A Busy Mom's Blog

Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family had a great time together. We hosted Christmas this year for the first time for about 20 of ...

Valentines' Day is a month away. I've never been big on celebrating Valentines' Day-however, I always accept the awesome box...

I try to keep my life organized but the craziness usually takes over and I succumb to the chaos that is around me. The one thing that I am...

Happy Birthday Blog! I've basically been blogging for one year now. In that year: I have 1 follower (thanks to my sister-i...

Today I'm posting about something different- Zulily . Zulily is my all time favorite website to find great deals for kids, home dec...

What is more fall than pumpkin? As I've said in the past, I LOVE all things pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin air freshe...

I try to be green as much as realistically possible. I try to buy local, I always recycle, I don't use paper goods in my house, exc...

Lee has finally finished with the nursery! I can't believe how adorable it is and super fun that it's so unique. Here are the fi...

My best friend since middle school, Lee, is having a baby boy in September. In true Lee form, rather than going with the usual teddy bear ...

This was my first attempt at an applique. Another reason why I'm so glad I purchased a new sewing machine back in February! This new...

My little fox terrier, Bella, likes to sleep on top of the back of the couch. I'm not a huge fan of this, so I needed to find her a...

I have seen these all over Pinterest and I finally made myself one. This is a cute little trash can that cost me $2 from Goodwill. Here i...

Just a quick tip today... I was tired of finding my girls' dresser a mess due to the -male adult that lives in my home who shall rem...

In an effort to keep my front door decorated throughout the year, I made this fun Easter Wreath. Michaels and Hobby Lobby both had thei...

My husband has the worst memory of anyone I know. Many fights have begun with him saying "You never told me that..." I'...

Last November, I made laundry detergent for the first time. I was very proud of myself. Laundry detergent is the one thing I loath purcha...

Clinton and I moved into our house in April 2009.  It was built in 1934 and we are the third owner.  The last family that lived in our h...

My laundry room went from this: To this:

I admit it, I have a book fetish. I am addicted to buying books- especially children's books. Even before I had the girls and Logan, ...

  Let me start by saying I am a novice seamstress. Before this year, I hadn't had my sewing machine out in years. And when I did use ...