I have never been very good at keeping houseplants alive. I water them for a while and then forget about them. Or I water them too much and drown them. It never worked out well for the poor plants. I started several lemon trees from seed, and I was so proud of them, but they eventually all died because of…
My husband and I have had a garden every summer that we have lived at our house, with the exception of last year. We attempted planting tomatoes in buckets. Spoiler…it did not work. The plan was to have a garden of raised beds last year already, but life got a little crazy and it didn’t happen. So this year my…
I love fall! I love the leaves changing, the cooler weather, and pumpkins! I love looking at pumpkin displays along the road and at the farmers market. Seeing the different ways they grow and the uniqueness of them all is so neat! I’m sitting here on a snowy day the week before Thanksgiving. While it is still indeed fall, it…
One of my favorite summer drinks is sun tea! We don’t have it every day, but once in a while, I’ll brew some in a mason jar on the sidewalk. The weather has been warming up, so I’ve been getting the itch to do summer things. I recently thought of this self-proclaimed genius idea: fruit infused sun tea! A while…
This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to our Disclosure Policy for details. Shhhhh! I’m releasing a secret a little early! I always make something with my students for Mother’s Day, and this year I wanted to post about it beforehand to give others some ideas! So, moms of my students, you have two choices: don’t read this until after…
This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to our Disclosure Policy for details. With Mother’s Day soon approaching, I thought it might be helpful to post some ideas for gifts! I know this gift may not apply to all moms, but with the growing popularity of essential oils, I think these may be a safe bet for a lot of…
Our garden planning is beginning to be underway! Each spring, since we’ve moved into our new house, we plant a rather substantial garden in our backyard. The previous owners already had a space prepared, so we just use that area for our garden as well. Even though it is in our backyard, it is visible from the road in front…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see our Disclosure Policy for details.** Every winter, I coach our school’s archery middle and high school archery teams with my friend and assistant coach at my side. It is time-consuming, but I thoroughly enjoy helping the kids learn to shoot and finding success! Each year, I have given the 12th graders of the…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to our Disclosure Policy for details.** For my birthday, a dear friend gave me a lava bead diffuser bracelet from Vitality Extracts. She had to explain it to me because I had never seen anything like that before! This bracelet had 7 colorful beads on it, along with the lava beads. My friend…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to our Disclosure Policy for details.** A little over a year ago, I began using essential oil face cleanser and I haven’t looked back since! I began by using a face wash I purchased from a company, and I really liked it. I then decided to attempt to mix up my own. I used…