I have been asked, a number of times recently, what I mean by my tag line of “Creating a life that is good and comfortable”. They want to design for their plenty, but what does that really mean. I tried to answer the question by saying that the answer is different for everyone. It’s about …
Build-It-Yourself Birdhouses: 25+ DIY Birdhouses and Bird Feeders
If you have been looking for an easy way to invite birds into your yard, Build-It-Yourself Birdhouses by Chris Peterson is the book you will want to start with. This book is an easy to understand guide for building over 25 birdhouses and feeders, even if you are a beginner or want-to-be builder. In addition to actual …
Choose Your Word
Each year I like to do an exercise that I call “Choose Your Word” to help me achieve my goals though out the year. This is a word that can help motivate you, or steer you in the right direction, or even give you the courage to dream big. The idea is that you choose …
Send Holiday Cheer!
Send Holiday Cheer! I wish that I could shout this from the rooftops, but I’m too much of an introvert. So today I’m making a blog post to spread the excitement and get people motivated to get back in touch with people you care about. Some of the links in this post are affiliate links …
The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook: Kid-Friendly, Plant-Based Recipes
The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook by Jenn Sebestyen is a wonderful cookbook because it shows all of us how to make and eat meals that don’t contain meat. It also goes one step further, making family friendly dishes and even gives tips on how to get your kids on board with eating meatless Monday (or any …
The Autoimmune Protocol Meal Prep Cookbook
The Autoimmune Protocol Meal Prep Cookbook written by Sophie Van Tiggelen is an amazing way to help you streamline your way of making and eating this specialized diet plan. Following the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) has a list of foods that can be eaten, and foods that should be avoided. It also uses some specific ingredient to …
The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook
The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook by Barb Musick is a great way to make vegan dishes even more fun to prepare and enjoy. If you have ever been interested in investing in a spiralizer or already have one and want to do more than just add curls to a simple salad, this is the book for you! …
An Amish Christmas Kitchen
An Amish Christmas Kitchen is a wonderful collection of 3 novellas written by bestselling Amish fiction writers to get your holiday season off to a special start. The three featured authors are Leslie Gould, Jan Drexler and Kate Lloyd. Each of these authors created a beautiful Christmas story that centered around a kitchen theme and to …
Lock Me In a Book Review
Lock Me In is a debut novel for Kate Simants and it is a psychological thriller that will have you discussing it with friends for a long time! The plot of this book is so well done, that as you move though the book, you mind keeps shifting focus and coming up with new thoughts about …
Christmas in Vermont
Christmas in Vermont written by Anita Hughes is a perfect example of a wonderful holiday romance book with a great plot, descriptive words that make you feel like you are in Vermont and the spirit of the holiday in full force. This book is all about second chances and having the courage to go after …