Family is huge to me! We have a sandwich family, with three kids, two at home and one Grandma Linda living with us due to dementia.
I write about all different family topics like dementia, adopting from foster care and other fun family "stuff".
Here are a few of my recent posts to get you started!
Dementia & Alzheimers Caregivers
We are so fortunate to be able to care for my husband's Mom in our home. She fell last year and was hospitalized for two weeks, after which she moved in with us!
Here are my best tips and ideas for being a caregiver!
If your inner monologue sounds like a running commentary of eye rolls, you’ve come to the right place! This free sarcastic stickers printable set is loaded with sassy grandmas, snarky washi tape strips, retro pattern borders and quirky character tags that say what everyone else is too polite to say out loud. Think bold colors,…
My Mom was Cordon Bleu trained. She could debone a chicken and whip up a sauce that would make you weep. But her real holiday party magic trick? A dip. Mom was a total dip nut, and our holiday parties were a bop. Our house filled up with people from every walk of life -…
Let me tell you something about game day at our house. It's not really about the game (sorry, sportsball.) It's about THE SPREAD! Johnny makes the most fabulous spreads for game days and big family gatherings. When the dips come out, everybody gathers around like it's Black Friday at a doorbuster sale. And this lasagna…
Continue Reading Easy Lasagna Dip Recipe (Cheesy Italian Sausage Appetizer)
Every year, right around Halloween, my Mom turned our kitchen into a Christmas cookie factory. While other moms were still picking candy corn out of the couch cushions, mine was creaming butter and sugar and lining up tins. Mom had one non-negotiable rule for Christmas cookies: they had to freeze. If a recipe couldn’t survive…
I was a pescatarian for eight years, and during that time I developed what I can only describe as a deep and abiding love for "puff based foods." Hand me a sheet of puff pastry, a few vegetables, and a hot oven, and I am a happy, happy woman. Honestly, not much has changed! These…
Continue Reading Easy Mushroom Puff Pastry Appetizers (Only 5 Ingredients!)
Grab your coziest sweater and your biggest mug of cocoa, because I have the sweetest winter printable kit for you today! This free set is packed with winter washi tape strips, journal borders, stickers, and quote cards in icy blues, dreamy teals, soft blush pinks, and snowy creams. There are sweater-wearing critters (so many sweater-wearing…
Continue Reading Free Printable Winter Washi Tape, Borders & Stickers - Cozy Junk Journal Ephemera
Read all my Caregiver Articles!
Natural Living
I am a tree hugging, pescatarian eating, allergy sufferer from way back! With that in mind, I am always looking for natural ways to keep my home clean and our family healthy!
Here are my top posts about natural living:
Read all my Natural Living articles!
Adopting From Foster Care
We adopted our kids from foster care! They are amazing and wonderful, and sometimes a handful to handle because of past trauma.
Here are my best posts about what we learned about adopting from foster care:
If your inner monologue sounds like a running commentary of eye rolls, you’ve come to the right place! This free sarcastic stickers printable set is loaded with sassy grandmas, snarky washi tape strips, retro pattern borders and quirky character tags that say what everyone else is too polite to say out loud. Think bold colors,…
My Mom was Cordon Bleu trained. She could debone a chicken and whip up a sauce that would make you weep. But her real holiday party magic trick? A dip. Mom was a total dip nut, and our holiday parties were a bop. Our house filled up with people from every walk of life -…
Let me tell you something about game day at our house. It's not really about the game (sorry, sportsball.) It's about THE SPREAD! Johnny makes the most fabulous spreads for game days and big family gatherings. When the dips come out, everybody gathers around like it's Black Friday at a doorbuster sale. And this lasagna…
Continue Reading Easy Lasagna Dip Recipe (Cheesy Italian Sausage Appetizer)
Every year, right around Halloween, my Mom turned our kitchen into a Christmas cookie factory. While other moms were still picking candy corn out of the couch cushions, mine was creaming butter and sugar and lining up tins. Mom had one non-negotiable rule for Christmas cookies: they had to freeze. If a recipe couldn’t survive…
I was a pescatarian for eight years, and during that time I developed what I can only describe as a deep and abiding love for "puff based foods." Hand me a sheet of puff pastry, a few vegetables, and a hot oven, and I am a happy, happy woman. Honestly, not much has changed! These…
Continue Reading Easy Mushroom Puff Pastry Appetizers (Only 5 Ingredients!)
Grab your coziest sweater and your biggest mug of cocoa, because I have the sweetest winter printable kit for you today! This free set is packed with winter washi tape strips, journal borders, stickers, and quote cards in icy blues, dreamy teals, soft blush pinks, and snowy creams. There are sweater-wearing critters (so many sweater-wearing…
Continue Reading Free Printable Winter Washi Tape, Borders & Stickers - Cozy Junk Journal Ephemera