It’s officially summer and everyone is trying to soak up the warm weather. Even if it’s barbeques, bridal showers or birthday parties, maintaining your cool is the best bet to assure you’ll have a good time. Here are five summer cocktails that are both easy to make and refreshing to taste. Raspberry Muddled Rebuttal Recipe […]

I think I may have mentioned this once or twice, but I refuse to pay ridiculous prices at home decor stores for items I can make for much less on my own, especially when that allows me to customize the piece to my taste and needs. I have always admired the lean against wall ladders […]

Beautiful do it yourself projects that are so simple you wonder why you never thought of them always catch my eye. This   DIY Leopard Print Gold Leaf Tray by A Creative Day is one such DIY. All you need to make this project at home is a gold leaf pen, a little creative flair, and […]

My cat may be completely bipolar. Sweet, loving and a cuddle bug one minute, cross him and if he were human he’d spit in your face the next minute. Peter (aka Petey Pie, Peter the horrible, Pete-Pete and $%&?!!) has been in our home since he was 5 weeks old. One reason I think he’s […]

As I talked about over on my blog, I am well and truly throwing myself into the standard January diet.  I think it’s going well, I know 2 weeks in is a little early to be claiming this but my snug work trousers are fitting more comfortably and I don’t feel too deprived. I think […]

I may have mentioned this one or twenty times already, but I’m clumsy. My ability to break even the most durable objects is world renowned so when I first came across sugru I was really intrigued. It’s a self-setting rubber that sort of looks and feels like play-dough, but sets into a flexible silicone rubber […]

When I saw these DIY Ornament Vases by Gimme Some Style, my first thought was I need to have a holiday party so I can make these as place settings / favors! I could easily see a small name tag attached or even written directly on the ornament itself and it would make a great take […]

So, we are finally at a point in my daughter’s life where, at a little over 2 years old, she is very close to being ready to tackle potty training. I kinda cant believe we are at this point. I’ve been missing the days of having a little tiny peanut, dependent on everything. Don’t get […]

Every Christmas my family leaves the A Christmas Story marathon on for a full twenty fours in the background as they go about their holiday traditions. Sometimes it’s muted with holiday music blasting in place of the dialogue and at other times a hush falls over the house as someone turns up their favorite part and everyone […]

I am all about handmade holiday decorations. Every year when you pull them out of storage it’s a reminder of the fun you had making them and the splendor of  holidays past. The challenge is finding projects that you will actually want to showcase in your home for years to come. Today, I’m going to make it […]

As much as I love the convenience of e-books, I will always be partial to the experience of laying in bed and turning the pages of a good ol’ fashioned paper book before bed each night. I tend to read write up to the point of complete sleepiness and then drop the book on the […]

In my family, Thanksgiving has always been an all day event starting early with a special breakfast of zucchini and eggs while everyone watches the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and ending late into the night with second and third servings of pie and tea. To say we serve several courses, is a bit on an […]

If buying my dog a bed that makes it look he is being eaten by a shark is wrong, I don’t want to be right. I am not sure why I find the idea of this so amusing, but I must not be the only one if someone developed it, at least that’s what I […]

I love mexican food. Like anyone, going out for mexican is always fun. I just find it way better to make it yourself at your own home! It’s very easy and it does not break the budget at all. Let me show you how to host your own Fajita Night and have it be a […]