7 Reasons Why You Need to Start Saving Seeds Today

7 Reasons Why You Need to Start Saving Seeds Today

Here in our apartment in Berlin, we currently only have a limited number of plants growing. I’ve managed to keep a store-bought basil plant alive in our kitchen window for the last few weeks, which feels like a huge accomplishment since it seems that most...
What to do with those special old t-shirts

What to do with those special old t-shirts

Since we moved to Berlin just over 1 year ago (hard to believe it’s been that long already!) we’ve made it a point to go through one section of a closet, dresser or whatever once every two weeks to reduce our belongings. Recently, one of the things I have...
No Ordinary Favorites {July 2013}

No Ordinary Favorites {July 2013}

It’s full on summer this week in Berlin and that means it is H-O-T! Living in the heat never made much difference to me, until I moved to region where ice cubes are scare and air conditioning is even less prevalent. So one of this month’s favorites is...
For the love of fruit {You Capture}

For the love of fruit {You Capture}

When we first got this You Capture challenge, my first instinct was to go to the market. But as it turns out, we have a ton of fruit at home already. Fruit is always in very high demand in our house…and winter is no exception, although Mackenzie is more of a...
10 Tips to Host a Successful Yard Sale

10 Tips to Host a Successful Yard Sale

One of my favorite ways to get rid of extra stuff around the house when I was growing up was yard sales. Something about the simplicity of them just resonated with me. And although I know in retrospect that they’re not all the simple to host since you need some...