With us still sheltering in place, I have been able to experiment with several new recipes. One new recipe, I recently tried was making Mediterranean Stuffed Pork Tenderloin. This recipe came together out of need. You see, my absolutely wonderful husband did our monthly shopping at Costco. While there, he grabbed a tub of feta cheese remembering that the week before I had mentioned wanting to get some. In my mind, I imagined getting a cute little container of feta, but him not being a mind reader, Read more [...]

Thank you to Fun.Com for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I don’t know about you and your family, but the members of our family are feeling overwhelmed and a bit stressed at the thought of going back to their classrooms. I decided to help lighten our heavy moods with a few playful back to school items I found at Fun.com. I selected cozy pajamas, cuddly pillows, and comforting mugs for both of my daughters. We all know that being successful Read more [...]

Thanks to Fungisaurs for sending me the first series in their collection! As always, all opinions are my own. Do your kids like blind bag/mystery toys? Mine are absolutely obsessed! There's something about opening the little packages that feels like Christmas and Fungisaurs are our new favorite mystery collectible. They just launched the first series in their collection and let me tell you; our kids think they are so fun! Fungisaurs This first series consists of eight different Fungisaurs. Read more [...]

Thanks to Kontu for sending me a set of their STEM blocks. As always, all opinions are my own. If you've followed the blog for awhile you know that we have chosen to homeschool our kids. This will be Harper's second grade year and Lincoln is just four so we'll work on some general skills with him but nothing too structured. One thing both kids will be using this year are our new Kontu STEM Blocks! Kontu Magnetic STEM Blocks These Kontu Magnetic STEM Blocks are made in Thailand from Read more [...]

It's summer.  The time of backyard BBQs, grilling, and fun.  BUT, what do you do when you overbuy on hotdog and hamburger buns?  Instead of letting them go to waste, I'm sharing a ton of ideas on ways to use them up. 40+ Ways To Use Up Leftover Buns Turn Them Into French Toast Or French Toast Bake Use Them As Garlic Bread - Brush with butter and sprinkle with garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and cheese.  Bake. Make Sloppy Joes Use In Bread Pudding Create Mini Subs For Lunch Read more [...]

I was sent this Nadine West package for review. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. If you're new around here, Nadine West is a subscription service for women's clothing and accessories. You fill out a style profile that includes your clothing sizes and tells the stylists what you like to wear. Gold or silver toned jewelry? Animal prints? Do you want to conceal your belly area? Do you wear scarves? Do you refuse to wear orange? These are the types of information that Read more [...]

I received product to facilitate this post.  There is a paid link in this post. As always, all opinions are my own. Updating and upgrading aspects of the home is a joy as a homeowner.  I love seeing my projects come to completion and my dreams become reality.  Last year, we renovated our old farmhouse and I loved the results.  Everything turned out beautifully.  But one thing still wasn't working for us.  We were out of space.  So this year, we added on.  Read more [...]

I am a die hard garage/yard sale shopper. I LOVE a good deal. Some Garage/Yard Sales I visit are awesome and some are a bust. Here are my tips to make your garage sale super successful! Plan Ahead - Pick a day or two where you have nothing else going on. You will bring in more shoppers if you have a sale that lasts more than one day. Avoid holiday weekends as folks may be vacationing. In my area garage/yard sales tend to begin on Thursday or Friday and last through Saturday. Better Together Read more [...]

Thank you to Basic MAN for sending product each month for review in exchange for my honest opinion. My husband has had his Basic MAN subscription for a few months now. He likes that he is getting some cool, comfortable new basics to replace his old worn out ones. I like that he is trying some new colors that I don't think I could have gotten him to wear if they wouldn't be showing up on the doorstep each month! This month he received Off-White & Pale Yellow Ribbed Socks, a Pale Yellow Read more [...]

Thanks to Smalls for sending me this customized food for our cats! As always, all opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. As of this summer, we are officially crazy cat people! Last year my parents had a pregnant cat show up at their house in the country. She stuck around and raised her babies who have become their mousers and happily live on my parents land. The plan was to have the mama spayed this year but before my parents got around to it she was pregnant again! She had Read more [...]