It is a challenge to find a balance when working from home and managing the household. I am a home body, but that doesn’t mean that I enjoy cleaning and all of the maintenance that is needed. In the pandemic, my job went remote, so you would think that more time at home means more […]
Jump to recipe I kind of thought that most chocolate chip cookies were the same and they would all be delicious, but it turns out that is not the case. I recently made some from a different recipe and they were good, but really not great. Usually when we make cookies, they disappear really fast […]
I have accepted that my house will never be pristine and on the cover of Good Housekeeping, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be much much better than it is. I have been very work focused, and have been working full time with a side business that I do on weekends, so my house and […]
Creating habits are hugely important for clearing the clutter of life. I have been jogging/walking again in the mornings to work on clearing the excess clutter from my body and I am pleased with the establishment of this habit. I seem to do best in establishing a habit if I do it every day. It […]
When you have a busy life, there are so many things that are the priority to do that you tell yourself that you will get around to putting that away, or dealing with this, and so the clutter in life starts Dto pile up. As you go through tlife, the piles get more prolific and […]
It is so easy to make delicious and healthier muffins using ingredients you have at home and frozen fruit. These muffins were made using frozen cherries, and I have also made them with strawberries and blueberries. I added some oats to decrease the amount of flour that is used, and I replaced half of the […]
This recipe was changed and updated 7/12/2019. It has less sugar and more spice to it. I am not a fan of spicy, but I do love a great melding of flavors. I love a salsa that I can scoop a big hunk of and eat it on a chip. if it is too spicy […]
A couple of years ago, we were at some friend’s house, and the teen girls were cooking different recipes, and my friend took my 12 year old son in hand and had him help make her pasta sauce. My son enjoyed the cooking process, and he begged me later to get the recipe so that […]
Guinea Pigs make good pets, and we had a couple of them a few years ago. We did a lot of research before buying them, and found out that they need a lot of space, they don’t climb or jump, and they are not very inteligent. They are very cute little creatures, and they squeek […]
When we got our guinea pigs, I found out that they needed a lot of space for their cage since they don’t climb. They have a nice big cage in the family room, which you can read about here. In order to maximize their fresh air, thought that it might be nice for them to […]
Sitting in a long boring meeting, I had to convince myself that I could make it through. I had to use the behavior techniques on myself that are typically used with the kids that I work with, which is a first-then card. First I have to endure the meeting, then I get to have an […]
We really love iced tea in our house, and making sun tea is a great way to enjoy your tea. It’s nice to have the sun do all of the work while I go enjoy the day and do some things with the kids. I put in 12 cups of water, almost 1 cup of […]
For the summer months, my teenage kids wanted to do some science and craft and creating type of activities. They got their inspiration from the Myth Busters and their line on the show where they say “Don’t try this at home”. Well, the kids have started a youtube channel called We Tried it at Home. […]
I had quite a bit of success a while back with losing weight doing the Flat Belly Diet, and it is time for me to start thinking about that again. One of my favorite breakfasts that helped me succeed on the diet is yummy yogurt and cherries. I keep a huge bag of frozen cherries […]
I have two children with very different personalities, and I work with children in my job as a pediatric Occupational Therapist. One thing that I have learned about kids in my many years with them is that no two are alike, and no two will respond in the same way to the same input. There […]