St. Pat’s Crafts
St. Patrick’s Day is a pretty big deal here in Chicago. The river is dyed an incredible shade of green, bars serve green beer, and there’s corned…
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DIY Mini Greenhouse
Living in the midwest, winter gets kind of gray. Gray skies, gray clouds, gray sludge. Right around February, I start aching for my garden and the feel…
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DIY Inspirational Valentine’s Cards
I’m both that mom…and that mom. Work life has been so busy lately, that I haven’t had a chance to grab Valentine’s Day cards yet. Given that…
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Knitting a Tempestry
I’m knitting a tempestry piece right now, for the year 1975. The way a tempestry works, is that you pull the average daily temperature for some time…
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Six-Year-Old Grace
So…we had a birthday party planned for Kenzie this past weekend, and she woke up with a fever over 100. Fevers are for sure the worst party…
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Kindergarten Craft: Easy Rainbow Clouds
Kenzie’s birthday was earlier this week, and per our school’s policy, we can’t bring in any food or treats (peanut allergies, etc.). Instead, we’re encouraged to come…
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DIY Bedsheet Labels
Included in the post below is a single affiliate link to some containers I got from Amazon. If you purchase them through my link, I’ll earn a…
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2020 Planner – Free Printables!
The post below contains affiliate links to products that I use on the daily! So if you purchase through my links, I’ll earn a small commission, and…
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Toys ‘R Us Adventure: Chicago 2019
The day after Christmas was a Mommy-Kenzie day, so I surprised her with a visit to the Toys R’ Us Adventure on Michigan Avenue. The first few…
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Christmas 2019
As you can see, Kenzie has now realized that Santa is the supplier of toys, and her reaction to him is much different compared to years prior.…
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How to Cut a T-Shirt
I am an 80s kid. Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, the Bangles, Flashdance… a whole decade of cutting ribbed collars off perfectly good t-shirts. Now that I’m in my…
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Christmas Time Is Here Again!
This post contains affiliate links to Minted.com, which we use to order our holiday postcards every year. Living in the Midwest, winter can get a bit dreary.…