We’ve been iced and snowed in since last Thursday (Arkansas not being well known for its snow removal prowess), and though husband has gone back to work the girl hasn’t been in school, so we’ve been doing what we can to keep ourselves warm and entertained. I’ve been trying to keep us inside as much […]
10 Pieces of Advice from 10 Years of Freelancing
When I made my first sale as a freelancer, I was super excited. I was working nights as an editor at a newspaper and had big dreams that someday maybe I’d be able to freelance full-time, actually get to see my husband occasionally, maybe even be at home with a kid if we ever chose […]
This Kept My Kid Occupied for Ages
Note: I am an affiliate of Melissa and Doug and there are affiliate links in this post. But this actually happened yesterday, and I think this product is awesome. Carry on. It often happens when a gift-giving occasion involving the girl comes around that she gets more gifts than she wants to play with immediately. […]
Fun Fall Felt Projects for Kids
The other weekend I was working on a project that became the No Sew Fall Leaf Garland, which you can see over at Sugar Bee Crafts. As you might imagine from the name, it involves leaf shapes, and as you might imagine from the title of this post those leaves are felt. I decided to […]
Painting with Leaves
Are there fallen leaves everywhere where you live? We are making a valliant effort to keep up, but they just keep falling! Last weekend the girl and I went on a leaf hunt and decided to do some crafting with some pretty leaves we found. We painted the leaves and then pressed them onto paper. […]
I Guess That’s What You Call Karma
I’ve been diligently not liking people’s Facebook statuses where they share x number of things about themselves because I didn’t want to have to do it myself. Then my friend Laurie gave me the “Liebster Award,” which is supposed to encourage blog readers to visit some other blogs but is also a way to get […]
Five Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday Season
No matter how hard we try to make it less so, the holiday season always seems to end up being stressful, whether because of overloaded schedules, expectations or pressures that everything be Pinterest perfect. With that in mind I wanted to share five gifts that I hope you will try to give yourself this holiday […]