As part of my 2012 goals I'm trying to organize all the closets/cabinets/drawers in our house. Organizing the guest bathroom cabinets was my goal for last month and I checked it off the list two weekends ago. Before...not too bad from the outside... ... ...ahhhh! First step, getting everything out: Next, sort! As you can see, the cabinets had become a haven for random cleaning products. I think we use about 5 of them...some even came with the house! I rounded up everything we didn't need and Chris took it to our town's hazardous waste facility later in the week.... Read more →

Since I'm growing out my hair I'm always looking for ways to keep my hair at its healthiest. I use natural hair-care products and have even tried out some homemade hair masks like avocado+olive oil and coconut oil. My latest favorite treatment is Moroccan argan oil. I've seen several bloggers mention this stuff lately so I couldn't help buy some at Walgreens a few months ago. It's the Organix brand Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil Weightless Healing Dry Oil (how's that for a name?!). The directions suggest spritzing the oil on your towel-dried hair and spritzing over dry hair as well.... Read more →

May, you were awesome. You didn't go by too fast but you didn't drag on either. You brought more time with my husband, the much anticipated purchase of my Prius, sewing, learning and inspiration during Blog 2.0, and the organization of the guest bathroom cabinets (details next week!). Sadly a killer margarita was not made (yet!). But on to June. Oh June, you mean that summer is really here. On the one hand our life slows down a lot during the summer and I relish that. On the other hand it gets so so hot (112 today already!) and I... Read more →