When I was in Brazil, this past december, I saw in a fancy store a HUGE mobile hanging in the middle of the store.. to be honest I was not sure if it was a mobile or a chandelier. I was in doubt if I can call something that looks a chandelier a chandelier with […]
Simple and Effective Communication Board
I have seen all over the internet “comunication boards” or “communication centers”. In the blogsphere, to be honest, I haven’t seen anything that really suit my immediate needs. I can’t have a huge black chalkboard wall in my house where I will be writting everything that happens in our life in a month.
Yarn Cardboard Box
Sometimes I get some boxes on the mail from things I buy and I ask myself how to re-use them. In this modern world, where to re-use and recycle is so “in”, I feel guilty to throw boxes out and then rush to HomeGoods to buy boxes and containers to help me be organized.
2014 – The Orchard House To-Do List
I believe that January is the month of the new year’s resolutions. For me the biggest resolution was to do less, however my resolution list keeps growing as my mind spins for new ideas. My year of 2014 was busy. I had big projects at work to deliver, my oldest son needed more help with […]
Simplifying Christmas 2013
This year we are spending Christmas overseas in Brazil with my side of the family. Because of that, we had a small debate on my house on Christmas decoration. The children settled the impasse by asking when we were getting a tree. We couldn’t have a real tree this year, because the husband thinks it […]