DIY Easy Fancy Wedding or Prom Hairdo Tutorial
For the past week different family members had a stomach bug, which was far from perfect timing (ok, not sure there ever is a perfect time for a stomach bug) since my little brother Dan got married Tuesday night. (Second brother’s wedding- my brother Josh got married this past February.) Next post will be about […]
Our New DIY Pallet Shoe Rack and Tiny Useful Mudroom
We have a lot of shoes in our family. Six people, each at least with a few pairs of shoes… It adds up quite quickly. Before we moved to our current home I tried to declutter as much as possible, and in doing so, got rid of all the pairs of shoes that people refused […]
Our Kids’ Free Upcycled Quadruple Bunk Bed
I had all sorts of plans for beds for my kids in our new home. We specifically designed the outlets and doors in the bedroom with the plan that we’d have a set type of beds that would be able to sleep all four of our kids. We were going to have 4 beds, in […]
Foraging and Homemade Miso
My dad makes homemade miso. When I was a kid, I think he made miso once or twice, but since moving abroad with the family, he has made miso pretty regularly for a few years now. I have been asking and asking him to write me a post on miso making, but that hasn’t happened […]
Homemade DIY Pallet Nightstand or End Table
I went to Ikea today to pick up some more things for our home and to place an order for the kitchen, and when I got home, I saw that Mike had started working on another DIY project out of pallets we collected- a nightstand for me. I had mentioned that in our room I […]
Making a Potty Seat Out of Pallets
I mentioned in a previous post that I suspect that my littlest one, Rose, has high functioning autism like her big brother Ike. Part of what makes me suspect that is her dedication to certain routines, and her refusal to change them. Rose has been potty trained for at least a year, if not more, […]
Ajvar — Serbian Red Pepper and Eggplant Spread — Vegan and Paleo
The other day I got a bunch of vegetables free and was trying to come up with space efficient ways to prepare them, which could then be preserved, since I was short on refrigerator space and needed ways to store them. A friend suggested ajvar, a Serbian red pepper and eggplant based condiment, what some […]
Homemade Wooden Pallet Spice Rack DIY
I grew up in a home that used a large variety of spices. I get surprised when I am in people’s homes, and go to cook something and realize that they’re missing what I consider to be basic spices. I have to remind myself, though, that everyone’s cooking style is different, and I use so […]
Preserving and Preparing Loads of Produce
On Sunday I went to the grocery store and market and got a large amount of produce, much of it free. I had nearly everything I needed (I was a little short on fruit), and my fridge was mostly full. I had plans on going back to the market on Wednesday, since I was teaching a […]
Cauliflower Leaf Chips Recipe – Vegan, Paleo, and Delicious
I mentioned the other day that I was in the market and got a huge amount of free cauliflower stems and leaves, as they simply toss the lower part of the cauliflowers since people aren’t interested in buying them. In fact, half of my upper shelf in my fridge right now is filled with cauliflower […]
