Our Journey into Cloth Diapering

kawaii cloth diapers

If you had asked me a few years ago if I would ever consider cloth diapering, I would have probably laughed. In fact, I remember specifically saying that I would never cloth diaper. It's only been in the last few months that I've actually considered it. After doing some research lately, I realized that it doesn't have to be as difficult or [More...]


Meal Plan Monday

meal plan

  I've been really slacking at keeping up with making meal plans the last few months. As a result, we end up spending more money on ordering in, on last-minute groceries, and we had the annoying daily, "What do you want for supper tonight?" "I dunno. What do you want?" conversation. So last week, as part of the cleaning routine [More...]

Free ABC Tracing App for Androids

Today I'm really wishing I had an Android device! Check out this free ABC Tracing App from Amazon! I don't know how long it'll be free for, so grab it now!   [More...]

Kids’ Birthday Parties Tips

Kids Birthday Parties: Themes, Ideas and Planning Tips for Busy Moms   If you’re a mom, chances are, you’re busy. Nearly every night you think about how there aren’t enough hours in the day. Your to-do list is always as long as your arm, no matter how much you chip away at it every day. So, when it’s time to throw your next [More...]

5 Ways to Keep Warmer This Winter

Winter is well under way, and we've had some colder spells now (although overall, it's been a very mild winter here!) Last year we had an energy audit done on our house in order to qualify for a government grant for switching to gas heating, and we learned many new tips on how to save on heating costs. Some are ones that you probably already do, [More...]

Last minute handmade Christmas gifts

hand warmers

Need a few last minute gifts? Do you have 15 minutes? Make some rice-filled hand warmers! All you need is some scraps of fabric (for one pair of hand warmers, you need 4 pieces about 3.5 by 4 inches), some rice, and some thread. If you don't have a sewing machine, this is such a small project that it still wouldn't take you very long! Sorry I [More...]

More New Creations

crocheted butterfly hat

Crocheted butterfly hat from this blog tutorial. I ended up using a thinner yarn than I was supposed to, so even after I added several rounds it's a bit small (I was working on it while Annie was sleeping so I couldn't measure), but I'm very pleased with how it turned out! Another dress I made out of a long sleeved t-shirt that I didn't wear [More...]