Part of Homemaking is creating a comforting atmosphere in your home that you and you family can feel at ease in. Evenings together should always be seen as special, but sometimes you need to change things up a bit to help create memories , relax, and break up the mundane routines of everyday life. Having …
Meal planning in itself is a great way to save some time, money, and sanity. I cannot imagine going through a week without having some sort of meal plan. In a previous post we’ve talked about my method for bi-weekly meal planning, why I do it, and how it works for my family. I still …
You may have read the title of this post and laughed a little, “it’s not possible to enjoy housework” you might be thinking. Although housework isn’t inherently enjoyable, there are ways to make it something you could look forward to. A lot of it is perspective, and hopefully this list can help change that perspective, …
My laundry room is actually my bathroom, it has this large metal shelf that has accumulated a lot of random stuff. It was one of those spaces that, when we moved in, I just placed things on that kinda made since for the time being; “until I can get this organized”. Well today is the …
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted last, but I’m still here! Today I’m finally addressing the yellow on my white pillow cases, that has been building up for at least 4 years now. I don’t know what it is about pillows and pillow cases that seems like no matter how often you …
Tea is something that is a big part of my life, it’s soothing, delicious and is the common theme in so many great memories. My grandmother was a big tea drinker and she is the one who introduced me into the tea world and showed me how special it can be to sit down with …
Summer is officially here, but for a lot of us, it feels like summer has been here for quite some time now. Currently we are experiencing a heat wave, and I’m left wondering, what happened to spring? I guess the rain took my spring away, as it seemed to be endlessly cold and rainy not …
If you are just starting to learn to cook or want to expand your cooking skills, it can be a little overwhelming at first to decide which spices to stock up on and which ones to leave behind for now. Perhaps you’ve just moved out of your parents house and are living on your own …
Do you have small spaces in your home that need organized or redone to better serve its purpose and look more appealing? So do I, and if your anything like me you don’t have a huge budget to spend on organizing these areas and making them aesthetically pleasing. However, with a little effort and creativity …
As homemakers we pour ourselves into our families and our homes. We often forget how important it is to take time for ourselves. As you may have heard, you cannot pour from an empty cup. This can be hard as our job is where we live and so we can’t really remove ourselves from it …
