I'm excited to share with you my update on my half marathon training as well as my results from my 10K race this weekend. So, let's get right to it. I didn't have the best training week ever. I got in my first short run for the week. I also wanted to explain that most Tuesday's now, I'm opting for the 'rest option in my plan. I am doing that because we have our homeschool co-op on Tuesday ... Read More about Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 16 & 10K Race Results
Cookie Recipe: Easy Pumpkin Decorated Chocolate Chip Cookie
With fall in the air and Halloween just around the corner, I decided to make a fun, easy chocolate chip cookie. I've got the cookie recipe for you as well as how to decorate your cookie to look like a pumpkin. So cute and so easy! ... Read More about Cookie Recipe: Easy Pumpkin Decorated Chocolate Chip Cookie
Toy Storage: Kid’s Playroom Reorganization
Figuring out toy storage and organizing our kids playroom is something I actually enjoy doing. Yep, there you have it, I actually enjoy it. I like seeing if I can figure out a new way of doing things that will work better or fit better or that the kids can actually keep up with better. It has become an annual event in our house. The kids know it and have even started looking forward to it as ... Read More about Toy Storage: Kid’s Playroom Reorganization
American Girl Doll Bedding Pattern {Free}
Today, I'm excited to show you a recent sewing project I took on while my Mom was in town. We spent a rainy fall afternoon sewing bedding for both of my daughter's American Girl Doll beds. You can see how I customized these $20 IKEA doll beds here: Polka Dot Bed and Stenciled Bed. We made our own pattern rather than buying a pattern. In this post, I'm going to show you my free American Girl Doll ... Read More about American Girl Doll Bedding Pattern {Free}
Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 14 & 15
It has been two weeks since my last half marathon training update. Did you miss me? I missed you and missed running. I got a cold and didn't make a lot of my plan because I wasn't 100% and couldn't breath as well. I let some of my planned runs go. Below is what I did complete. First, let me just say that I don't follow the plan perfectionistically. I do things on the days that work for me, so ... Read More about Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 14 & 15
Easy Tutorial on How to Make Stencils the Inexpensive Way
Recently, I needed some stencils. Have you shopped for stencils? They are expensive. Even though they are expensive I need them because I'm no good with free handing things. I wish I was, but it is not my forte. Therefore, a stencil is a necessity for me. I wanted to figure out a way to make a custom stencil myself so I could make as many as I wanted without it costing me a small ... Read More about Easy Tutorial on How to Make Stencils the Inexpensive Way
Storage Solutions: $24 Shelving and Storage for Kid’s Toys
I was totally planning to show you my playroom re-organization and purge today, but I have been fighting a cold this week and am behind. I just couldn't do it to put together those pictures. It was more detailed than I could handle today. I hope you understand. Instead I'm going to show you a peek of that project and show you a storage solution we came up with for our playroom. It involves some ... Read More about Storage Solutions: $24 Shelving and Storage for Kid’s Toys
An Elegant American Girl Doll Bed
I mentioned in another post that both of my daughter's had bought doll beds at IKEA. You may have seen my post about the first bed I finished: Polka Dot American Girl Doll Bed. That is Pumpkin's bed. She knew instantly what she wanted. Snowflake needed more time to figure out exactly what she wanted.She figured it out and decided about a month ago, then kept asking me everyday if I was going to ... Read More about An Elegant American Girl Doll Bed
Photo Organization: Simple Method
I recently went on a getaway weekend in which I was scrapbooking. I love photos, I love photography, I love the story the photos tell, and I love scrapbooking. For me, it is not normally overwhelming to get my photos from being taken to into an album and most importantly (for me) the story told. My Fantastic Consultant and I at a weekend scrapbook getaway. I know that to lots of people ... Read More about Photo Organization: Simple Method
Organizing Hair Clips
We took a month long break from our homeschooling in the late summer. I used that time to do a lot of organizing around our house. It felt so nice to get things back into order and come up with some new ideas for how to organize and hopefully stay organized through the busy school year.I thought I would start by showing you a simple organizing project that took me maybe 10 to 15 minutes to ... Read More about Organizing Hair Clips