Just between you and me, I love the hunt and chase for sweet bargains. When you find one, don’t you just want to dance a little happy dance and squeal or maybe give a few loud squacks on your son’s Duck Commander duck call? There’s no easier way to update or freshen a living space…
So with school starting in a few days, and the shopping frenzy happening in Aisle 6 of school supplies, have you ever wondered how to repair the zipper on a backpack? Oh good. Me too!! There’s the obvious solution of just buying a zipper and replacing it. And I’ve done that. It’s not fun OR…
Do you ever get so excited that you prance? And haven’t you wondered to yourself how to make a candle that burns for 72 days. I mean don’t all rational and normal thinking minds wonder these types of things. If someone told you that you could make a candle for less than $6 that would…
Have you ever made a pillow from a placemat? I love to have a pillow at my back when I’m sitting in a chair or on a sofa. But what I love even more than that is HOLDING a pillow…you know, like holding a fluffy puppy or your favorite stuffed teddy bear. It is just…
Have you ever had anyone tell you how to cut an onion without crying? Seriously! Raise your hand if you have. You’re probably running around finishing all the final prep for your Labor Day feast with all of your family and 500 closest friends showing up for grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. WELL…except covid…there might…
How to repair the zipper on a backpack.
I don’t know who was more proud of this pretty plate of chocolate covered yumminess. Momma or daughter? She bought the strawberries and chocolate with her own money and in a little smidgin’ of time between school and band practice, she made these chocolate covered strawberries. She’d never done this before. I didn’t have time…
“Let TODAY be the start of something new!” Are you scared to try new things? You know, like eating raw snails, or holding pythons around your neck. People who know me best know that I’m shy. Y’all, I’m so shy that I’m scared to eat around people. Truth right there. Obviously, I’ve overcome that. Over…
Raise your hand if your house looks just a little bit “naked” after Christmas! Oh good! Me too. I mean, seriously, it’s like somehow Christmas got in the shower but forgot to take a bathrobe for the trip back to the closet.. like bare! Between November 1st to January 1st, there’s lights and wreaths and…
Have you ever used a faux rug for a facelift? I did once…but not on MY face, though. I drove through a storm the other day. It was bright and sunshiny at home when I jumped in our big black Denali and turned the front wheels toward I 70 West. I scrolled on my phone…