Category: Creative Retreat

  • This Was March

    This Was March

    What a lovely month March has been here in the Pacific Northwest! We have enjoyed a nice combination of sunshine, rain, and the lovely lengthening of days. I think that March is now my favorite month of the year. Not too hot. Not too cold. Just perfect. This end-of-the-month post seems to be coming more…

  • Brown Sugar Foot Scrub

    Brown Sugar Foot Scrub

    I just love this brown sugar foot scrub. I started making it for gifts years ago and though I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit, it has pretty much stayed the same. It pampers my feet and the lemon and peppermint essential oils smell amazing. The bonus is I have all of the ingredients in my…

  • Best Mini-Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Best Mini-Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

    If you haven’t noticed yet, I love a good treat. I was laughing one day as I proofread a post about gift-giving and noticed that once again, I had mentioned how everyone loves a batch of homemade cookies as a gift. Simple, fast, frugal, delicious. Not exactly nutritious, but maybe you’ll forgive me that? These…

  • Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

    Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

    Printable Christmas gift tags are the best! And these cuties are free! Enjoy! My family always had our big Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve thanks to our Scandinavian heritage so we’re officially one week away from the festivities! I should probably be figuring out what we’re going to be eating for Christmas dinner about now,…