Cure for Chaos? Invite the family over!

There may have been some mention on this blog at some point about my house being…a wreck. OK, junky, cluttered, full of stuff. A wreck. Shockingly my half-assed attempts to declutter have only resulted in me moving the junk from one place to another. This week as I watched The Bee struggle to stay organized for school and me misplacing…

On the Hooks: Neck love

One of my coworkers is a fellow hooker and she has been encouraging me to get my hook on. It’s nothing for her to pull out her bag on Monday and show me the start of a yarnthing and then by Wednesday she is returning with a finished project. Blankets and scarves are her specialties and even though I’ve yet…

Write a Review Wednesday: Everything Goes on Land

Trains, buses and cars oh my! Everything Goes on Land is Brian Biggs’ new book about all things that go. Older readers will love the tribute to another favorite author, Richard Scarry’s Busy Book. Each page of Biggs’s book explode with colors and things to look at, activities and facts about vehicles of all types. Parents may find the book…

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Holy pumpkin pie Batman! Thanksgiving is in two weeks!

…and with that, the turkey is slid out of the oven, its baked brown skin crackling from the sudden cool air. The aroma from the spices dotted over the juicy dish fill the room and the family all take their places waiting for the meal to be served. Confused? Feeling out of it?Welcome to the club!Usually around this time of year I get…

Belly Busters: #SSTorani

I am a Vanilla fiend. I love the scent, liberally dousing myself with body sprays and lotions. I enjoy the taste and will often find a way to slide some into whatever I am making whenever and however I can. When I was picked to sample Torani syrups as a reviewer for the SheSpeaks Blogger society I was excited to…