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Kids’ Craft Organization

If you have kids, then you know how their stuff can begin to take over the house. My daughter loves to color, play with stickers, work with Play Dough, etc., as I’m sure your kids do too! As you purchase craft items it’s important to have a designated place for them to go, otherwise they can get really messy, really quickly. The good news is that craft organization doesn’t have to be expensive, in fact most of the items I use for organizing Malea’s craft stuff is from the Dollar Tree and the Target Dollar bins. When organizing your kids’… Read More

Spring Cleaning Tips and the Ultimate Cleaning Checklist

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! My family and I spent the day with family and soaking up the beautiful sunshine and warm 70 degree weather we had up here in Washington state. I don’t know about you but yesterday the spring cleaning bug bit me and I was in the mood to clean and organize. It all started in the nursery and eventually went room by room until I made my way out into the family room and office area. My instincts told me to stop there or else I would get burnt out and not want… Read More

The Easiest way to Organize Scarves

For years I stored my scarves in a basket in my closet, but I found that didn’t wear them as often because I’d always forget to grab one, until I was walking out the door, and then I was too lazy to run back to my room to get one. So I decided that I needed to put my scarves near the front door so that I’d wear them more often. We have a small entryway closet near our front door but there wasn’t enough room in the closet for my basket of scarves, so after searching Pinterest I came… Read More

Dairy Free Marshmallow Pops

Bring on the green! St. Patrick’s Day is on Sunday so it’s time to start thinking of creative and fun ways to celebrate! When it comes to treats, I know that my kids love anything on a stick…especially when it’s dipped in chocolate. One day I wanted to make cake pops, but didn’t have the hours to spend on them. I found a bag of marshmallows in the pantry and thought, “Hey, this would be way faster! Plus, who doesn’t love marshmallows?” These marshmallow pops have become a new favorite in our house. They are so easy to make and… Read More

Chocolate Lava Cakes

I shared this recipe over at Tatertots and Jello a couple weeks ago but these chocolate molten lava cakes are so delicious that I had to share them here too! This is one of my all time favorite recipes to make when we have guests over because it is so good and super easy. These chocolate lava cakes only have five ingredients in them and they are normal, everyday ingredients that you probably already have in your fridge and pantry! I promise, these chocolate lava cakes taste even better than they look and your guests will be so impressed with… Read More

Gluten Free Vegan Lemon Ginger Sandwich Cookies

There is something so refreshing about lemons. So vibrant! I love adding fresh lemon zest and fresh lemon juice to my baking. It’s one of the most fragrant and flavorful fruits. Lemon cake, lemon curd, lemon sorbet, lemon cookies. Any lemon dessert…sure does make this baker swoon. These lovely sandwich cookies are my newest creation. I tried these lemon ginger cookies a while back and I knew I had to try and recreate that perfect combo. The brightness of lemon with the spicy kick of ginger, which both ground ginger and candied ginger. It took a few tries to… Read More

Love to Clean ~ Washing Windows & Mirrors

I’ll be honest, washing windows and mirrors has never really been one of my favorite things to clean until recent years. The thought of getting out the paper towels and glass cleaner made me cringe. I’m pretty sure I have wasted hundreds of paper towels on my windows and mirrors in the past, and it just seemed like there should be a better solution! In the past 2 years I have discovered 3 great ways to clean windows and mirrors, none of which include paper towels, woo-hoo! #1 Deep Cleaning When the rainy season ends it’s important to give your… Read More

Under the Kitchen Sink Organization

I don’t have a lot of space under my kitchen sink because we have an old house with random pipes sticking out in random places. However despite the lack of space, under the kitchen sink is very organized. The newest addition to the space are these labels I made with my Silhouette, for the trash can and recycle bin. People are always asking me which one is for the trash and which is for the recycling, so I though the labels would make it easier for guests to know which is which. Behind the trash cans are where I store… Read More