DIY + Home

Are you looking for ways to watch your budget this holiday season? Or maybe you want to give your loved ones gifts that are a bit more personal. Perhaps you are looking for unique gifts for grandparents. Don’t think...

When we were house hunting 2 1/2 years ago I had a long list of "must-haves" for our forever home. We found our forever home, and one of my favorite features was the HUGE mudroom off the garage. When we looked...

My refrigerator has been broken for over a month.  It stopped working without warning and the appliance repair folks are just replacing different parts until they hit the jackpot.  Luckily, we have a smaller back-up in the basement, which...

Atlanta Summer Bucket List 2023 It’s summertime in Atlanta – and while it can get HOT, families here are blessed with a wide variety of activities to make their summer the COOLest ever. From splash pads around the city to...

With a new year comes that fresh "new" start feeling. Why not start with your home? It's the perfect time to declutter, get organized, and put systems in place so that this unpredictable world can feel a little less...

Confession: When the doorbell rings unexpectedly, I go into ninja mode. I freeze. I tiptoe. A cold sweat breaks out on my forehead. Like Pavlov's pups, the ringing of the bell results in an automatic response from my kids--absolute...

This year our family decided to try to reduce our carbon footprint. What can I say? Leonardo DiCaprio and his documentary really got to me! Among things like going vegetarian and monitoring our household electricity use, we also had...

We love Halloween as much as the next family, but it’s not a big celebration for us. One, we don’t get many trick-or-treaters at our house. Blame it on the fact that the houses in our neighborhood are spaced fairly...

“Surprise, you’re having TWINS!” That is one memory seared into my brain for good. You see, we already had two daughters (ages 3 and 4) and weren’t exactly planning for baby number three. So when three turned into four…well,...

I decided to ask my 4 year old what I should write about for this month's blog post. Her response was, "You should write about foods that I like, but not foods that I don't." Okay. Easy enough. But...