After finding an antique chair on the roadside, I decided it would fit perfectly into my farmhouse home with a little makeover. I documented the whole process of how I reupholstered this chair and show you just how to reupholster an outdated chair. A Roadside Find One night my husband and I got a babysitter and went out on a date. After dinner, we decided to drive around a while and listen to music, something we have enjoyed doing since we met over 10 years ago. When no kids are in the back … [Read more...]
Ten Foot Office or Craft Room Desk Tutorial
If you have been following along for a while now, you would know just how much I love to sew and do other crafts. I am so blessed to have a room in my home designated to craft making. However, my craft room needed a bit of organization to be functional. So, my husband built me a large desk to fit all my craft supplies and machines. This desk is also perfect for office supplies as well. Continue reading to learn how we transformed kitchen cabinets and a few pieces of wood into a functional office … [Read more...]
Homemade Sunscreen With Cocoa And Lavender
Learn how to make an all-natural homemade sunscreen with cocoa and lavender that is perfect for protecting your skin from the summer sun. This DIY sunscreen will not only protect your skin from the sun, but will leave it feeling moisturized and soft. I just love summer. Being able to spend as much time as we can outside playing in the yard, gardening, going to the pool, and so much more. There is so much to love about summer. Summer in the midwest means lots of warm days and lots of … [Read more...]
Grass Fed Beef, Spinach and Quinoa Skillet
Learn how to make a delicious skillet dinner just the basic ingredients. This skillet dinner recipe can be on the table within the hour. Do you ever forget you have to make dinner, or is that just me? If not, pretend I never said that. If you're anything like me, you feel so accomplished for having made a delicious midday meal, and getting the kitchen back in working order afterwards, it comes as a complete surprise that your family is hungry yet again a mere five hours later. I'm more of a … [Read more...]
Homeschooling
A mom of 4 weighs in on the benefits of homeschooling. Our family is new to the homeschooling scene. Our oldest child is only 7, so I don't claim to have this whole education thing all figured out. Also, I know there is more than one way to accomplish the same end all parents seek, a successful, happy, productive member of society. Homeschooling is natural We are currently in our second year of "officially" homeschooling. But, interestingly, not a whole lot has changed since our oldest child … [Read more...]
Grain-Free Granola Recipe With Dark Chocolate and Cherries
Grain-Free Granola Recipe with dark chocolate and cherries is a decadent and healthy way to start your morning. Nuts, coconut, chia seeds, honey and coconut oil are combined with cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and dried cherries and baked until lightly brown. Follow my tips below and see the multiple variations, including grain free pumpkin granola. This homemade grain-free granola recipe is really simple and delicious. My family loves eating it like cereal with some milk or on top of … [Read more...]
Easy Salmon Burger Recipe
Learn how to make these delicious and easy Salmon Burgers. This crispy salmon burger recipe will make a super healthy, protein-packed meal, on the table in 15 minutes flat. You know those times when you are too busy to plan a meal, you forget to thaw out meat or you just have to get dinner on the table without any forethought? That's what this recipe is for! As long as you have a few staples on hand, you can have a super healthy protein-packed meal on the table in 15 minutes … [Read more...]
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream – Sweetened with Dates
The best homemade chocolate ice cream is sweet, creamy, and full of chocolate goodness. This is hands down the best chocolate ice cream I've ever had, and you would never know it is naturally sweetened with only dates! Follow my tips below to make this delicious recipe. I had to tinker around with the idea of ice cream sweetened only with dates before it became the creamy, delicious, seriously as good as ice cream with sugar, recipe that it is today. The first time I tried it, I threw … [Read more...]
Baby in the Van Story- Eli’s exciting Arrival!
Read the story of my third child's exciting arrival in the backseat of our van going 75 miles per hour! I was 41 + 1 weeks on March 12, 2013 and so very ready to meet my baby. We had decided to not find out the gender of this new little one and, with two girls already, I just could not wait to find out if I was carrying my first baby boy. The first contraction After lunch, I had my first actual contraction, not a braxton hick one like I had been having, but a real true contraction. I was so … [Read more...]
How to Update a Farmhouse Kitchen Island
Learn how to update a kitchen island with a fresh coat of paint, new hardware, and a custom DIY island top. Where we found and bought our kitchen island A few years ago, my husband and I were at a thrift shop when we found this ugly and outdated kitchen island for 20 bucks.Not at all looking like what I had in mind for my farmhouse style kitchen. My husband had just finished building our gigantic farmhouse table that had no hope of fitting in our kitchen, so all our meals were officially … [Read more...]
5 ingredient Coffee Paleo Ice Cream
Learn how to make a delicious 5 ingredient coffee Paleo ice cream to satisfy any sweet tooth. Every morning when I wake up, I have one thing on my mind. Coffee! I always make mine extra strong and top it off with some raw organic cream that I skim right off the top of one of the jars we get each week from a dairy farm a few towns over. There really is nothing quite like it. Whenever I am out and about during coffee time and I have to stop somewhere to get my morning fix, I … [Read more...]