If 2024 was the year of reading, 2025 is officially the year of music. In 2024, reading was my entire personality. It was my sole source of comfort and a means for escaping with a heaping side of enjoyment thrown in for good measure. I officially read 242 books according to The StoryGraph (with GoodReads clocking me at 258, not sure what the discrepancy was there) and blew my own damn mind. I didn’t know it was even possible to read that many books. Towards the end of December, I started to get bored with reading. I found myself doing…

Did you know that fused plastic bags make for wonderful sewing material? I didn’t until recently and I’ve been having so much fun playing around with it. One of my goals for 2025 is to waste less and use more of what I already have on hand. And as much as it pains me to admit, plastic bags are something we always have on hand. As hard as I try to bring reusable grocery bags into the store with me, I can’t (or don’t) always do that. Like, when I do grocery pick-up (or simply forget to put the bags…

I never thought having a cookie scoop was a necessary thing. That was, until I got a set and started using them for everything but making cookies. I mean, I have used them for making cookies, it’s just not my preferred use for them. What really drove home the favorite status of the cookie scoop was when I made potato latkes this year for Hanukkah. It was the perfect tool for the job and helped to make the latkes uniform in size, making them cook more evenly. HUZZAH! So this post is an ode to the cookie scoop and all…

With two creative kiddos at home, I am always on the lookout for kid-friendly crafts that we can do together. These are our 10 favorites.

If you’re looking for something special to give to your entire family, or simply make life easier for yourself, a Thanksgiving day recipe book and Turkey Day Timeline is the way to go. See below for what that entails! Everyone has a holiday that they love more than the rest. For my Sister-In-Law (SIL), that holiday is Thanksgiving. She owns it and not a single person in my family complains or has any intention of taking it away from her. My SIL has hosted us every year for the past 16+ and it is something everyone in my family looks…