This post contains Amazon affiliate links. A garage can be one of the most useful spaces in your entire home. Not only does it host and protect your vehicle, but it can be the exact space you need for your tools and for storing practical essentials, and can even be used as a workspace for handy tasks. However, many people—including myself!—tend to let their garages become a mess over the years, becoming a storage space for absolutely everything until their original intent disappears. Here, we'll look at how you can bring your garage back from the brink and make it the useful space that Continue reading...
Prepping Your Family for Safe Summer Travel: Entertainment, Meal Planning, and More
There’s something magical about a summer road trip—the open highway, a cooler full of snacks, playlists the whole crew can vibe to (mostly), and those fun roadside pit stops. But when you’re a mom, there’s another layer to planning: food prepping for your family on the go. Whether you’re heading out for a weekend getaway or a cross-country trek, having your meals and snacks ready means fewer drive-thru stops and more control over what you and your kids eat. It also means less stress and fewer hangry meltdowns in the backseat. So before you pack the car, here’s how to prep your kitchen and Continue reading...
Hammock Pad Tutorial
Today I am sharing a super easy tutorial for how to create a comfy and protective pad/cover for an outdoor hammock—my husband and kids gifted a hammock and hammock stand for my birthday this year, so I am looking forward to using it! My DIY cover will make it more comfortable and help keep it clean! Sturdy Fabrics for Outdoor Decor I got my outdoor waterproof fabrics and trim from Fabric Wholesale Direct™. They have a wide selection of fabrics and sewing tools to suit all sorts of fabric projects. My hammock is 144 inches x 51.5 inches, so I ordered 5 yards of each fabric and Continue reading...
5 Tips for a More Hygienic Home
Relaxing at home is what many people enjoy. But it can be hard to do so when it isn't doesn't seem clean, making you feel ill at ease, potentially even affecting your health. But no worries! These five easy tips can help you have a more hygienic home. Tidy Up High-Touch Surfaces You might have first heard of the importance of cleaning this type of surface during the coronavirus pandemic—these spots in your home are the ones you most likely come in contact with throughout the day. So unless you clean them frequently, they can become a breeding ground for germs—so try to sanitize them at Continue reading...
Powering Through Spring Cleaning—Plus ACTIVE Products Discount Promo Code
Spring is the time of year to get your home extra clean, but I’ll be honest, cleaning has never been my favorite chore—no matter what the season! Thankfully, I’ve found a few products that make my job easier, without all the hassle. Enzymatic Stain Cleaner My house is filled with carpeting (sadly, I've been pining for easier to clean wood floors for years), which means as a dog owner, it can make keeping my home clean super difficult! For one, there is carpeting by the back door where I take my pup outside every night; so that area is always getting messy and stained—as you can see Continue reading...
Creating a Healthy Home as a First-Time Parent
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Creating a healthy home for your family and a newborn baby requires work, but it isn't as hard as you might think. Of course, you might be tired as a new parent—especially if your little one isn't sleeping through the night yet. However, your home can be safer and cleaner with a few simple steps, such as focusing on baby safety and your wellness. A Safe and Cozy Home As a parent, you want to make sure that your little one feels safe and warm. Babies can't regulate their temperature when they are newborns, so they rely on their parents for Continue reading...
Terez & Honor Eye Patch Review
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As someone with sensitive, dry skin, I have to be very careful about the beauty products I use. I recently gave the viral Terez & Honor caffeine eye patches a try and love them! These hypoallergenic moisturizing patches are gentle to my face, moisturize my skin and even lighten the dark eye circles that I've had nearly all my life. Amazing! Caffeine & Hyaluronic Acid Gel Eye Patches Filled with 100% Natural Arabica coffee-eerived caffeine, the Terez & Honor eye patches literally wake up my eyes, minimizing puffiness, reducing Continue reading...
Homemade Pea Soup Recipe
Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! Once a month, my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes along a particular theme—this theme is peas! Which is very fitting because where I live, in New Jersey, March is the month to plant peas! And since it's been a bit rainy here, my peas are all faring well and really starting to sprout! For my recipe, I decided to make a pea soup—it's easy, filled with veggies, and very delicious! Vegetarian Pea Soup Pea soup makes for a fantastic weeknight dinner. All you need is a bag of green split peas, a handful of veggies and spices and some Continue reading...
Useful Jigsaw Puzzle Tools and Tips
My kids love to complete jigsaw puzzles and save them. So I developed a method of gluing the puzzles together by carefully using a foam brush to neatly cover the front of the puzzle with Mod Podge. (If you don't want any shine to your Mod Podge finish, pick the matte variety.) I then slip wax paper under the completed puzzle, and use that paper to carefully lift the puzzle up so I can slip a big piece of cardboard (usually a flattened box) underneath it. I then put another piece of cardboard on top, and carefully flip the puzzle over so I can also apply Mod Podge on the back of the puzzle Continue reading...
Brain Building Tips To Help Reluctant Readers
As a parent, you’re well aware of reading’s benefits. Even if countless studies didn’t highlight this fact, the pride of seeing your child read a book competently is more than enough to get you on board. Unfortunately, there’s every risk that your child isn’t half as enthused. A surprising amount of children resist sitting down to read. As stressed as that might make you, it’s entirely normal. Kids are built to move, so reading inevitably goes against what they want to do most of the time. This leaves you in a tricky position because not only are you a busy parent who Continue reading...
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