home
You may not hear much from me over the next few days because our super-fabulous daughter is home from the US Navy and I will be taking some time for family. I haven’t forgotten you, but my family is so very dear to me and I just don’t want to miss a moment. Kristen is our youngest daughter and she will be leaving for deployment soon,
Our sailor girl will be coming home for what I’m sure will be the fastest six days ever. Lenny and I are so excited to have her home. I can’t even begin to tell you how proud we are of her. She is all of 19 years old and taking the Navy by storm! She is an Air Traffic Controller onboard one of the finest
I’m really not making this stuff up! We have THE best dog ever. I know, I know…. every dog owner thinks their dog is all that, but ours really is!! 🙂 He’s been especially adorable today and I just thought I should take a moment to share a few pictures of our three-year-old German Shepherd named Remo. We take Remo with us just about everywhere
Have you thought about going paperless? Well, if you have and you’re not sure where to start, check out this new eBook by fellow blogger Abby Lawson and her husband Donnie Lawson. Donnie is actually the mastermind behind their paperless home strategy. They have written an eBook entitled, “The Paperless Home: How to Use Evernote to Organize Your Life.” I hate clutter! Just ask
It may sound like a cliche’, but changing just one thing about my morning routine has literally changed my life. But, before I tell you about how changing my morning routine changed my life, I’d like to talk to you about “habits.” Â There’s a saying that’s been going around for a long time that states if you do something for 21 days, it becomes a
For a little over a month now, I have been practicing yoga every morning. I have suffered from sciatica flare ups for years now and I was looking for a way to add an exercise routine to my daily life that would help with the prevention of sciatica. I knew that whatever I did, I would need to include core strengthening, so I found a
Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing just might be the best dressing for spinach salads! This weekend was absolutely beautiful here in Grove City, Ohio. I even got to be outside a little bit yesterday and mow the lawn. Beautiful day! All that sunshine made me hungry for something fresh and fruity. My solution, Strawberry Spinach Salad with my homemade recipe for Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing. Perfect! This salad
We have a dear friend named Debbie who was an incredible artist who painted beautiful watercolor prints of one of our most favorite places on earth – the French River in Northern Ontario, Canada. You might be wondering what this has to do with the title of my post, Mexico Watercolor Printables. Well, as I was looking through pictures from our trip to Mexico, I ran across these pictures:
This Coffee Filter Wreath by Natalie Bradley from Natalie Bradley Events was recently featured in DIY Lifestyle Magazine and is absolutely adorable and, not to mention, a very creative use of an everyday item! This wreath would be an adorable decoration for a baby shower or change the colors to match your decor, style or event. The best part about this coffee filter floral wreath?
Starting a blog can be pretty intimidating, but one of the best tools and motivational resources I have found was Abby’s Building a Framework: Everything I Learned My First Year of Blogging eBook.  It’s taken me some time to gather my thoughts and build up enough courage to take the leap, put myself out there and begin my blog. But here I am! Abby Lawson is
Zucchini Frittata Recipe is the perfect way to eat healthy and use up some of that zucchini! Spring has arrived in Central Ohio and brought with it much rain. But, the rain can’t keep me down because I know warmer, sunnier days are ahead. With those warmer sunnier days, comes fresh vegetables and fruits. One of my favorite vegetables is zucchini and this Zucchini Frittata
Healthy and tasty Shrimp Stuffed Avocado recipe! My husband and I first discovered this dish while vacationing in Mexico. It’s quickly become one of our favorite dishes. If you like shrimp, avocados or Mexican food, you’re bound to love this light, flavorful and oh-so-good-for-you Shrimp Stuffed Avocado recipe! Lenny and I really enjoyed the meals we had in Puerto Morelos. The dishes were prepared
Even though Lenny and I had a fantastic mini vacation to Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico, there’s no place like home! The weather was absolutely beautiful and the Caribbean Sea was spectacular. We ate lots of fresh, delicious food and met a lot of friendly people. Just wanted to check in and give you a little heads-up as to why you haven’t seen much from
In the first four segments of my Top 20 DIY {do-it-yourself} Blogs to Follow I introduced you to these incredibly crafty ladies: Part 1: Heather and Vanessa from At the Picket Fence Robin from All Things Heart and Home Traci from Beneath My Heart Susan from Between Naps on the Porch Part 2: Christy from Confessions of a Serial DIYer Jill from Create Craft Love Allyson from Domestic Superhero Joanne from Fifteen
In the first three segments of my Top 20 DIY {do-it-yourself} Blogs to Follow I introduced you to these incredibly crafty ladies: Part 1: Heather and Vanessa from At the Picket Fence Robin from All Things Heart and Home Traci from Beneath My Heart Susan from Between Naps on the Porch Part 2: Christy from Confessions of a Serial DIYer Jill from Create Craft Love Allyson from Domestic Superhero Joanne from Fifteen
In the first two segments of my Top 20 DIY {do-it-yourself} Blogs to Follow I introduced you to these incredibly crafty ladies: Part 1: Heather and Vanessa from At the Picket Fence Robin from All Things Heart and Home Traci from Beneath My Heart Susan from Between Naps on the Porch Part 2: Christy from Confessions of a Serial DIYer Jill from Create Craft Love Allyson from Domestic Superhero Joanne
Dear Friends, Have I mentioned lately that I’m just so over winter? I mean, come on, enough with the snow already! But, the past couple of weeks I have been able to tell myself it doesn’t really matter because in a couple of weeks my Lenny and I will be running away from home to some place warm and wonderful! Well, a couple of weeks
In the first Segment of my Top 20 DIY {do-it-yourself} Blogs to Follow I introduced you to these incredibly crafty ladies: Heather and Vanessa from At the Picket Fence Robin from All Things Heart and Home Traci from Beneath My Heart Susan from Between Naps on the Porch Today, I’d like to introduce you to four more of my Top 20 Blogs to follow: Confessions of a
The first segment in this series of DIY {do-it-yourself} Blogs to Follow include: At the Picket Fence All Things Heart and Home Beneath My Heart Between Naps on the Porch What I like about these bloggers is that they are real people, with real stories, and a sincere passion for sharing all things DIY. At the Picket Fence Heather and Vanessa are two sisters who
Today I’m beginning a series of posts entitled, “My Top 20 DIY Blogs to Follow.” There are a LOT (1,000’s) of DIY and lifestyle blogs on the World Wide Web and, as a result, I’ve had a hard time narrowing this list down. However, over the next week or so, I’m going to share some of my absolute favorite blog sites with you. Maybe you’ll
