Unless you are new here, you know I live on a mountain just outside of Sandpoint, Idaho. Fire is the word that terrifies me the most. There is one road serving our little piece of heaven. One windy dirt road, not a fast road. No, it’s a pot-holed, privately maintained road. Our home, circled in blue, is surrounded by trees: tons, and TONS of trees. I’m Not Kidding When I Say FIRE BAD! Fire safety is something that I hadn’t really THOUGHT about before moving here. Living in Southern California and having a fire station 1 mile away, pffftttt what’s to stress over? Yes, we kept a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. NOT just because I announced to the family, ‘dinner’s ready’ with a smoke-filled room. But, because I AM a responsible parent. I taught my children about fire safety. We even practiced fire drills. SEE??? I was a RESPONSIBLE parent. Thankfully, we never had any accidents. Here? Well, I am worried. It’s a scary world out there. People start fires just to watch ’em burn. (Seriously, WHAT is WRONG with PEOPLE?!) According to Sandpoint, Idaho Wildfire Map There are 4,032 properties properties in Sandpoint that have some risk of being affected by…

March, you were an absolute beast, and I am glad you are over. The hardest hit area in the house was my craftroom. Craft chaos is piled everywhere. EVERY. WHERE. Everything just… piled up. Work deadlines, laundry deadlines (let’s be real, those are always there), actual physical piles of stuff… it was a deluge. One thing after another, like a relentless tide of obligations and forgotten coffee mugs, lost glasses and my missing phone. Now, April? April is going to be different. I have declared it! April is the month I get out of my own way. The month I purge, organize, and finally, finally reclaim my craft space and my sanity. I can’t CREATE in this CHAOS!! Step One Of Operation Reclaim Sanity: Clean up the craftroom. This has been a goal of mine way too many times, right? A beautifully simple, inspiring, blog-post-worthy goal. “Here is my sparkling clean crafting sanctuary, full of organized glitter and prioritized ribbon!” Ahhh in my head I see pictures with twinkles that prove it’s so clean! It sparkles. Except… this is the craftroom. This is the place where good intentions go to die under an avalanche of fabric scraps and half-finished projects.…

Hello, welcome to my $50 Your Way Giveaway for April 2026. I hope you all had a wonderful March 2026. Mine sucked! The husband’s MS kicked him down BAD in March. Multiple Sclerosis SUCKS!! Then, as many of you already know, we lost our sweet Miss Bear. Our beautiful, sweet, mellow Bernese Mountain Dog. She developed yet another tumor. It was gut-wrenching to let her go, but we couldn’t let her suffer like she was. Then, like an idiot, I decided I needed a puppy. So, if you haven’t met Walter, check here. So, my March was just bad. I’m very glad it is over. April WILL BE BETTER!! Now for the real reason you are here. Giveaway Time The Rules: A little of the blah blah blah stuff: This giveaway is open worldwide for PayPal, Venmo, and Amazon. I’m willing to try any GC that you think would work worldwide. This giveaway is $50 US currency. This giveaway is hosted by yours truly. No co-hosts. No mystery elves. Just me. I will NEVER ask for anything weird. No fees, no passwords, no interpretive dance. I only need to know where to send your prize. That’s it.If you win, the email will…

Indoor Gardening for Beginners: The Plant Light That Saved Me Think you’re a hopeless plant killer? I was, too, until I found this plant light. Here’s how I’m turning my brown thumb green one leaf at a time! Indoor Gardening 101: For a full breakdown of what else you need (besides photons), check out this ultimate guide for indoor gardening beginners. It even covers how to grow actual food on your kitchen counter! If you’ve ever tried indoor gardening and failed miserably, you are in good company. I’ve tried everything. I’ve talked to them. I’ve played them everything from Mozart to Led Zeppelin. Nope, not a fix. Case in point. The GG Cactus. This cactus belonged to my Mom. It was HUGE! I took a small clipping off when we moved to Idaho. I gave the huge cactus to my daughter-in-law, Amber. Her house is alive with plants. I knew she would be the perfect person to keep The GG Cactus alive. Now?? That cactus is spectacular. These cactus cut-offs have been given to SO many families in Southern California, it’s insane. Each plant has blossomed to HUGE plants. Meanwhile The GG Cactus in my house is the SAME EXACT…