Ali’s Sandwich Bread

The Perfect Sandwich Bread There’s a lot of good bread recipes, but this one from my friend Ali Packard is the only one that I’ve found that taste AMAZING and HOLDS ITS SHAPE! Yes, it ticks off all the boxes of homemade bread. My friend Ali is so sweet to share this recipe with all […]

The Good Place Valentines

I love creating interesting Valentine’s Cards for my family based on their interest our our latest television obsession. This year I chose the TV sitcom The Good Place. Download and print these cards give to love ones. I love the UPS Store for my prints, fyi! Please do not post these on your site without […]

Picture Chore Charts – Free Printables

Getting kids to do chores can be tough — especially if they can’t quite read yet. These printable picture chore charts are the answer as they help kids make doing chores fun.  Instructions: 1. Print a base chart (blue or pink) and write your child’s name on it.  2. Print and cut out the pieces […]

Thanksgiving Dinner Trophies

Recently I got together with some friends for a pre-Thanksgiving “Friendsgiving Dinner.” It was a fun night of soup and rolls. The twist? We had the teenagers all prepare either an appetizer or a dessert, and then as the parents, we all judged the winners. To make it even more interesting, and because I had […]

Mario Brothers Birthday Party

I remember when I played Super Mario Brothers for the first time. It was amazing, and so different than earlier video games. It’s even more fun that Mario and friends are still popular with kids these days. So when my Mario-obsessed 8-year-old wanted a birthday party, we knew the theme right away — a Mario […]

Make Your Own Cookie Cutter

Once you start making sugar cookies, you might find that you never have enough cookie cutters. You might even find that it’s midnight and you need a tooth cookie cutter and you can’t wait the two days for Amazon to ship it to you. Or, you may want a custom cookie cutter that doesn’t exist […]

Easiest & Best DIY Laundry Detergent – Good for Front & Top Loaders

Two-minutes, two ingredients and less than $2 laundry detergent. Think making your own laundry detergent is a lot of work? We’re here to tell you it doesn’t have to be. Learn how to make Lazy Girl’s DIY laundry detergent…that takes two minutes, has only two ingredients, and cost less than $2. Read on to learn […]

1-Minute DIY Foaming Hand Soap, That Smells Better Than the Original!

I love good smelling soap. We’ve proved — at least in our house — it helps reinforce hand washing in our kids. And as much as I love rich, thick, foaming hand soap, I sure don’t like shelling out all that money…especially for our favorites at Bath and Body Works. Recently, though, I discovered this […]

DIY Drawer Organizers

  I just love the Internet…..sigh….no, this is not a love letter, but rather I marvel how we lived (or crafted or decorated) without it! I came across this organization/craft idea the other day about how to make custom drawer organizers for your kitchen and knew I HAD to do this for mine — it […]

Drawer Organizer to Jewelry Organizer! – Fish Tackle Box to Earring Sort

Necklace/Bracelet Organizer Now that you’ve created your own custom drawer organizers (last week’s post) you might be like me and have a plethora of wood organizers with no home….so sad… Not to worry, a little spray paint, hooks and you can re-purpose them to organize your necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Fish Tackle Box to Earring […]