We still have baby food jars coming out our ears. Because we currently get baby food from WIC, I have continued to feed it to Peter even though he does great eating solids as well. As a result, we have so many empty jars! Its been fun to come up with lots of baby food READ MORE
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DIY Seashell Wall Art Craft- DIY Nature Display
I have always LOVED collecting seashells along the beach. I always dreamed of a romantic stroll on the beach while collecting seashells- yes, it’s on the bucket list I made in high school 😉 . I also think that seashells might be the BEST free souvenirs you can take home with you. Plus.. they carry READ MORE
How to have a POSITIVE experience Camping with a Newborn
It’s crazy to me that we are back to summer nights and camping trips! I started this post last summer when we were camping with a wee newborn and I thought I’d polish it up and finally post it! Giving birth in the middle of summer definitely had its pros and cons. I was so READ MORE
Reflections of Hardelot- What I learned from a summer in Europe
I’ve started painting some little scenes from my travels in France, notably Hardelot, the most dear place in my heart. Searching through old photos led me to read some old blog posts from my 7 weeks in Europe at 19 years old and journal entries from my time in France for 6 weeks at 16 READ MORE
Unique Homemade Gift Ideas for Dad
Father’s day is fast approaching! I’ll be honest. Carter and I are not huge gift givers! My favorite place to find gifts is at the thrift store… nothing better than finding the perfect gift secondhand and for an unbeatable price! This year’s father’s day gift is definitely second hand… 😉 But what if you can’t READ MORE
How to Make your own Beeswax Candles
So I decided a few months ago to get into candle making. It had never crossed my mind, but you know what finally gave me the idea? Baby food jars! We had so many cleaned out baby food jars and I just didn’t know what to do with them all! Then the idea came to READ MORE
The Best Homemade Dishwasher Detergent
Need to save now to read later? Pin this post for future reference! Happy springtime and sunny weather, all! I bet you are loving the sun… I am pleased to say that I am finally done with school and life seems a little simpler now. With school out of the way, I’m feeling ready to READ MORE
10 Delicious (& Easy) Dinners with built-in Veggies
The sun is shining through the window and it has me dreaming about warmer weather and sunshine! About this time of year I always start dreaming about our garden and the beautiful herbs, veggies, and berries I want to grow. Sadly, at our new apartment we don’t have a place for planter boxes, so somehow READ MORE
Our Baby Sleep Solutions- a gentle no-cry solution that actually worked!
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I am so happy to be finally writing this post! I’ve had it in mind forever, but today I finally feel like I can HONESTLY write what I want to say. Without pretense I can say that our sleep solutions are READ MORE
In Search of Something Real
We had a beautiful yoga class the other day. Everyone sat in a circle and picked a question to answer to the class. Tears were shed and people hugged almost strangers. People we’ve seen twice a week, greeting with the typical “how are you?”. Strangers became companions as we all searched for something real. I READ MORE