Archive For The “Mindful Living” Category
If you’re a Pinterest addict like me, you’ve probably seen more than a few pins touting the benefits of making your own foaming hand soap. It’s cheap! It’s easy! You can control the ingredients! You know I’m all about cheap and easy, but today, I just needed soap. The soap dispensers were empty, and since […]
Sometimes, It feels like my thrifting mojo is gone. For a the past couple weeks, I’ve had some rotten luck during my regular rounds. But then these babies entered my life. Thrift store Chacos! In my size! Nearly new! And with this very important tag: Chaco manufacturing used to happen here in Colorado, but they’ve […]
This: Plus this: Equals this! I used my Silhouette machine to make a cute vinyl label for mine. So easy!
I’ve wanted a food dehydrator for a long time…and yesterday, I scored this bad boy at Savers! It’s old, but seems to be in great condition. It even came with the original manual taped to the top of it. Best of all, it was only $12.99 – plus, I had a coupon for 25% off! […]
A certain little girl turned six years old this week, and we decided she was old enough for her very own wallet…even if it’s only to hold her ever-growing collection of credit card-shaped pieces of cardboard that she pulls out of the recycling. We picked up this plain Jane pink wallet at Savers. It has […]

When Bruce bought this house, it came with lattice on every single window (to, ya know, complement the shutters and porch balustrade with heart-shaped cut-outs). He pulled down most of them years ago, and they resurfaced recently during the Great Shed Cleanout of 2011. With a little white spray paint and glue, I repurposed two […]