The Ask Anna Blog

Father’s Day Card for Kids to Make

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Huggies®. As always, all opinions are my own. My daughter loves to craft, and although it’s totally not my thing, occasionally I’ll craft with her, especially when it’s to make something for the man we both love so much! Father’s Day is quickly approaching (how is it already June!?) so Malea and I put on our creative thinking caps and created this cute card for Matt. I found this idea on Pinterest (of course) and since Malea loves to pretend that she knows how to do origami, she… Read More

How to Get Rid of Green Pool Hair

I don’t know about your family, but my family lives in the pool during the hot summer months! Where we live it’s very common to see 100+ degree days throughout the summer so ever since I was a kid we have spent the majority of our time in the pool. The only downside to hanging out in the pool all summer is that being a blonde, my hair always ends up turning an off shade of green. If you’re a blonde, you know what I’m talking about. 😉 Last year my daughter fell in love with swimming too and I… Read More

Strawberry Mango Bread

Buttermilk bread filled with fresh strawberries and mango. This strawberry mango bread is slightly sweet and so delicious, perfect for a summery breakfast. Hi! This is Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower, and this week I’m back to share with you a loaf bread that’s filled with some of my favorite seasonal fruits. It’s summer already! Can you believe it? I’ve had such a busy May that time felt like it just slipped away. And even though I don’t have any big plans for the summer, I’m still excited for warm weather and summer fruits. I’ve been waiting all… Read More

Finding Dory Party Ideas

“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming…” I seriously say this all the time to Malea, I love Dory and I’m so excited to see the new Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory movie this June! You know me, I’m always looking for an excuse to throw a party, and to have people over, so I thought it would be fun to throw a little Finding Dory party for my daughter and her friends, to kick off the start of summer! It’s starting to get hot here so we threw a swim party and downstairs, in our newly made over space, I… Read More

No-Cost Organizing Kitchen Drawer Tips

I’m a big believer that organization saves you time and frustration so that you can better enjoy life. I also believe that organization doesn’t have to cost a lot of time or money. Hello, Susan here from Organized 31. I’m a busy mom of three and I don’t have the time, or money, for complicated organizing ideas. Today I have six easy-to-implement, and FREE, tips to help you organize your kitchen drawers. An organized kitchen can make a huge impact on simplifying your daily routine and saves you time and stress. Most of our daily tasks start, and end, in the… Read More

How to Completely Eliminate Diaper Smells!!!

It has been five years, five full years since I have not had to change a diaper every few hours. Three kids under 5, means A LOT of diapers and A LOT of, ahem…smells. I know I am not the only homemaking mama that has tried it all to make sure that when welcoming guests into her home, they are not immediately tipped off to the fact that my day is full of diaper duty, because, let’s be real, diapers STINK! It has taken me almost 5 full years of diaper duty to discover the real-deal solution to the diaper… Read More