Happy Monday Friends! Today I want to share with you how we created a pantry in our small house. My original kitchen was very, very tiny and therefore we needed to figure out a place to expand our storage. In years past I've lived in homes with basements and typically the stairs going down are under the stairs going up. Since our home doesn't have a basement we knew we would find more space behind the 4' x 3' closet that was under the stairs? When the back wall came down - Voila! More ...
Two Things I’m Doing in 2017 to Create Less Stress
Welcome 2017! I want to share with you two things I'm doing to hopefully create less stress in 2017. I'm taking advantage of two services that I know will save me money and time. Less Stress! The first is Stitchfix! I actually got my third "fix" right after Christmas and I have to tell you it's been a life saver for me. I truly hate to shop for clothing. It stresses me out! With Stitchfix you have your own personal shopper who choses outfits for you. Before you get your first "fix" ...
5 Reasons To Host a Party!
If you need to get things done around your house, host a party and/or invite out-of-town guests to visit. It's a sure way to get things done around our Little Urban Farm. Handy and I have found that when we have people coming over we just seem to step it up. We get out our perpetual "To Do" list and make a game plan. Here were my 5 Reasons to Host a Party! ...
Spring is in the Air
"Spring is in the Air" is an odd comment in February from someone who lives in the Chicago suburbs; especially when it snowed almost all day on Wednesday. It was so pretty and it covered up all the muddy spots in the yard! I can feel the change in the air and my thoughts are all about Spring, daffodils and tulips. It's interesting how being an urban farmer, you have a new-found interest in weather details. It was 56 degrees today and we have about 45 more minutes of day light than we did in ...
Create a Kitchen Collage
I discovered PicMonkey and I really had a lot of fun figuring out how to use this amazing tool. It is pretty easy to negotiate but best of all it's FREE. Because it's so cute, I just had to share this Kitchen Collage that I created using PicMonkey. It's a montage of all things that are good on our urban farm. I've also stumbled upon Canva which is a great design tool. I've used it for just about everything from my Facebook page cover to party invitations. There are so many wonderful ...
New Years Resolution – Whole 30
Happy New Years Resolution! I don't recall ever seriously making (or keeping) a New Years resolution. That all changes on Tuesday, January 5th. It's the day I go back to work and the day that I've chosen to start the Whole 30 eating lifestyle. I'm calling it a lifestyle instead of a diet. It's 30 days of eliminating all the crap from your diet that suck up your energy, lead to aches and pain, allergy symptoms. All kinds of maladies that I find myself dealing with. ...