I dream one day of making my own quilt.  Right now I don’t have the skill or the patience for such a thing, but I hope one day I will have both!  Until then, there is always another option – purchasing a quilt!  Now I have purchased quilt-type bedspreads from department stores, but really...

Make Your Walls Beautiful With… Trafalgar’s Square Children & Animal Art There is such a delightful sweetness to the artwork at Trafalgar’s Square.  Each painting, whether featuring woodland creature or child or both, is full of atmosphere and a childlike wonder.  I think their...

Make Your Walls Beautiful With… My daughter has had an obsession with wall stickers ever since I bought a set for her to play with from the dollar store and let her decorate her toy box to her heart’s content.  So when I heard from CuteyBaby that they would love to be a part of my wall...

Make Your Walls Beautiful With… “I enjoy painting girls of unspecified age, that look girly and serious at the same time. I was always fascinated with what may be hiding behind a phenomenally simple expression, what story might that person tell if he/she was given the chance…I...

Make Your Walls Beautiful With… Amber Alexander’s Whimsical Animal Art! Amber Alexander’s artwork is, in my opinion, perfect for a child’s bedroom or nursery!  Her fanciful creatures are sure to inspire the imagination of both young and old.   You can’t help but...

Make Your Walls Beautiful With… Kim’s Cottage Art “Hours pass like minutes when I’m painting…” I have a natural love for houses with character, mainly because my mom has always loved them.  Growing up, she was always putting together those puzzles with quaint...

Does your purse look like this? Maybe you should go look.  ;-)  I’ll wait… *twiddling thumbs* What?  It not that bad?  Okay, I’ll take your word for it.  ;-) But seriously, don’t you think you could be a little more organized?  Check this out, for instance: Isn’t...

If you read my blog regularly, you know that I love green and organic products.  I didn’t really care too much before my daughter was born, but as soon as that adorable little bundle was placed in my arms, that all changed.  Soft, sensitive skin.  Trusting, innocent eyes.  A complete helplessness...

Gone are the days of “blah” aprons.  Looking cute in the kitchen is totally possible, and you have so many options nowadays!  One of my absolute FAVORITE online places to shop for cute aprons now is Flirty Aprons. Oh. My. Word.  I could rave endlessly about my new apron!  You know...

I have to admit that I’m not as “green” as I would like to be.  I use paper towels, and a lot of them.  I have a kid, and kids make messes ALL the time.  I hadn’t really thought too much about trying to cut down on my paper towel usage because there’s no way I wanted...

Did you know that one of the least expensive ways of going green is to make your own natural cleaning products, beauty products, baby products, and even pet products?  I did some research on the internet a couple of months ago and found a ton of great natural cleaning recipes.  I was so inspired,...

I am so unorganized when it comes to making and preparing meals. I’ve been a mom for 19 months, and I cannot believe I haven’t mastered this.  But… *sigh*… I hate meal-planning.  I tend to let myself become overwhelmed. Strangely enough, though, I love to cook! I’m...

It’s amazing what a nice-looking apron can do for your happiness level when you’re baking. A cute apron can make all the difference, and suddenly “work” isn’t so much work anymore. After all, did Lucille Ball in “I Love Lucy” hate to cook? She never complained...

What goes through your head when you think about growth charts? I have nostalgic images in my mind of notches carved into doors or slabs of wood, happy little people bounding to the measuring place and checking to see how much they’ve grown in the last month, two weeks, or five minutes. The...