Author: Amy

4 Tips To Help Your Kids Read This Summer

4 Tips To Help Your Kids Read This Summer

I have been so excited, my kids are finally consistently reading!  Every summer I have great intentions of getting my kids to read…and then all of sudden August hits and well we didn’t read very much.  Two of my kids have fallen in love with 

Organize Home Projects With This Free Project Guide

Organize Home Projects With This Free Project Guide

How to make DIY projects easy on a budget! #soontobecharming #DIY #onabudget #easy #organization

4 Delicious Ways To Use Chives

4 Delicious Ways To Use Chives

School is out, which means summer has officially started!  Yay!!  Vegetables are being planted and all the herbs from last year are back in full force.  I love growing fresh herbs; however, when it comes to using them…I feel like I never know what dishes 

Clean Up Your Flowerbeds in 4 Simple Steps

Clean Up Your Flowerbeds in 4 Simple Steps

I love my yard, I hate my yard, I love my yard, I hate my yard…..it’s like picking off petals of a flower.  We all love the beauty flowerbeds bring, especially when it is overflowing with blooms, but don’t always love the work to get 

What I Forgot I Needed As A Mom

What I Forgot I Needed As A Mom

Being a mom is one of the most amazing jobs a person can have!  I love being a mother.  I love taking care of everyone and trying to keep all the details straight, performing miraculous dinners when the cupboards are empty.  It is one of 

Memorial Day: Food and Entertaining with Ease

Memorial Day: Food and Entertaining with Ease

Nothing shines brighter than the patriotic colors of red, white and blue flying in the summer sky.  Memorial Day is the beautiful combination of tribute and festivities.  Enjoying life and yet remembering the sacrifice so many gave.  Click here to read more about the history 

How To Create A Landscape Binder

How To Create A Landscape Binder

We organize all different parts of our lives, but what about our landscaping?  Have you ever thought about creating a landscape binder?  How do you keep track of your plants and shrubs?  Have you ever planted seeds in the fall and completely forgotten where you 

Easy Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream Frosting

Easy Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream Frosting

The combination of mint and chocolate is always a good idea!  Combining the flavors with simple cupcakes….even better.  My daughter was the reason behind this creation, not that it doesn’t exist in the Pinterest world beforehand, but for me it was new.  She loves anything 

2 Easy Meals For Families On The Go

2 Easy Meals For Families On The Go

When the weather warms up, the schedules get busier…especially if your kids enjoy sports.  It is definitely a challenge to get dinner on the table with one child practicing at 5 and the other one not until 6 or 6:30.  Hitting the drive thru constantly, 

Easy DIY Speckled Eggs

Easy DIY Speckled Eggs

This week it is finally beginning to feel like spring outside, as well as inside.  I have removed the last of my winter decor and nothing adds more cheer like touches of spring and speckled eggs!  The colors alone are such a welcome transition after 

5 Tips To Help You Stick To Your Monthly Meal Plan

5 Tips To Help You Stick To Your Monthly Meal Plan

For over 5 years I have been making monthly meal plans.  It is hard to believe it has been that long!  The reason I make monthly meal plans is to save money on the grocery bill and it really does help.  I understand sometimes the 

5 Day Organizing Challenge: Technology

5 Day Organizing Challenge: Technology

Technology can be really hard to organize, or well…maybe getting started is the hardest part.  How do we organize technology? The truth is clutter is clutter…whether it is sitting on our counter or filling up our computers.  Having a million emails doesn’t make us feel