Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and my family is here for all of the lovey dovey stuff! This DIY Heart Succulent Planter combines my love for plants and my love for love. I am working hard to share this love with my boys and this project was perfect for that. They were able […]

I have been attempting to dream up plans for our backyard space for the past couple of years to no avail. For some reason, I just could not figure out how to configure the space in a way that would give us everything we wanted and needed that would still be aesthetically pleasing. We worked […]

*This post may contain affiliate links. I am really excited about everything outdoors this year! We have some super big plans and I am looking forward to enjoying these spaces. The first thing we tackled this year is some minor landscaping for Josephine. I really love how cute she is looking. I wonder what changes […]

I feel like I have been waiting on this fall garden forever!!!! I am so excited to garden in cooler temperatures and with less bugs to contend with! That bug part is seriously like the most important! No but really, I am super excited to get this garden started and to finally have a solid […]

So… I did a thing. I wrote my first ebook! I am so nervously excited to tell you all about it! Is that even a thing? Nervously excited? Anyway, the ebook is all about container gardening for beginners. I sat down and compiled all of the information that I have been learning and implementing about […]

My obsession with gardening is definitely growing. What I have realized is that I love all forms of gardening from raised beds, to hydroponics, to in ground gardening, to greenhouse gardening, to container gardening and more! I am having such a great time learning more about how things grow and even more about how to […]

We are finally at reveal week for this installment of the One Room Challenge! I must admit that this challenge has felt like longer than eight weeks. It almost felt as though it would never end, alas we are here.  Our backyard has changed so much and I am so grateful for the opportunity to […]

The One Room Challenge is almost over! It has been a LONG eight weeks in more than one way! I am so grateful that we have been able to busy our bodies and our minds with this project, although our hearts are still uneasy and heavy. This week we focused on DIY floating outdoor curtains […]

A few years ago, our boys received a brand new beautiful wooden picnic table from one of their aunts. We were all so excited and they loved sitting and eating at their very own table. It is the perfect size for them and has served them well as a craft table, fort, and even as […]

I have wanted to paint our kids’ playset for awhile now. My sister in law purchased it for our kids a few years ago and when it was first built it was absolutely beautiful! It has just the right number of swings and a slide. The boys absolutely love the punching bag and the climbing […]

It is officially week three of the one room challenge and I am so excited to share our newly built garden fence and arbor! If you recall my original plans, building a fence and arbor were not included for our “backyard garden oasis”. However, once the greenhouse was complete it was hard to just leave […]

It is week two of the One Room Challenge and I am so excited that we decided to build a greenhouse! My interest in gardening has been constantly growing. More specifically, my desire to grow my own fruits and vegetables from seed has grown. I can’t really describe how amazing it feels to see something […]