The Most Important Graph in the World by Tony Buzan

Subtitle: .. and how it will change your life! Authors: Tony Buzan with Jennifer Goddard & Jorge Castañeda Proactive Press (June 2012)...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness

  Stars: ★★★★☆ Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing (2012) Self Help/Personal Growth/Happiness Summary: This book is the follow-up to be...

FREE Download the COMPLETE Chronicles of Narnia Audio Books!

Free audio download of the Chronicles of  Narnia!! I saw this and had to share it with you all!  You can download a free MP3 version of all ...

i heart portland

Downtown Portland is just a five minute drive from our home.  So is this lush forest . . . Tryon Creek State Park is a sanctuary in southwe...

Habit of Art turns three

Cue falling confetti and nasally kazoos, Habit of Art is a whopping three years old today! Hurray! If I could, I would pull off an Oprah mom...

Tons of Free Printable Labels! Think canning, notebooks, organizing, paper crafting, etc...

I don't know what it is but I LOVE free printables labels.  There are so many uses and whatever you are doing suddenly looks a million t...

things i'm fond of today

Instagram and newly painted white walls. Now, that the walls look like a blank canvas, I imagine drawing on them one day. Like this . . . L...

September is National Sewing Month celebrate with .99 shipping and coupons for Jo-Ann fabric online & in store!

September is national sewing month.  I love the change of season and the cooler weather that lets me feel like I can sew again.  Something a...

New work: River Valley

Now that the kids are back in school, I've been able to work in 2 to 3 hour stints without much interruption. That is, until our mischie...

What To Do With 6 Gallons of Ready To Expire Milk

I know this is a crazy dilemma but some of you money saving mamas out there must have run into something similar.  Here is how it happened t...

now tweeting

Some folks like to change out throw pillows for a quick, fresh look.  I like to design new business cards.  I scanned a drawing from my sket...

Back in the swing of homeschool!

It has been a crazy few weeks!We got back from a family camping/RV trip in Colorado just in time to jump right into homeschool.  We had some...

GIVEAWAY: What Children Need To Learn to Read Book + CD

What parent doesn't want to help their child succeed at reading? If you live in the US or Canada, you have the chance to win a copy of W...

in the little details

My brain is on constant overdrive.  Sometimes it thinks so loudly my husband tells me to turn it off.  Being out in nature is actually one o...