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!
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
Let’s talk about the elephant in the storage room. Or, more accurately, the 47 plastic bins of holiday decorations stacked in the garage, the attic, the spare closet, and that weird spot behind the water heater. I wrote this post for you because maybe you have to downsize your holiday decorating stash. Maybe you’re moving…
Continue Reading How to Downsize Your Holiday Decorating Stash Without Stress
How fun are these for kids or grands?! Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls are my favorite kind of holiday kitchen magic: a can of refrigerated cinnamon rolls, a tub of chocolate frosting, and a handful of pantry candy, and suddenly there’s a whole herd of red-nosed reindeer on the breakfast table! Here’s the real secret, though. These…
Continue Reading Easy Christmas Morning Breakfast - Adorable Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls
We didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up, but I NEVER knew it on Christmas morning! My Mom had a whole bag of frugal tricks and cozy traditions that made the day feel like pure magic. Funny thing? I can’t remember a single present. But I remember EVERYTHING else! Here are…
Continue Reading Christmas Morning Magic on a Budget - 9 Frugal Ideas Your Whole Family Will Love
Today is the day. The day we FINALLY fix our stamp and die problem! Let me paint you a picture. Three giant bins. Stamps and dies everywhere. Some on magnets, some on acrylic sheets, some in little books, some in a bag that I swear has its own zip code. And a whole bunch of…
Continue Reading The Perfect Stamp and Die Storage Envelopes FOR PAPERCRAFTERS
Grab your cocoa, because this kit is pure classic Christmas cozy in rich cranberry red and evergreen green. Think vintage ornaments, plaid ribbons, gingerbread cookies, a little white truck hauling home the tree, and a cocoa cart so festive it should come with its own jingle! Inside this free Christmas stickers aesthetic printable you’ll find…
Continue Reading Free Christmas Stickers Aesthetic Printable - Cozy Red and Green Junk Journal Kit
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:
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
Let’s talk about the elephant in the storage room. Or, more accurately, the 47 plastic bins of holiday decorations stacked in the garage, the attic, the spare closet, and that weird spot behind the water heater. I wrote this post for you because maybe you have to downsize your holiday decorating stash. Maybe you’re moving…
Continue Reading How to Downsize Your Holiday Decorating Stash Without Stress
How fun are these for kids or grands?! Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls are my favorite kind of holiday kitchen magic: a can of refrigerated cinnamon rolls, a tub of chocolate frosting, and a handful of pantry candy, and suddenly there’s a whole herd of red-nosed reindeer on the breakfast table! Here’s the real secret, though. These…
Continue Reading Easy Christmas Morning Breakfast - Adorable Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls
We didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up, but I NEVER knew it on Christmas morning! My Mom had a whole bag of frugal tricks and cozy traditions that made the day feel like pure magic. Funny thing? I can’t remember a single present. But I remember EVERYTHING else! Here are…
Continue Reading Christmas Morning Magic on a Budget - 9 Frugal Ideas Your Whole Family Will Love
Today is the day. The day we FINALLY fix our stamp and die problem! Let me paint you a picture. Three giant bins. Stamps and dies everywhere. Some on magnets, some on acrylic sheets, some in little books, some in a bag that I swear has its own zip code. And a whole bunch of…
Continue Reading The Perfect Stamp and Die Storage Envelopes FOR PAPERCRAFTERS
Grab your cocoa, because this kit is pure classic Christmas cozy in rich cranberry red and evergreen green. Think vintage ornaments, plaid ribbons, gingerbread cookies, a little white truck hauling home the tree, and a cocoa cart so festive it should come with its own jingle! Inside this free Christmas stickers aesthetic printable you’ll find…
Continue Reading Free Christmas Stickers Aesthetic Printable - Cozy Red and Green Junk Journal Kit