It’s been one of those days where I woke up feeling sluggish and discouraged all day long. I’m really not sure why, but the harder I tried to break out of it, the worse it got. We are in the process of trying to get our house up on the market, so I don’t really [...]
Looking for unique stocking stuffers? As part of my The Best series, I’m sharing some of my favorite gadgets with you. The Best series are unsolicited reviews, 100% my own opinions. I was not provided any items for this review or any kind of compensation for my reviews. Are you a fidgeter? I am. I [...]
Thanksgiving is only a few days away and I know that for most of you, the countdown to chaos has already begun. You are running around trying to thaw turkeys, figure out what the heck a brine is, how to clean the house for company when your kids keep making it a disaster area, orchestrating [...]
Of all the things we’re going to talk about during this 31 day series, I think I’m most excited about health week. I love having ditched shampoo, and I love that I can do laundry without all the commercial detergents and fabric softeners, but the things I’m going to share with you this week will [...]
So the other day I was working on JD’s birthday party. I’m famous for my kids’ parties. Frankly, they ROCK. No big bouncy houses, clowns or magicians. No, we employ full-on imagination, play and fun into every party. Kids talk about them for years afterwards. Even the quiet parties, we do them up right. I [...]
Twelve years ago today my son JD was born–and my world changed forever. It all started with a whole lot of nothing. As always, JD did everything on his time and schedule. There was a whole lot of fuss–weeks of early labor, of watching him via ultrasounds and tests to make sure that he [...]
We just did something we rarely do around the KnowitAll household–we took a family vacation. Normally we’d fill our vacation time with a mission trip, or a trip with family, or a trip to visit family. It has been several years since we just vacationed, just the four of us. And what a vacation it [...]
Nothing ruins the beauty of getting outdoors quite like a bug fest, does it? Especially when the bugs are feasting on you! With the widespread outbreak of West Nile virus this year, I have been making sure to cover the whole family in bug repellant. But not just any old repellant–homemade repellant! It costs pennies [...]
Whew! What a whirlwind couple of weeks. We returned from our two week vacation up to Northern Michigan on Monday night (pictures and details of our glamping trip to come soon, I promise!), and went right into Back to School prep. School started Wednesday, so we only had 24 hours to prepare. I was worried [...]
Now, ya’ll know I love a good deal, right? So while I’m not blogging about coupons any more, I just can’t help but share some of the frugal living tricks I know once in a while! Back to School time is always filled with so many great deals, and this year is no exception. Here’s [...]
Rooftop Terrace Garden
climbing wall as part of the house/part of the yard
carrot apple orange ginger
Sweet kale broccoli carrot juice
