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It’s Been a While: What I’ve Been Sewing and Where I’ve Been! My triumphant return to the internet.

As stated previously here on my blog, I have made it a goal to sew my whole wardrobe. Not only do I want to sew my own wardrobe but I want to, once and for all, solve the problem of needing a totally new wardrobe for my pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and post-partum body. Through tons of research and just gritty brainstorming I have made the great discovery that all the answers to these problems can be found in the pages of our history books. Not the history of men and wars, but the history of the mundane daily lives of women.

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Summer Garden Recap

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Hello!  I’m going to deviate from my normal sewing stuff today to talk about my garden. I have been going back and forth about whether or not I would talk garden on my site.  It is my peace, it is my therapy, it is my quiet place away from the internet.  But I think that is exactly the reason I want to share it with you guys.  I love you guys and I love my garden, so I want to[Read more]

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Raising Butterflies at Home

Today, I am going to shift a little bit and talk about a recent homeschool project we did.  We recently took the homeschool journey of raising butterflies at home! It was so much fun watching these live caterpillars go through the process of metamorphosis into butterflies! We originally got them for my four-year-old’s birthday in March. I bought two cups of caterpillars so that he and his older sister could both have one.  What began as a birthday gift soon[Read more]

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Why I Left Facebook

And other news from my year away from social media… We’ve all heard the security and privacy reasons for kissing Facebook goodbye, but I actually turned mine off about two weeks before the scandal hit the news. After about six months without it, you couldn’t pay me to get back on.  Here’s what happened. I had been wanting to shut it down for years.  What started off as a fun way to show off dumb photos my senior year of[Read more]

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DIY Autumn Wreath for Under $10

Fall is here! That means it’s time for warmer wardrobes, hayrides, and autumn decor!  But even small home decor items can add up to costly sums when you are sprucing up your living space.  Here is a beautiful autumn wreath that costs less than $10 to make and is fun for the whole family! What you will need: One Wreath (I have one wreath that I am constantly changing the decor for.  If you have an old Christmas wreath lying around[Read more]

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Nine Ideas to Occupy Kids in the Car on a Road-trip

ideas for kids on a roadtrip

Are you going on a trip this weekend and need to keep your kids occupied for the long drive?  Here is a list of 9 great ideas to keep your kids entertained on the road. Tips: Start with the items that are the least interesting to your kids early in the trip.  Save the most cherished items like reading books and screen time for the very end of your trip when kids start to get the most antsy. Spread out[Read more]