Whenever we move to a new house, especially on base, I always hold my breath before the initial walk-thru. What will the kitchen look like? So much of a rental can be masked over - walls you can paint, the floors can be covered with beautiful rugs, but the kitchen, it's tougher. Our current kitchen is one of my least favorites we've had. It dates the house more than any other space. The laminate cabinets with wood trim are not my favorite look. While there were a lot of things in this kitchen ... Read More about How to Add a Peel and Stick Kitchen Backsplash in a Rental
Peel and Stick Backsplash – Removable and Rental Friendly
Our rental kitchen is pretty bad. The house itself is not that old so I'm puzzled as to why they installed these laminate cabinets with wood trim. We'll never know but it's what we got. Since we moved into our rental, I've been racking my brain trying to come up with a solution to make this space look a little better. There's nothing we can do about the cabinets but there are somethings we can do to make the overall space better. I decided pretty quickly that adding a peel and stick backsplash ... Read More about Peel and Stick Backsplash – Removable and Rental Friendly
How to Start a Sourdough Starter from Scratch
When we moved to the desert, we started eating at home a lot more. I took that opportunity as a chance to explore new recipes and try new things. One thing I had been interested in for a long time was making sourdough bread. I love sourdough, I always have. I had done a little research over the years and realized that to make sourdough bread you have to have a thing called a "sourdough starter" but where does one get one of those? I read that you have to maintain it and it all just seemed like a ... Read More about How to Start a Sourdough Starter from Scratch
Outdoor Toys We Love
Hi. How we doing? This whole thing is not easy that's for sure. I told Matt the other day, I thought I was an introvert until this all happened. Now, I hear my neighbor's voice while reading to my kids outside and I run out just to say hi and talk to another adult for a few minutes (from six feet away at least). We're lucky enough to be spending our physical distancing days in sunny California where it feels like spring and we can be outside the majority of the day which means our outside toys ... Read More about Outdoor Toys We Love
What our Days of Schooling at Home Look Like
Typing that post title still feels weird. Talking to a friend of mine we discussed how different things will be after Coronavirus, as if time has split in half, there will be a before Coronavirus and an after. The middle is messy and chaotic and if the biggest worry you have is how to come up with a schedule for your kiddos that's a blessing. That being said, it's still a challenge to wrangle children that are used to schedules and routine. Here's a peek at our schedule during social distancing ... Read More about What our Days of Schooling at Home Look Like
