This past weekend was a rough one. I flew to Indiana for my grandmother’s funeral. Today I’m sharing a video and printed memorial card from her service, as well as the eulogy I gave. She was 94 years old and suffering greatly, so it should have been a happy occasion when we celebrated her entry… Read More Giving my first eulogy
If you follow me on Instagram maybe you saw that Marcello and I have started date nights twice a month! We paid off our minivan with our tax refund and money we had saved. (Insert the Carlton dance.) Little savings add up and now we have an extra $300 a month. Keep getting those deals and stashing the… Read More Date night ideas and ways to save
It seems to me that at the year’s end some of us are more prone to look backward and some more prone to look forward. Which are you? I tend to direct my eyes straight ahead. I’m a future thinker through and through — a lot of times even to my own detriment! I have my… Read More Hello, 2017
Every year, by God’s grace, I am learning to be a better writer, designer, photographer. Looking back on my posts this year, I also see how much room I have to grow and explore. I’m excited for the challenge in the coming year! These are the most-read House Mix posts of 2016: 1. Feeding a family… Read More Best of the blog 2016
My cleaning and menu-planning motivation has hit a brick wall the past couple of months. I mean, the rut is deep. I’m still not motivated, but I’m ejecting myself out of the rut. In the form of dancing. And coffee. But this is happening. I am doing this. I will clean my house. The key for… Read More Clean house schedule and playlist
You might think I’m a boring person if I tell you my favorite saying. It doesn’t have anything to do with seizing the day or not giving up. It isn’t terribly profound. Prepared to not have your socks knocked off? Here it is: Everything in moderation. I know it’s not terribly exciting. But I think it… Read More Technology timeout experiment
When I decided to quit my job and stay home with our first son, Marcello and I whittled away our budget as tight as we could. We looked at each bill and examined all of our spending habits under a microscope to make it work. You can read that super long list of of cost-cutting tips in… Read More Shopping choices that save my family $2.5K a year
