I do not have the talent of gift giving. Thinking of the perfect gift, or even a gift, is excruciatingly difficult for me. I was shocked when my brain connected the dots for the perfect thing for my mom’s birthday this year. We moved around a lot growing up, so instead of marking our height…
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First Haircuts
Saturday morning I cut both Emily and Nathan’s hair for the first time. I felt pretty confident going in because I’ve been cutting Andrew’s hair for a few years. It didn’t take long to figure out that Emily’s hair is suuuuuper curly. I never had a chance to see if the hair was even or…
Coat Rack Project
Two Thursdays ago we were in the middle of a stretch of very little sleep. On Monday night Emily and Nathan both got up at least a half dozen times. By 4am we were counting down the hours for the night to end. Tuesday night both kids didn’t go to bed until around 11pm, instead…
October!
I love love love October. This month is magical with fall entering our lives in full force. I love bringing out flannel pajamas and blankets. I love spending as much time outside in the refreshingly cool air as possible and letting our house get as cold as we can stand. I love all the preparation…
Happy
Andrew and I have been talking about the importance of what we put on our walls. We want to put things up that will influence our children and ourselves in positive ways, things that will be imprinted in our minds from seeing them so often. One concept that I really want us to remember is…
Pillow Project
When we bought our couch and love seat over four years ago, the nice family from American Fork made sure we didn’t leave their garage without the four brown pillows too. About two years ago it occurred to me I could sew pillow covers for them and I added it to my list. On Friday…
Project Afghan
At the beginning of the year I got yarn to start a new afghan. I had reached a point in my life where I just needed a project that wouldn’t require me to think and help distract me in the evenings from my own unproductive thoughts. A few weeks later we found out we were…
Emily’s Toddler Bed
I didn’t get much sleep Emily’s first year of life. I’m pretty sure that is quite normal, but now that she is sleeping through the night I have become very protective of our routines. I love the ease we’ve had at bedtimes and nap times for the last handful of months. Because of this wonderful…
Laundry Corner and Homemade Laundry Detergent
I’ve been trying to fill our home with little, important reminders of how we want to live life. With the laundry corner part of our kitchen, I decided to design two quotes that are both semi-food related as well as instructive. It took a few months to hang them up above the dryer, but I’ve…
Project Spice Rack
On Saturday as I was putting away the tupperware containers in the cupboard, I had the thought that it would stay a lot more organized if we took all of our spice jars off the same shelf and made more room for the stacks of plastic. Almost simultaneously I had the idea to use the…