Here we go, friends! The holiday season is upon us! From here to New Years I’ve got projects lined up to make the dark part of the year festive and I’ve come up with some of my best stuff ever.…
Project Put Together: Deep Breaths
This is the third wireless card Atti has taken out of the computer, and the third time he has snapped off the USB port. Of all the things he could develop an obsession with breaking, he chooses this?? A Put…
Tutorial: Kid’s Bow Tie
This Kid’s Bow Tie tutorial is so easy you barely need to know how to sew to make this bow tie, I promise. You can sew this it by hand if you felt like it. And isn’t it worth it for…
Great Ideas: Toilet Paper Holder
When I was a young teen I was visiting a friends house and was in the middle of using the restroom when I discovered there was no toilet paper. I had to shout across her house, her older brothers laughing…
Greek Orzo Pasta Salad
This was a total “necessity is the mother of invention” moment. I had a house full of people needing to be fed and, thanks to the Great Fraud Alert of 2013, I had no cash for a run to the…
Year of Pleasures: Picture Frame
This quote has been popping up all over the place over the last few years and I’ve seen it attributed to everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Tina Fey. But the real author of this quote is Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer…
Year of Pleasures: Sweeping Slippers
I love having wood floors so much that whenever I’m the one making the choices it’s the only way I’ll go. Your home can be pretty close to allergy free, you can make all the spills you want without stained…
DIY Adjustable Kid’s Pants
This little kid’s skinny booty is really handy in a lot of ways. He’s no trouble to lift and carry around since he’s barely over 35 pounds, and he’s so scrawny that he can still sit in a bumbo seat…
Tips for shopping on Craigslist
After moving as much as I have, which means outfitting a new house with different needs every time, and sharing all my finds here, I’ve finally gotten around to listening to those of you who have asked for my best…
cat meme
It’s been a long week. I needed a laugh.