Food from Scratch: Popcorn and Applesauce A few months ago, my mom was visiting for a couple of days and got the girls all hopped up on the idea of a Popcorn Party. To those of us who are the wiser, this is simply a bowl of popcorn and dance music playing on the Bose …

Great is Thy Faithfulness (and my 2018 Less Waste goals) I didn’t intend for my goal list this year to turn into a personal post. However, when I sat down with a pen and a piece of paper to write them out as I had done the year prior, it looked different. The thing about …

Some favorites from 2017: I know I should have done this at the end of the year but we were too busy having fun with family. So I’m sending it out now. Though we spent a lot of time and energy this year decluttering and purging, we thoughtfully and slowly took in some items as …

Less Waste and maintaining relationships Happy New Year! I hope you are as excited as I am to welcome 2018 into our lives. Before I get into posts about goals for this upcoming year, I felt the urge to write about less waste and relationships. Nothing I have to say about this subject is groundbreaking …

Ringing in the new year by starting my first batch of Kombucha. Here’s to the new beginnings that we all need! And to hoping this endeavor doesn’t poison me!

Last batch gift of the season: Eco-friendly bird feeders The first version we did of this feeder was an epic fail. I won’t go into the details of it all. Let’s just say sometimes I’m glad Lucy couldn’t care less about crafts because when something she makes falls apart, she doesn’t give it a second …

Holiday hosting? Simple homemade tomato soup for a crowd Going to take a break from batch gifts for a minute (though I might have one or two still up my sleeve) to offer a hosting tip that my Aunt Cheryl perfected and used to offer to us on the night we would all arrive at …

Batch Gift: The Best Granola I know I’ve posted this recipe before but wanted to remind you of it because it makes a great batch gift to accompany any of the other gifts I’ve posted recently, though feel free to give it on its own as well. It’s a nice edible gift that isn’t cookies …

Three more batch gifts First off, thank you all for your kind words, condolences, texts, emails and messages after my previous post. They lifted my spirits and gave me comfort during this sad time. I wanted to get this next batch of bulk gifts out to you quickly as gift giving time is slamming upon …

A Thanksgiving Weekend Activity Anybody else going to be spending a few days in a house full of 9 little kids this week? As much as I love them all, it can make for a bit of chaos. This year I have a little activity planned to turn that chaos into organized chaos. This past …