DIY + Home

My husband loves all things New Orleans, specifically Mardi Gras. He loves it so much that I threw him a Mardi Gras-themed party for his 40th birthday. Every year since I have tried to capture a little of that...

When there are treats galore for Christmas and each one cuter than the next what is a Jewish girl to do?  Last year my kids wanted to bring a fun treat to the teenagers who help with their Sunday...

I know it can be next to impossible to find time to do something relatively time-consuming, like baking cookies, this time of year, but cookies (and Christmas) are for baking!  Some of my fondest memories are of spending the...

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...

Trick-or-treating with friends ranks pretty high on my list of outstanding childhood memories. I can see my mom blinding speeding drivers with her flashlight like it was yesterday. I can recall the quick turnaround between my return home from...

We all want to be more organized, am I right? We scroll through Pinterest and see impeccably designed, totally organized spaces with gleaming surfaces and think, "If only." But the reality is that people live in our homes and...

When my now-teenagers were little, I would dutifully - and constantly - take their photos with my camera, have them developed, write the dates on the back, and place them neatly in an album.  Nowadays, I only need to...

Let's be honest, your summer is better spent cooling down by the pool, not holed up in a hot kitchen. So when it comes to mealtime, you need something easy to assemble and preferably grilled so even your husband...

Perform a Google search. Find a home services provider. Review their website. Go to third party sites and read their reviews. Pick a provider. Provider comes to your home. They perform the job. You pay. Everyone leaves happy. Pretty simple,...