I’m not really sure when Easter started to be almost as big as Christmas, but I don’t love it. Sure, I’m all for doing a basket filled with some candy and a couple fun things for the kids, but lately I’ve seen things that are completely over-the-top. Not only are they elaborate, they are expensive….
This post is the fourth in a photography series on improving photo composition. To see the rest of the series, click here: How to Improve Your Photo Composition Series. The greatest thing about photography is that the camera doesn’t matter as much as you think it does. The photographer’s eye and the composition of the photo…
Let this amazing device enforce screen limits for you so you can see the benefits of limiting screen time for your kids without being the bad guy! I don’t know about you, but screens and electronic devices are one of the most difficult things for me to deal with as a mom. How much screen…
This post is the third in a photography series on improving photo composition. To see the rest of the series, click here: How to Improve Your Photo Composition Series. For your convenience, this post contains affiliate links. No matter what kind of camera you are using, the best way to improve the pictures you take is…
I fully admit that we don’t really do St. Patrick’s Day at our house. It’s really just a day to wear green and maybe pinch a few people, and otherwise I don’t think much of it. Don’t believe me? Well, there was that one time my husband and I drove to Chicago over St. Patrick’s…
This year, we are taking the Visiting Teaching messages from the Proclamation on the Family. For March, we are focusing on the fact that we are each created in the image of God. I loved President Monson’s quote in this lesson. It just helped me to really envision our loving Heavenly Father and that we…
This post is the second in a photography series on improving photo composition. To see the rest of the series, click here: How to Improve Your Photo Composition Series. For your convenience, this post contains affiliate links. The easiest way to improve your photography is to improve your photo composition. It doesn’t require any fancy…
I was working on my regular Visiting Teaching printable for March, and I was a little disappointed that the format I am using this year couldn’t handle the entire Thomas S. Monson quote. I loved the quote so much that I figured I would just do a bonus printable this month that featured the whole…
The best way to improve your photography is simply to learn better photo composition. It’s really easy to just grab the camera and start shooting without even thinking about the composition. And when you shoot without thought to composing the picture, you will often be disappointed with the results. I know I am. This post…
It seems that if people are into paper planners, they are also into decorating them with stickers, washi tape, stamps, and all kinds of other fun stuff. I have many friends on Facebook who share their tricked out planner pages on a regular basis, and I love to see it. This post contains affiliate links….
26, I counted. That’s how many times I asked my daughter to brush her teeth before school. Every time I would ask her to please go brush her teeth, I was answered by a whiny voice saying things like, “Just a minute!” “I wiiiiiilllll!” and “OKAY!” And after all that? I never actually observed her…
I made this Valentine love list printable for my Girl Scout Troop, so they could each make an easy Valentine’s Day project for someone they loved. Many of them chose parents and siblings, a couple chose friends, and one girl even chose her elderly neighbor (but she crossed out “love” and wrote “like,” which I…