My husband and I are DIY landscapers. We don’t hire out yard work, opting to save money and do the work ourselves. Every spring, we spend an afternoon laying mulch in our garden beds. We’ve learned plenty of tips and tricks over the years for laying mulch, and I’m sharing them today! What is Mulch? […]
With all this extra time at home, I am investigating easy ways we can make our kitchen more eco-friendly. I started paying attention to what ends up in our garbage and found that a significant portion was plastic zip bags, aluminum foil, and plastic wrap. After doing some research, I made easy swaps for these […]
We’ve all looked at hungry faces at dinnertime and wondered, what in the heck are we going to have for dinner? Meal plans are great, but even the best planners get caught once in awhile unprepared. It’s no problem to get dinner on the table fast when you’ve got a well-stocked pantry. I’ve organized a […]
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Planting seeds Finally, the day I planned to plant my seeds arrived! I spread out all my supplies right on my dining room table (fancy, I know), and got to work sowing seeds. A few weeks ago, I wrote in detail […]
Over the past year or so, we have become smoothie fanatics. We received a Vitamix blender for Christmas in 2019 and have used it to make smoothies nearly every day since. There are two smoothie recipes that are our absolute favorites: Strawberry Banana and Cherry Almond. These smoothie recipes take just a few minutes to […]
Why start a home garden? Despite having a very full life and precious little free time, I am going to start a home garden this year. I’m hesitant about taking on more responsibility at this stage of life; taking care of three little kids is as much as I can handle most days. Even so, […]