I stumbled upon this Pottery Barn Cookbook Holder and thought, “hey! I can make that” and it won’t cost me almost $200. I went to Home Depot and purchased a 1×12″ common board to cut into the pieces that would make the main board. Added a little glue, brad nails, and stain and in just a few hours I built a $5 DIY cookbook holder!

Back to school means trying to establish some routine for my littles. It also means an influx of emails and new expectations from their teachers that has my mind spinning attempting to keep them straight.
So instead of constantly rechecking emails and their online portal to figure out their 5 different user names and passwords, I simplified things and added it to their daily checklist.

From planning the house with the architect to meeting with window and cabinet companies and getting our final bid back. Things are rolling even though the dirt hasn’t been touched.

Can you believe we are already nearing the Back to School season? Summer always goes by way too fast. While we still have a little over a month left of summer, it’s never too early to prepare, especially when there are amazing deals on kids clothing.

An unfortunate business flop that cost me thousands and how building a tonic website has given me my control back!