One of my favorite blogs that I’ve been reading since  2008 is The Nesting Place.  The Nester has inspired me with many, many home decorating ideas over the years. I learned the power of a hot glue gun, how to paint furniture, how to hang window mistreatments, and most of all that when it comes to […]

In my spare time, or simply because I have to feed the people that I love so much, you can find me in the kitchen cooking up some tried and true favorites or going out on a limb and making something that looked good on Pinterest. Let’s not talk about all of the Pinterest fails […]

I never thought that I would be drawn to living out in the country, but the more time I spend here I wouldn’t trade it for anything.  While I do have to drive a little bit of a  distance for the important modern conveniences likeTarget and Panera Bread, the small town know your neighbors, one traffic […]

I’ve been talking about wanting to garden forever, and I always had an excuse to do it the next year. One year I started seeds in the house, but we ended up traveling for a week without plant sitters and the rest is history.  Well, lo and behold our new home had a raised bed already […]

I have a strong affinity to music.  It’s a part of my DNA, and I’m sure that it has passed down to my kiddos.  For me, music feels good to my soul, it clears my mind, and always puts me in the right mood. Because I love music, I have a playlist for everything.  There’s […]