I’ve been working on organizing my pantry for a while now. It’s an ongoing process. One of those two steps forward one step back kind of things. It will never be neat and tidy enough to be Instagram or Pinterest worthy, but that’s ok. As long as I can find things when I need them I’ll try not to stress […]
Meal prep isn’t a hobby you say? I say if it is an activity that you can become obsessed with, then yes it qualifies. And there are plenty of people out there obsessed with meal planning. I wouldn’t put myself in that category … yet, but I certainly understand the appeal. My hubby and I have talked about meal prep […]
Mother’s Day just passed and as I mentioned in my previous post I kept thinking about non-traditional bouquets. Looking at all of these bouquets I kept coming back to pictures of Ferrero Rocher topiaries. I loved the idea of a topiary but didn’t want to use Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Most of the other sweet trees I saw were unwrapped candies designed […]
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and for whatever reason, I got the idea that I wanted to do bouquets three ways. In my head, I was thinking a traditional flower bouquet and then two non-traditional, non-flower bouquets. There are actually a number of options available, both purchasable and DIY. I’ve been leaning toward fruit and candy, but haven’t decided. I […]
I finally got a chance to start going through the boxes in the craft area of my closet. More than an organizing session, it turned into an unexpected trip down memory lane. There were things in there that I’ve had for decades. A bit scary that I’ve been alive long enough to have things for decades, but I actually found […]
With no real progress on my gardening efforts this week, I was looking for ideas for something else I could try. I headed to my closet where I keep my craft supplies and realized it had fallen into a very sad state. My dream closet had become a nightmare. When we looked at this house, the closet was one of my […]
This week was more of a maintenance week than a growth week for our container garden. Still, there were lessons learned and possible progress made. THE GOOD No visible splitting on the avocados yet, but I did make some changes. Another batch of guacamole meant another seed and potential tree. I decided I would add it to the pot with the […]
This week saw stage two of my adventures in container gardening. Progress has been made and plants have been potted. Hazaah! The Wonderful World of Dirt While at Dollar Tree to pick up a few items for Easter this week, I found just what I needed for the lettuce; both a container and a bag of potting soil. I don’t […]
When I decided last week to start a garden, I knew I wouldn’t get it all set up and planted in a week. I did, however, think I would get at least one thing planted. Life and mother nature had other ideas. FRESH VEGGIES After our trip to the park yesterday morning, the kids and I went to our local […]
We just enjoyed two mostly sunny days in the mid 60 to 70 range. For our area that is May weather, not mid-March. Something to smile about and make me yearn for a garden to putter in. There are two big problems with this: I am not very good with plants. I have notoriously killed cacti, air plants and pretty […]