When I first got pregnant with Vito, I wanted to instantly make a baby blanket for him. At the time we didn’t have much money, so I used leftover fabric I found around the house and made him one. It…
Recently, I noticed I was really enjoying my adult coloring books more, epically while I was watching tv nightly with Daniel. Work has been insanely stressful as of lately, and typically, by the time I’m home, I don’t want to…
With Daniels arm being broken, and us being in this limbo state of having food stamps now, but still needing help, I’ve been trying to get even more creative in the kitchen. As I’ve mentioned before, we have dinner with…
Lately, I’ve been trying to work with what’s in my fridge, and what needs to be used up. Something I should have been doing for a while now, but there is nothing quite like a challenging time in life to…
Every family has that really cheap meal that they just love to eat. For some families, its rice and beans, or some kind of cheap soup. For our family, its ham hocks and beans. My husband and I have a…
Pregnancy can come with many odd cravings. Some of mine have been Pickle juice with Doritos, or the onion boil (weird for me considering I’m not big into onions) but one thing I’ve been craving since even before I was…
With my husband not working until his arm is healed, and us not qualifying for food stamps anymore, I decided it was time to get crafty, epically when it came to the kitchen. I absolutely love the people on youtube…
There has only been 1, maybe 2 years in which I have not made my daughters birthday cake. Primarily it started because I couldn’t afford a big fancy store cake in addition to getting her birthday gifts. It was a…
Cucumbers are one of those summer veggies that just hits the spot. And recently, I’ve been craving them so much, I’ll typically have them for my lunch at work, or as a side dish to go along with dinner. There…
This spring, I have been determined to take what I want of my plants such as my roses and Lavender, while they are producing a great deal (before the gross heat of summer starts). With lavender, it takes me a…