When I think about my backyard chickens, I think back to the very beginning. We got them when they were a mere two days old. We bought ours from a small, family run feed store that is local to us, but they are also available at larger stores like Tractor
Author: Melissa Twine
We’re back at it! Isn’t it great to start a new week with a fresh slate? We wake up on Monday morning, energized and ready to go…sometimes. And then there are those other Mondays when no one wants to wake up, last week’s work didn’t *quite* get finished, everything seems
Being intentional. Quiet. Self-care. These are all big-deal hot words right now. And rightfully so. Only somehow, these phrases and pieces of advice sometimes turn into “guilt monsters” when we don’t really have ideas of what works for us. It’s hard to make a definitive list, because how we accomplish
I don’t know about your family, but mine has been known to use up a boat load of paper towels when I’m not looking. Like, an absolutely ridiculous amount. I have often felt like the paper towel police, monitoring each person as they reached for the roll. The silly thing
How do you keep your kids’ school papers neat? Do you have a system? Perhaps you have a box? Or maybe they keep track of their own school papers? At any rate, I hear from a lot of families that keeping school paperwork organized can be a big headache. I
Do you have crystal in your china cabinet? How about fine china? Maybe you registered for some at your wedding, or maybe you inherited your mother’s or grandmother’s? Or, perhaps you bought some at a thrift store, even? If you have some, however you acquired it…would you please go get
When it comes to cleaning the house, I think I can safely say that none of us wants it to take longer, or be more difficult than it has to be, right? While cleaning is very important for keeping our family healthy and safe, most of us probably don’t want
It’s interesting how many of us consider coloring to be solely a preschool, kindergarten, or at least lower elementary school activity. We excitedly offer coloring pages to our little ones with the changing seasons and holidays, and with each new science unit. And then…we stop. Out of the blue. Without
Welcome to {Perfectly} Happy At Home! I am so glad you are here! You see that blog title? It’s a reminder…we can be perfectly happy, even if our house isn’t, ummm, perfectly perfect. In fact, it’s impossible to have a perfect home, but very possible to have a happy one!
It was November of 2019, and our family was settled into the school year and its routine. Everything was going well, and all was calm…so, what did we need? More excitement, of course! There were questions flying around our house such as “Should we get another dog?” and “How about