Today is my birthday, and 46 never felt so good. In the morning, the kids sang happy birthday to me in the saddest voices you’ve ever heard because Matthieu woke them up early. But then they were off to get some administrative stuff done and I was able to have coffee, read the Bible, and pray in peace. I got… Read More
Hi everyone! As you know it’s my week of soap, and this third recipe is for lemon-sage cold process soap. Many of you didn’t bargain for soap-making when you subscribed to my blog – you’re more interested in French stuff or family news. Well, you soap-makers know the process by now so this third recipe is the short version with less pictures. If… Read More
If you found me through a pin, or a google search for “homemade liquid laundry detergent” then you are clearly interested in making your own detergent, and I think I can help with that. However if you are a regular blog reader of mine, you will be wondering what has come over me. Ha! Wait until I show you the… Read More
If you got here by google search, I may have lured you under false pretences because the full title of this post is actually, “How to sort legos (and lose your sanity in the process).” I have an indifference-hate relationship with Legos. When they are directly in the path of my vacuum cleaner, they are sure to be sucked up without… Read More
Yesterday I spent hours decluttering my kitchen. I don’t have the before photos to show you because I didn’t go into it with “blog post” in mind, but rather with a determination – born out of desperation – to make some headway in the overwhelm that is currently my life. And I feel better! I do! I think this decluttering thing has a trickle-down… Read More
I have a confession to make. I am A. Hot. Mess. Have you ever heard that expression? I hadn’t until I started blogging, but the image it invokes is something I can identify with. I picture a frazzled, sweaty (it’s summer time), overweight, stained-shirt, limp-haired mom, who can only stare in dismay at the mess that is her ‘sanctuary’. Or maybe that’s just… Read More
