Thanksgiving Day Family Gratitude Pumpkin

For several years, I have searched ways to teach my kids about gratitude and to always be thankful for everything we have.  This  year, I decided to start a new tradition to achieve this goal.  This year, we started a gratitude pumpkin.  The idea is simple.  You buy a craft pumpkin and a sharpie marker.  Each day, from November first […]

Simple and Fast Dinners

Join me in trying out new recipes for a quick home made meal. As always, I try to reduce the amount of clutter and work there is around the house and dinners are no exception! Let’s create balance by making flavorful dinners that don’t take forever or add stress to our lives!

Creating balance for the entire family

The day I gave birth to my oldest son, I was overwhelmed with this deep fear. I had never been responsible for something so fragile before. A slew of worries crossed my mind. Is he eating enough? He’s not feeding long enough, is he okay? As time progressed, those worries subsided and were replaced with new worries. Is he speaking […]

Welcome to Our Balanced Home!

Hello!  If you are like me, your goal has been to create a home environment that allows for maximum family time.  Too often, I have missed that goal because I am constantly behind with chores, the kids school work and cooking, to name a few!  Chores always seems to eat up majority of the time. All of my attempts ended […]

Table Decor & Remote Caddy

Here is a DIY remote caddy that doubles as a decorative centerpiece for the coffee table. For years I searched for a solution to our remote control problem. You know THE problem when you’ve decided to turn something on and you can’t find the remote control for the television. I went on a search to find a solution for this […]