SAHM, DIYer, Air Force Wife, Coffee Lover
Sharing this video, we had started practicing social distancing and keep ourselves from getting bored is priority, I decided to have a little fun letting the kids do my makeup and hair. I think they had fun, too. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbSqVe84_S0&t=8s
Do you ever truly feel settled in when you move? Being a military family requires us to move, thankfully my husband's job doesn't require it too often. We moved into our current home about a year and half ago, but I truly don't feel complete about it, maybe it's because I haven't hung much pictures [...]
A Tutorial With Halloween approaching (heck, there has already been a trick or treat in the heat here in September in Alaska) I decided to get somewhat festive and made some ghost costume cookies. I won some cool mom points with this one. I was inspired by white chocolate dipped nutter butters decorated as ghosts [...]
I guess I'll make it known - I love fireweed! It goes by a few other names, too. I can't pronounce...
I'll keep this post short and sweet. These recipes can be used to make my Fireweed Lemonade recipe, or the syrup can be drizzled on some ice cream or however else you would use some really sugary floral syrup. Fireweed tea is deep purple color and bitter in taste. Fireweed syrup is a magenta color, [...]
Alaska has been treating me and my family very well. Since moving here, I've enjoyed it's beauty so much. In the summer, the fireweed is green and starts blooming fuchsia flowers, and it loses the blooms and turns red near the end of summer. Although beautiful, it is known as an invasive species, so it [...]
Summer is in full swing, the kids are on summer break, my days kind of lack routine. I want to enjoy the summer and I want my family to have a great summer. Having a summer bucket list is a great way to spend quality time with family, getting to know yourself, or getting some [...]
This recipe is super easy with only two ingredients, three if want darker colors. If your aren't gluten intolerant, you could also make homemade scented play dough. A little contrast and comparison of the two doughs - the gluten-free dough has a very smooth texture, it may even make your hands feel soapy. The regular [...]
My kids love play dough. Children playing with play dough in a group can enhance their social skills. Playing with play dough also enhances their sensory skills and fine motor skills. Often times the play dough gets mixed together to make a funky color or dried out. I thought it would be fun to [...]
A couple of years ago my husband came across a peanut butter protein ball recipe that was floating around on Facebook. We loved the recipe and made it quite often, not only for ourselves but when our middle child was in 0 percentile for weight and needed gains, too. Naturally, we get tired of [...]
