St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids

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With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to share another fun round up just in time for the weekend. I’m featuring St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids and also a few activities. Tomorrow, I’m going to share a book list with you. The general theme for this is St. Patrick’s Day so you can expect to find crafts and activities related to rainbows, shamrocks, and leprechauns. First, don’t forget to check out our St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin, our St. Patrick’s Day coloring book, our St. Patrick’s Day Art for Toddlers, or our St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bottles. Now, let’s get to that list! Mini Sound Shakers from Buggy and Buddy Light Up St. Patrick’s Day Cards from Left Brain, Craft Brain…

Spinach, Pork, and Artichoke Casserole

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So I mentioned that spinach kick, right? Well, here’s another recipe to add to that only this time it’s a spinach, pork, and artichoke casserole. Yes, this may have been because of my love for spinach and artichoke dip. I’m not sure what it is about the combination, but I love it. So I wanted to see how that would translate to a casserole, and a quick google search lead me to finding a chicken and artichoke casserole and with my trend to add spinach, I thought- why not. Sweet B is somewhat picky about what she’ll eat so I have yet to try this with her. Squeaker, however, absolutely loved it… though not quite as much as the spinach, turkey, and quinoa casserole.  Anyway…..

Clutter affects your life in more ways than you may realize.

How Clutter Affects Your Life

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Decluttering and organization go hand in hand. I have talked about 7 Steps to Decluttering and this week, I want to talk about how clutter affects your life. I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a perfect homemaker… I’m more of what you would call a would-be homemaker or an uninspired homemaker. I’m also a very nostalgic and sentimental person, so sometimes letting go of things can be difficult. My desk, as of this moment, is organized chaos. I know where stuff is but to the untrained eye… it’s a mess. I say this because it’s true and I also say this because it needs to get organized in a neater fashion. I’ll have another post about organizing your workspace in the future, so for now… let’s…

5 Tips to Keep Your Sweet Tooth in Check

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Though we already talked about reducing your sugar intake as a part of the Ditch the Junk challenge, today I want to talk about healthier alternatives to sugar and share 5 tips to keep your sweet tooth in check. For Lent this year, I gave up Twix minis and I’ve tried to curb my general craving for chocolate. It hasn’t always been easy and there are days that I want nothing more than to just devour a dark chocolate bar. But, I’m doing my best to maintain my self control throughout this challenge. Who knows what will happen after Lent is over, but I’m hoping that with these changes in place, I can make this a long term change. Sugar is hard to avoid because…

Simple St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin for Toddlers

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We finally got everything in to make our first sensory bin and it was well worth the wait! Right after I finished putting everything together, I let Squeaker play with the contents and she sat for a good 15 minutes if not 20 exploring what was in there. I kept the contents simple but themed because it’s a St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin, though we might rotate some stuff out or put some new stuff in and just change it to a “green” sensory bin when we start our unit on colors. Still, we were able to get in a few things before she lost interest. We talked about the textures, shook the bin for sound, and counted coins. Squeaker loves to explore everything so…

Becoming a Blogger

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In 2013, towards the end of my second trimester during my pregnancy with Squeaker, I was confined to partial bed rest. I had to stop working and from that point on, I stayed home. Naturally, there was only so much TV I could watch, books to read, FB games to play.. you get the picture. Then it dawned on me to restart my family website that I had done so many years ago… before blogging became what it is today. But, I’ve talked about that already, so let’s get to the heart of this post: becoming a blogger. Really, this is a general recollection of how and why I made the transition. I suppose this also explains a bit behind the blog name, but if…