Tip #183: Choose only the tiniest lights.* It’s no secret that March is not my favorite month. I try to stay good spirited. I look for the crocuses and snowdrops. I spot the tulip…
1. this paint brush. {and a tiny jar of spackle, because what’s better than a patched nail hole?} 2 .these paper chains. {and whole minutes of before-dinner calm.} 3. this avocado pit. {because i’m…
I love gold stars. Shiny bits of foil stuck on notebooks and papers. Glittery reminders that I made the right choice, that I did a good thing, that I got an A+. Like acing…
When, at the end, the children wanted to add glitter to their valentines, I said no. I said nope, no, no glitter, and then, when they started to fuss, I found myself saying something…
1. these tulips like yellowed pages in an old book. {in the very best kind of way.} 2. these strings. {for kind of staying put.} 3. this little mess. {because sometimes messes are pretty.}…
Neighbors and cakes just go together, don’t they? Need a cup of sugar? Borrow one from your neighbor. Short one egg? Knock next door. Beware the big bad wolf, et cetera, but a little…
Wow, sick days. They really throw a wrench into things, don’t they? We’ve had more than a few of them this winter and we’re eagerly looking forward to a less germy spring. Books (and…
Our kids don’t sleep with a night light, but recently we started feeling like it would be useful to have a small bathroom lamp to light the way during the middle-of-the-night trips that the…
1. this cilantro. {and the impromptu big family dinner it helped garnish.} 2. this shea butter. {because sometimes all i need to get out of a winter funk is a little moisture.} 3. this…
I sewed up two holes in my sneakers this week. I’ve been watching online videos of sped-up mending. Lots of them. The clips track needles bearing colorful embroidery thread, diving below the surface of…