I have designated one little word to be the touchstone for each year for I think 11 years now. They usually come to me pretty easily but I don’t do the best at holding onto them through the year. I thought this year’s one little word was going to be build, but the more I […]
8 Ways to Use Essential Oils in the Home
There are so many great ways to use essential oils in the home, from cleaning supplies to body care. If you’re looking to add more essential oils to your daily life, read on for recommendations. Safe Use of Essential Oils in the Home Before we get too deep into the different ways to use essential […]
Easy Corn Casserole Recipe
We’ve been making this easy corn casserole recipe for as long as I can remember. If we were ever not hosting Thanksgiving, this is the side dish I would take. It’s easy (like, my kid could make it herself as soon as she could open a can), delicious and it’s corn! Speaking of easy, if […]
How to Make DIY Room Spray with Essential Oils
I’m not much of a DIY cleaner person (though I would like to be!) but I do make my own room spray and have for years. This is the thing I use to defunk my teen’s laundry hamper, but it’s great for general freshening purposes, too. The best thing about it is that it requires […]
How to Get Blood Out of Fabric
Basic stain removal is so important in helping your clothes last longer, so let’s take a quick look at how to get blood out of fabric. It happens to everyone and is actually a pretty easy stain to deal with as long as you have a few tools. What I Use to Get Blood Out […]
How to Really Amplify Black Voices
I am not an expert on how to amplify Black voices (or anything else related to race, racism, being an ally, etc.), but it feels to me like a lot of people aren’t approaching it the right way right now. Which is not at all to say I’m doing it right, or know how to […]
I Failed at the 100 Day Project (Again) and That’s OK
I think it’s been three or four years now that I’ve attempted a 100 day project, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. You pick some kind of creative project or genre that you want to work on for 100 days straight. This year’s started in early April, and I figured since I […]