Home once again! I have spent the past 2 weeks in Michigan, visiting family, soaking in the sun and catching up with family on vacation, and just enjoying the Michigan summers. It was a whirlwind of a trip! We headed to St. Joseph on June 10 (drove through the night) because we had Dan’s Grandma’s…
In efforts to live with less and pare down when it comes to EVERYTHING I own, I have come to grips with some very deep truths about myself. Well okay, maybe not “deep” truths, but realizations that: I am never going to be what I think I might be someday. Let me explain. I used…
I used to read cookbooks like people read books. Call me weird, but it is true. Problem is, cookbooks take up a lot of space in an area that usually doesn’t have enough: THE KITCHEN. I had a specific shelf at our old house where I kept all of our cookbooks. Over time, it…
Five o’clock rolls around and the immediate question that runs through your head is what’s for dinner? If you don’t think of it, I am sure your kids will remind you! The problem isn’t that there isn’t food in the cupboards, but the food doesn’t have any purpose. Your grocery list seems to get…
Look through your magazine rack. I am not talking about magazines. I am talking about catalogs from companies and businesses, like JCPenney, Pottery Barn, Lehman’s, etc. The companies that send you catalogs or ads, with their sole purpose being to get you to buy their products. How many do you have? How many are sitting…
I love is play games. Anything from a card game, board game, to playing a sport outside. I would say I am a fairly competitive person, yet not to the point that I forget to have fun and enjoy actually playing. I don’t get so worked up over a game that I can’t sleep at…
