So, I figure I’ll henna my hair at the end of each month.  I’ve found the perfect recipe for my hair: two packets of Hennalucent Sunset Glo mixed with boiling water till its a nice mud consistency, let it sit for about 10 minutes, mix in a bit of (silicone-free) conditioner, smush into my barely-damp [...]

First of all, here is my current quilt!

Its probably my second favorite quilt I’ve ever made (second only to this one).  It will be for the couch in our family room.  Right now I have the crazy quilt I made on the couch, but it doesn’t match the rest of the room.  The family room [...]

Okay, here are some of the fruits of my labors today:

Curried veggies and naan for dinner.  This was my first attempt making naan and I nailed it!  It was absolutely perfect!

I made some amazing granola tonight.  Very simple, but yummy: honey, oil, salt, sugar, oats, wheat germ, milled flax seed, pecans, and dark chocolate chips.  [...]

Okay, I’m starting to run out of steam, but I’m nearly through all the laundry I wanted to do today, I’ve done my books in the sewing room, I’m about to go out the door and pick up sticks while the kids run around in the yard, I’ve gotten a lot more done in the [...]

Well, I’ve been totally stressed out lately, but cleaning house and cooking today has been great for me!  Its 1:30pm, and so far I’ve: made up yeast bread dough for a week’s worth of bread, baked one loaf of bread, made oatmeal for breakfast, turned the leftovers into oatmeal brownies, made tomato soup for lunch, [...]

Fix your oats according to the directions – do NOT use quick oats, they have no texture.  Served with a tbsp of butter, RAW sugar to taste (this makes all the difference), and pour in some milk.  Eat a bowl and feel stuffed for hours!
Today is finally a nice, warm day!  We didn’t have to [...]

My whole family was so sweet to me today!  After I got up this morning and called all the families in Ellie’s class to let them know that school was cancelled, David let me fall back asleep and I didn’t wake up until noon!  Then, my parents invited us over for lunch and watched the [...]