Food & Dessert

My Simple “Deep Fried” Pickles

Early 2023 I came across these amazing cheese wrapped and fried pickles on Instagram and I had to share them with you in case you want a simple homemade and fried pickle spear too.

Tip or Trick

Simple IKEA Purchases Repurposed for Your Home

During the course of setting up our new home I came across some products that I repurposed in a different way that you may also find helpful. Come check it out!

Easter

Use Sprinkles to Create a Fun Easter Themed Breakfast... And Some Other Ideas

Last year the girls wanted a themed Easter breakfast and I delivered quickly with themed sprinkles! So last minute and the kids were thrilled. Check it out here!

Easter

My Adorably Deviled Easter Egg Chicks

Last Easter I came across the most adorable deviled egg chicks online and although I knew they wouldn't have the same caliber I knew I needed to recreate them. Here's what I did!

Outdoor Play

Our Favorite Bay Area Playgrounds... and How We Found Them

After moving away from the Bay Area I realized just how much I missed all of the playgrounds we left behind and I realized I should share them with you whether you're passing through the area or here to stay.

Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing in the Lowlands of Mount Baker

Near the end of January I went on a snowshoe tour in the Mount Baker lowlands and I wanted to bring you along for the views. Come check it out!

Tip or Trick

Potential Tips From Our Long Distances Moves

Over the course of the last ten years we've made two long distance moves. Here's a few tips and tricks I've learning along the way.

Food & Dessert

Quick and Easy Valentine’s Day Themed Breakfast Idea

If you’re looking for a quick and simple Valentine’s themed breakfast I have you covered. All you need are frozen waffles, cream cheese, red food dye, and sprinkles.

Ginger Lab

Dressing "Ginger" For Valentine's Day

With "Ginger" created it was time to replace her Christmas outfit with something a bit more seasonally appropriate. And so this outfit was made! Come check out how I made it here.

Craftiness

Simple Valentines for School

With Valentine's Day approaching I figured I'd share what I did for my girls' Valentine's Day last year. Plus I'm sharing our final printable with you.

Ginger Lab

Creating “Ginger” Our Ginger Beer Bottle

Over Christmas I ordered the most adorable Ginger person bottle from Ginger Labs and I couldn't just pack her away with my winter stuff... and that's how "Ginger" was added to the family and given a bit of color. Come check it out!

Update: Which Version of the reMarkable’s Templates Are Emailed Out?

Back during the summer of 2022 I tested which image type was used when you export or view a reMarkable notebook page. Recently, I redid the experiment and found the results had changed. Here they are!

52 Weeks Sewing Challenge

My Sews in 2023: Infrequent but There When I Wanted It

Over the last several years I've posted a sewing roundup. This year is no different so here are the more infrequent but still loved projects I've sewn in 2023.

Book

My Favorite Books From My 2023 Reads

I’ve been meaning to review my favorite fictional books for a while and figured no time like the present. Come check out my favorite reads from the past year and maybe you'll find a new favorite too!

SwiftData

SwiftData: Solving Fatal Errors and EXC_BAD_ACCESS While Handling Entities on Different Threads

I've recently switched the app I've been coding from CoreData to SwiftData and, once I sped up some backend code using concurrency, came across an issue where my code kept crashing when creating new entities. Here is how I solved both my fatal and bad access errors!

SwiftData

SwiftData: Solving Filtering by an Entity in the Predicate

With SwiftData announced I realized now is the best time to convert my data over. That said, it wasn't without its issues and I found filtering by an entity relationship was, for me, one of the biggest blockers. Here's how I solved it!

Science & Sensory Play

Simple and Adorable Snow People Sensory Kit

For a friend's gift two years ago I came up with a quick play dough sensory kit featuring snow people and made extra for my own kids. We loved the premise and I figured I had to share it with you in case you're looking for something similar for yourself or as a gift too.

Hiking

Cascade Pass Trail in the North Cascades National Park

A photo collage of my hike back in September on the Cascade Pass Trail within the North Cascades National Park. Click here to check it out!

Craftiness

Our Amazing Halloween Costumes: Costumed Hairstyle Ideas: Spider

Last year I made an adorably cute spider on my head that my girls absolutely adored! I had to share it with you in case you're looking for a last minute costume idea.

Sewing

Our Amazing Halloween Costumes: Ada's Carmen Sandiego

Last year Ada knew early on that she wanted to be Carmen Sandiego for Halloween and she didn't waver so when I decided to tackle costumes I knew that I needed to make it happen. Here's what I did to turn her into Carmen!

Craftiness

Our Amazing Halloween Costumes: How I Made a Custom Carmen Sandiego Necklace

For Halloween last year Ada wanted to be Carmen Sandiego. I knew immediately that I needed to figure out her distinctive necklace (along with her red jacket and hat) to truly make the costume apparent. Here's how I made the necklace!

Sewing

Our Amazing Halloween Costumes: Zoey's Black Cat

Last year when I asked the kids what they wanted to be for Halloween Zoey thought about it for a second and then immediately told me a black cat. I'm so glad she did as I absolutely adored how her costume turned out! Check it out here.

Contest Entry

My Past Design in the Giboard Contest

I've entered the Giboard Design Contest and would love to win and see my design as reality. Please vote especially if you want this design too.

Sewing

Our Amazing Halloween Costumes: How I Made a Custom Cat Tail

For Halloween last year Zoey wanted to be a black cat. To pull off the costume I knew we needed to include a proper cat tail. This is how I made it!

Hiking

Tolmie Peak Trail on Mount Rainier/Tahoma

A photo collage of my hike on Tolmie Peak Trail within the Mount Rainier National Park.