For the longest time, I have dreamed of giving my girls a rainbow playroom. The room we used for a playroom was painted purple when we bought the house. You'd think as a mom of girls, a purple playroom would be nice. However, the purple made the room pretty dark (the room is in the basement with no windows, so it's hard to get good lighting). The walls also were pretty scuffed up and needed a fresh coat of paint. So I decided to use the money I got for Christmas to tackle this playroom project I'd been dreaming of. I wanted to do a rainbow-inspired playroom for two reasons. First of all, it's Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Day Desserts
I wouldn't say I've ever really celebrated St. Patrick's Day before. If there's any celebrating going on in my home, it's eating. That's how we like to celebrate things -- with food. I particularly like sweet treats. So for this holiday, I thought I'd share some great GREEN St. Patrick's Day desserts. End of the Rainbow: St. Patrick's Day Desserts Lucky Charms Cookies from Glue Sticks and Gumdrops St. Patrick's Day Muddy Buddies from Glue Sticks and Gumdrops Shamrock Shake from Back to Her Roots St. Patrick's Day Lime Rice Krispies from Living Well Mom Rainbow Layer Cake with Easy Continue Reading
Look at the Rainbow
Last week I was on a mail kick. I love getting mail -- let me clarify, I love getting mail that is for me and is nice. Bills and junk mail do not count as nice. But whenever I receive a card, a letter, or even better a package -- I get SO excited. And almost as much as I love receiving mail, I love sending out mail. I could stand in the greeting card aisle for hours! It gives me joy to send some upliftment out to others. My computer is telling me "upliftment" isn't a word. So I declare it a word right now, and it basically means encouragement. So last week, I sent out several cards and Continue Reading