Have you found yourself feeling edgy, unhappy, rushed, unproductive or just not quite yourself lately? Or maybe all of those things above? Well maybe you should try taking a look around your office and home real quick. Is there chaos lurking around every corner? Are...
When we moved from the farm, we had exactly one of these fabulous metal IKEA RATIONELL VARIERA cup racks, although I guess you could consider it a shelf divider? They come with little screws that hold the feet in place and you can even stack multiples on top of each...
It's hard to imagine that we have now been in Berlin for 3 whole months. In some ways, it feels like we've always been here and don't know how we never managed to live anywhere else. And in other ways, it's strange to think that we were so settled into a far more...
Have you ever woken up after a great party (say a New Year's Eve celebration) and realized that you were so wrapped up in the partying that you ended up with 4 half-empty bottles of champagne left standing around ? Or have you found a great deal on cheap sparkling...
Sunflowers are a favorite of many gardeners and flower lovers alike. I love how they are able to dominate a space in a garden and fill it with color when many other flowers are starting to fall away. Sunflowers are extremely easy to grow and in fact, I plant to do...
When we moved into our apartment, we fell in love with the fantastic gas range and the super-wide oven below it in our new kitchen. We were also really pleased about the great side-by-side fridge which would make leaving our old one behind easier. If we'd had only a...
It's probably no secret by now that we have lots of things to get rid in our home at any given time... The list to eliminate has gotten shorter...but I think that oftentimes, when you start getting rid of stuff, you find yourself wanting to just keep getting rid of...
Before we got this whole move to Berlin started, I was contacted by Skyhorse Publishing about receiving a few books of theirs for review. I've read several of their homesteading books (including The Joy of Hobby Farming) in the past and really enjoyed them, so the...
A little while back, I was approached by Skyhorse Publishing, regarding an opportunity to write a review of any book on their website. I have to admit, there were about 50 books I would love to read on their website, and it took me a lot of time to select one that I...
After spending a few days in our new apartment (earlier this week), we realized one glaring problem: the beautiful wooden floors are hideously dirty It's not that they look dirty, because as you may have noticed in the photos they are quite pretty and light (I'm...
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