Ella not attending a public school means that the only thing I miss is a traditional art class. She is an outstanding artist. I know there are art classes outside of the area we live in, and we've tried some of them. One she really enjoyed went out of business, another was too expensive, a… Continue reading Homeschool Art Project
Category: Decorating
Nesting and Routines
I'm doing better than I expected during this pandemic. I have bad days, but nothing like what I expected before all this started. I honestly believe our home has a lot to do with it. I'm grateful for everything that my home has done for me lately. It is currently tasked with keeping all of… Continue reading Nesting and Routines
I Don’t Hate Painting Furniture Anymore
A few years ago, I wrote a post titled I Hate Painting Furniture. It was a good post, actually one of my favorites which is why I reblogged it this past Friday. If you didn't get a chance to read it, maybe go read it first then come back and read this post. Like demented… Continue reading I Don’t Hate Painting Furniture Anymore
On Painting Bedrooms and Dying Hamsters
I wrote this post two days after our hamster died. I preface this post with that statement because I don't want you all to worry about me. Sobbing about a dead hamster two weeks later. Not that there is anything wrong with that but I needed to write this out at that moment and I… Continue reading On Painting Bedrooms and Dying Hamsters
Why I Can’t Have Nice Things- Bathroom Floors Edition
It all started back in 2012 when I was tired of looking at this: Our "master" bath AND this: The girl's bath The above is a kid's bathroom for two girls, ages 12 and 4 at the time (SOB). But it was ugly and I wanted a prettier bathroom for the girls and because of… Continue reading Why I Can’t Have Nice Things- Bathroom Floors Edition
Fall-ish
I used to kind of go all out when it came to decorating the house for fall and Halloween. But now that the kids are older, and one isn't even home for Halloween anymore, I'm doing less. It makes me a little sad. Why did I only decorating when the kids were little? My mom… Continue reading Fall-ish