Monthly Archive:: August 2016

3 Pork Chop Dinner Recipes
August 29, 2016
What’s for dinner tonight? How about pork chops? I recently made three distinct flavored pork chops based on regions around the United States for Momtastic.com and Hidden Valley. I focused on Buffalo, Hawaiian and Southwest. Click here for the complete recipes and even a video!! For the basic pork chop recipe: you sauté it in

Chill Out with these 3 Homemade Popsicle Recipes
August 26, 2016
It is so hot outside! This summer has been brutal! In fact, my husband wants to move from Florida to Seattle where it’s cooler. To help us chill out from the hot summer heat, I made some homemade popsicle recipes and printables for onlinelabels.com. Click here for the complete recipes. I made three recipes: Watermelon-lime-mint

These Back-to-School Hacks Will Make Your Life a Breeze
August 19, 2016
It’s back to school time! Kai has been in class for a week and a half. The stress of homework and getting to school on time is upon us. yay! I recently came up with these back-to-school hacks for cafemom.com that is sure to make your life a little bit easier. Here are some of my

Pucker Up with these 2 Sweet DIY Lip Scrub Recipes
August 16, 2016
Lately, I’ve been all about natural skin care. I don’t want to spend gobs of money on products that may not actually work. For a few years now, much to Kai’s dismay (he doesn’t like the smell), I’ve been slathering coconut oil all over my face. I’ve also been using coffee grounds as an exfoliant

This DIY Ombre String Art is Soooo Easy
August 15, 2016
I recently designed this fun string art for ForRent.com. (Click here for the complete tutorial.) I knew I was going to make a string art project, but I couldn’t figure out what word or design to create. After yoga one more, during savasana (resting or corpse pose), the word came to me. “Namaste,” which means

DIY Olympic Medal Craft
August 10, 2016
Two years ago, I made these Olympic medals for Netflix’s stream team project. (Please don’t mind the lighting in the photos. Like I said, it was two years ago and I wasn’t as skilled with my camera as I am today.) Doesn’t Kai and his BFF Beahr look so cute (and young!) I kept these

Cool Foxy DIY Pasta Necklace
August 9, 2016
As a mom, it’s inevitable, you’re going to get a pasta necklace from your child sometime in your life. With love, you always place the macaroni necklace around your neck and your child beams with pride. The catch is you always take it off before you head out to pick up some last minute forgotten

How to Make an Olympic Wind Sock Craft
August 5, 2016
Don’t you just love the Olympics? I mean the world needs some uplifting right now. There has been so much chaos going on. We really need something to celebrate. Growing up, I wanted to be an Olympian – specifically in gymnastics. Unfortunately, I can’t even do a cartwheel. But a girl can dream! haha Talking

Back-to-School Hacks To Make Every Mom’s Life Easier
August 2, 2016
School starts next week. OMG! I can’t believe it. Summer flew by. We traveled to California, Seattle and St. Pete. We hunted Pokemon and went swimming. As school looms on the horizon, I teamed up with thestir.com/cafemom.com and came up with these 15 back-to-school lunch hacks that I can’t wait to do on a regular