I’ve recently read 4 books and am going to review them quickly – giving myself only 4 minutes for each book. You will appreciate this time-limit. Trust me. I could go on and on about each of them. Thankfully, I’m a super fast typer, and I’ll try to fit a…
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Hemming Jeans: Pinterest Success!
When you are vertically challenged like me, the bottoms of your jeans get frayed and tangled. I’ve just learned to deal with it. But I saw a tutorial on Pinterest HERE that I thought looked doable for the girl who owns a sewing machine but doesn’t know how to really use…
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Homemade Self Tanner: Pinterest Fail
It’s sunny outside, and as I thought about wearing some capris, I remembered a homemade recipe for a self-tanner I’d pinned on Pinterest. I thought I’d give it a try! It sounded simple: 2tbs cocoa powder (depending in how tan you want to be.) + Any moisturizer + an empty…
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Open the Flood Gates. A Book Review
I felt bad for crying at my grandma’s funeral. Like I had failed as a Christian in some way. Why is that? Cheryl Cecil’s book, Open the Flood Gates: Welcoming Grief into Our Seasons of Loss, explores this question.The grieving process is a unique experience. No two situations are alike.…
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Coconut Oil Face Wash and Moisturizer: Pinterest Success!
Last summer, I set out on a journey to find the best natural facewash and moisturizer. My tween daughters needed to add this to their daily routine, and I didn’t want to load them on chemicals if I didn’t have to. Enter the scene: Coconut Oil. I ended up making…
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Dinosaur Toothbrush Holder: Pinterest SUCCESS
For my little man’s birthday, I made him a dinosaur toothbrush holder. I attacked this dinosaur with a drill and a bit, and though the battle was intense, I conquered. I think I used that power tool in a way it was never intended to be used, but the toothbrushes…
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Travel LEGO Box: Pinterest Success!
Next on my Pinterest mission was to make a travel LEGO box for my little man’s birthday. I got the idea from HERE. I used a diaper wipe container. It had an oval “pop out” area in the center, so it wasn’t flat, but I cut that out with an…