Category: inspiration

Me Made May Sewing Challenge- Part 1

Posted on May 13, 2020September 13, 2021 by Cassandra

Disclaimer:This post contains affiliate links I don't know where April went, and May is almost halfway over! We are going in to our third month of this Covid quarantine; it's a little surreal that it's gone on this long. Right...Read More

10 Minute Masks

Posted on March 23, 2020September 11, 2021 by Cassandra

Happy Monday! I hope you all are staying sane during this quarantine. I'm feeling a lot better now than I was at the beginning of last week. I'm enjoying time with my kiddos (except for when they're fighting) and I've...Read More

$10 Clearance Gown Refashion

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Cassandra

Every year, my non-profit puts on a beautiful gala, called "The Memory Masquerade". It's a beautiful event, raising awareness and money for families affected by dementia while honoring all of those we love who are either living with or lost...Read More

Happy Adoptionversary!

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Cassandra

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Today is our Adoptionversary to us! Exactly 11 years ago, our adoption with Maurina was made official. This picture was taken her senior year, but I love it so I wanted to share it....Read More

Heirloom Memory Quilt

Posted on March 8, 2019September 9, 2019 by Cassandra

  After my mom died, we had two weeks of time to fill before her funeral. Two weeks of being in a weird sort of limbo where we couldn't quite put the traumatic events behind us and move forward. During...Read More

Learning To Seize The Moment

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Cassandra

For the first time in a long time, we found ourselves with a free Saturday this past weekend. It seems like the past few months have been jam packed with activities between holiday parties, birthday parties, family in town visiting....we...Read More

Let Go Of The Mom Guilt!

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Cassandra

We are wrapping up another school vacation and once again, I find myself asking the age old question, "Did I do enough with my kids?" Last week, one of my children (who will remain nameless) was complaining that we "didn't...Read More

New Year, Do You!

Posted on January 3, 2019January 11, 2019 by Cassandra

Happy New Year! I don't know where 2018 went; it completely flew by! I feel like the older I get, the faster time moves forward. Sometimes life moves so quickly that I feel like I am not accomplishing my goals...Read More

The Best Marriage Advice Given

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Cassandra

I can't tell you how many times I have been to weddings or wedding showers where there is a cute little display with notecards, asking guests to write down a piece of wedding advice for the bride and groom to...Read More

My Reawakening

Posted on August 27, 2018January 2, 2019 by Cassandra

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever set goals for yourself and fallen short? Have you ever had an idea or vision for yourself, for your life, and then talked yourself out of it? Told yourself you aren't...Read More