Here we are. The second Wednesday of 2014. Many of our children are back to school (yippie!) and we're all slowly readjusting to our schedules, taking a look at what matters most to us, and making time to do those things! I have a lot of great ideas for fun projects and hope to get to work on a few this week. For now, I'll leave it to y'all. Go ahead - share it here!! But, please do keep in ...
Raise the Child You’ve Got
This post is part of a virtual book tour hosted by From Left to Write for Nancy Rose's recent book Raise the Child You’ve Got – Not the One You Want. I received a complimentary copy of the book for review purposes, however all opinions are my own. My word of the year for 2013 was present. I really wanted to be present in our lives. Not just be there, but really experience the moments. ...
Pursue: happiness
This post was inspired by Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin where she runs a nine month experiment to create happier surroundings. Join From Left to Write on January 6 we discuss Happier at Home. You can also chat live with Gretchen Rubin on January 7 on Facebook! As a member, I received a complimentary copy of the book for review purposes. It's a new year! Time for growth, reflection, and ...
Bye Bye Winter Blues Giveaway Hop Sign Ups Open
Welcome to the signups for the Bye-Bye Winter Blues Giveaway Hop, hosted by Nap Time is My Time and Literary Winner! What with the holidays over and the weather being really bad here in the Northeast, we figured that our readers would appreciate another chance to win some prizes to help winter seem less dreadful. The giveaway hop will start on Tuesday, 1/28/14 at 12:01am EST. Giveaway ...
Win a Silhouette Portrait
Lovelies I am so excited to be giving away another Silhouette Portrait™!! I am so excited to kick off 2014 like this! I love crafting and creating and an electronic cutter is the perfect tool for so many projects. One of my goals for the blog this year, is to share more of my creative endeavors. What better way to do that, than to give something away to one lucky reader? The Silhouette ...
Show off your favorite handmade crafts at the first Whip It Up Wednesday Party of 2014
Happy New Year Friends! I hope that you all had a wonderful 2013 and are looking forward to 2014 with hope and excitement. With the rush of Christmas crafts and recipes over, I can't wait to see what everyone is creating! Go ahead - share it here!! But, please do keep in mind that a handmade project is either homemade or made by hand - not something you've purchased. It includes recipes, paper ...