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Insect Repelling Container Garden
I don’t know about you, but mosquitoes love me. I have come to terms with smelling like bug spray during the summer. But, I wanted some way to reduce the amount of bugs without having to think about...
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DIY Bamboo Garden Trellis
Since I am square-foot gardening, I needed a way for my vining plants like cucumbers to grow upwards instead of out. And naturally, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money to do it. My solution was this...
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10 Picks for the Perfect Picnic
I really love everything about picnics. I love all the cute picnic food, the clever way people package them for on the go. I love buying picnic baskets, especially old fashioned ones from thrift...
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DIY Makeup Brush Spot Cleanser
In the past few years since I’ve really gotten into makeup, I’ve found several solutions for cheap, DIY makeup brush cleanser. However, I never had a good cheap solution for spot cleansing. After doing...
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Canning Fresh Tomato Sauce
I’m not a total stranger to canning, since my mom and grandma used to can pickles and jams in the summer when I was a kid. So, when my mom needed to figure out something to do with the pounds upon...
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What I Learned from my First Bake Sale
This weekend I held my first ever bake sale to raise money for a local animal rescue. I had no clue what I was doing but ended up pulling it off quite successfully – earning $331. So, here is what I...
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13 DIY Halloween Costumes for Dogs
I love Halloween and Pug has a pretty sizable collection of store-bought Halloween costumes. But some of my favorites are homemade because you never want to show up to a doggy Halloween party in the...
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Create a Bee Friendly Habitat in Any Yard
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably heard about the bee crisis, but you may not know why you should care. Bee die off doesn’t just mean less honey; other types of bees and...
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Free Printable Planner Inserts for Franklin Covey/Filofax
This is a new category of post for me and one that I plan to continue to do if there is enough interest. About a year ago I began using a paper planner after discovering the planner community through...
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Insta-Friday #146
I took a week off from InstaFriday last week because I just didn’t have much to post. So this will be my last two weeks in iPhone photos and video. No matter how hot it is Pug still wants to cuddle. On...
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Chicago Cubs Pinstripe Nails Tutoral
I’ve never done a nail tutorial on the blog before and for good reason, I’m not a fantastic nail artist. I came up with this idea in honor of the Cubs making it to the NLCS and was able to accomplish...
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Printable Blog Editorial Calendar for Planners
For the first few years of my blog, I only planned my posts out about a week or two in advance unless I had something special coming up. Eventually, I realized I needed to have a more organized...
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A Pug Painting Comes to Life
This weekend my mom and I did a “Paint Your Pet” session at Canvas and Cocktails. I painted Pug, and my mom painted her Great Dane Alexa. This location is co-owned by a rescue colleague, Lindsay. We...
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Printable Avery Label Planner Stickers – Doctor Appointment
As you may know I recently moved into my first MAMBI Happy Planner. I’ve been having a lot of fun figuring out how I want to use it, but that also meant I had to reconfigure some of my old systems. One...
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Candy Corn Treats for National Candy Corn Day 2016
Every year I do a roundup of candy corn treats ahead of National Candy Corn Day, and every year I’m pleasantly surprised at the depth of creativity I find. I always think the fount of candy corn treats...
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Seed Starting Essentials
Some of my most popular posts on the blog are my gardening posts, especially those involving seed starting and garden journaling. But, all of the posts were written separately and may not be easy to...
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DIY Valentine Treats for Dogs
Recently I was browsing Pinterest looking for inspiration for a Valentine treat I could make for dogs. As I was scrolling by I saw this tutorial for a treat using sprinkles and Teddy Grahams. I...
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DIY Advent Calendar for Dogs
When I was young, the ladies at the church where my before and after school program was held made all the kids an Advent Calendar. It was super simple, tiny trinkets wrapped and hot glued to a piece of...
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