Not ice cream unfortunately! Although you know, that’s also not a bad idea… No, I’m talking scoops for baking. In case you might have missed it, I’m a little bit of a perfectionist. But also, I’ve worked in bakeries, and I know just how important scoops are. Let’s talk scoops. Portioning Ever worked in a…
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Choosing the Right Yarn
Let’s talk yarn. We read the label recently, so now we know where to look to find out the information about the yarn in our hot little hands. There are so many types of yarn, how the heck do you pick the right one for your project? The short answer is, it depends. Let’s look…
Slowing Down is the Secret
Do you ever feel like there is so much going on in your life that you are completely overwhelmed and don’t even know where to start on your to do list? Hey, me too! But I’ve got a secret, ad I’m going to share it with you. SLOW DOWN. Yeah, yeah, I know. That’s literally…
Basic Gardening Tools
It’s fun to get your hands dirty in the garden, but did you know there are tools that make it easier? We’ll cover a few of the basic tools you might want to snag today, but know that using your hands is a great option too. Speaking of using your hands, let’s get into it!…
More Sewing Tools
I’ve got a confession to make. There are more sewing tools. *gasp* *shock* *horror* Ok, so that might be a little melodramatic. And honestly, I could probably say that about 50 more times because there seems to be a never-ending array of nifty sewing tools. We covered a few of the very basic ones previously,…
Weekly Check In – 3/23/2025
So how are we doing this week? It’s ok if you’re not ok. I’m barely hanging on, truth be told. The weather is being weather, and we are under a pretty high level fire watch. Due to the drought conditions, the lack of precipitation, and the high winds, it’s pretty touch and go. The entire…
Hairspray: A Musical Review
Continuing our tour of the musicals on the list, we watched Hairspray. Now, the version we watched was the live version that aired on TV several years ago. I have also seen the movie, and a touring company version, and I think the live version is comparable. Hairspray is such a fun show. The music…
Creaming Butter & Sugar
Ever read a cookie recipe and it starts out with “cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy” and you wonder what exactly that means? I’m here to help! It’s important to note that it doesn’t matter what equipment you use to do this. You can use the fancy stand mixer. You can…
Reading a Yarn Label
Ok, so, time to buy some yarn. This is the fun part! All the pretty colors and textures…nothing more fun than that in my opinion. With all of the choices, how do you figure out which yarn to buy? Which type of yarn would work best? How much might you need? The good news is…
Project Indecision is Real
Ever have the urge to start a new project, but you can’t quite figure out what it is that you want to do? Or maybe you have a bunch of projects already started, and you can’t decide which one to pick up and work on. Maybe you have spent hours doomscrolling through Instagram and now…









