I still can’t believe that our bitty boy is 1! What a year we have had with our sweet little man. We wanted to do something special for his 1st birthday, but Covid-19 has made it a little trickier to plan how we would really like to. We opted to do a family-only party (only READ MORE
Category: Sustainable Lifestyle
Upcycled Baby Food Jar Vases
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
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
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
One Year of Thrift – 5 Secrets to Living off of Thrift Store Shopping
Those who know me personally know that I LOVE thrift shopping. It’s become sort of an addiction, actually. Any time you ask, I am always down to go to the thrift store. About a year ago I came from a particularly successful shopping trip at the D.I. (our main thrift store here in Utah 🙂 READ MORE
The Lowly Worm
I can’t believe the bipolarity of this Utah weather. We woke up to a rainy forecast, only to find it beautiful while walking up to campus. In my first class, I couldn’t believe the blizzard that lasted most of the 75 minutes and then some. I could hardly see as I made my way to READ MORE
Give the Earth some Lovin’- 10 ways to kick off your Earth Day celebration
Earth day is approaching, and with it the glorious springtime weather! I know earth day is not typically a holiday people tend to celebrate or even think about. But let’s think on it for a moment. What has your earth given you this year? What do you love about the earth? If your answer is READ MORE