DIY Faux Potted Plants
Let's talk faux potted plants and making your own faux potted plants. I don't know about you, but I have killed so many real plants. My husband has actually asked me to stop buying them for the sake of the environment and literally everyone else. I got these really cute pots on clearance and some potted plants to have some green outside that I won't have to worry about keeping alive!
Our Favorite Newborn Products
It's so crazy to think our little guy is almost 3 months old! Now that we have settled into our routine, I wanted to share some my favorite newborn products that have made our lives a little easier.
How to Refresh Wrought Iron Furniture
Let's talk about refreshing wrought iron furniture. If you keep it outside, it will inevitably end up looking really dirty and gross even though it's probably still in really good shape. We refreshed two sets of my mom's wrought iron furniture: one set she has had for over 30 years and the other set came with the house when she bought it in 2020. Let me take you along for the process!
A Quick & Inexpensive Way to Upgrade Your Sconces
We had builder grade sconces that came with our house and I really didn't like them. I decided to go to Lowe's to look for upgrade options. I found that they have these sconces you can buy on their own without having to replace the entire light fixture. Let me show you what I did.
Packing List + Free Download
When I first shared my neurodivergent travel tips, I had a lot of people ask me about packing. For some reason, packing causes me a great bit of anxiety. You would think it would be the opposite considering I have been packing and traveling internationally since the age of five, but that's just how my anxiety works. Despite my anxiety, at this point I'm a pro at packing well and packing light. I famously took just a tiny carry-on and a purse for 10 days in Europe. I wanted to share my tips and tricks with you so you can pack like a pro as well!
End of Year Teacher Gifts
We absolutely love our teachers and want to let them know how much we will miss them at the end of the year. I've complied a list of ideas you can give individually or pair with gift cards in ranging price points so everyone can find something that works for them. Let’s talk end of year teacher gifts!
Building Mobile Workbenches
My parents very graciously offered the unused part of their garage for storage of all of my tools. Considering my previous storage space consisted of the closet under my stairs, this was a huge upgrade. There was even room for a few workbenches, so I pulled out all of the rusty nails from some scrap wood I had, grabbed some hand-me-down cabinets and started assembling my custom workbenches!
The Ever Evolving Desk
In 2016, I took on one of my very first DIY projects. I turned my grandfather's old work desk into something completely new. I had a family friend who is a woodworking pro help me carefully take the desk apart, strip it and then paint it. I ended up with two end tables and a kitchen table. The desk stayed that way until 2020 when we moved into the house we live in now. Since then, I have transformed it a few more times. Let me show you the transformations this one desk has gone through!
Visual Schedule
After Jackie was diagnosed as autistic, one of the things I learned that was really helpful for her was having a visual scheduled board. It was something they used in her special education preschool class that was really helpful for her. Once COVID hit and I was teaching her at home, I knew it would be beneficial for us to use one around the house as well. So I decided to put one together myself.
Autism Binder
When I shared my binder organization system a few years ago, I also shared the autism/medical binder I created for Jackie. At that time, a lot of the overwhelming response I got was: I wish my parents had done something like this for me and then given it to me when I graduated! Combine that feedback with conversations I've had with other parents I knew, I wanted to create something universal that had all of the information someone with a new diagnosis would need in one place.
How to Make a Channel Headboard
I recently turned our third floor into the nursery, but when we first moved into the house it was our guest room. We had a bed frame, but no headboard. I wanted to make the room look a little more put together without buying a whole new bed frame so I decided to make a channel headboard.
A Bed Box for Bedtime Anxiety
We've had a hard time with Jackie staying in her room at night or wanting me to stay in her room with her until she falls asleep. One of the members of our therapy team came up with the idea of giving her a bed box full of activities and toys she was only able to have if she stayed in her room without me. I gathered a bunch of special items together and put them in a bedtime only box for her. Let me show you what's in her current bed box!