Author: cakerwakers

It’s pretty hard to avoid talking about the elephant in the room – the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. Within a week, I went from thinking everyone was overreacting, to quarantining my family indefinitely.  We haven’t left our house in over a week, and honestly, I am feeling a little freaked out at the prospect of even…

We finally finished our game closet makeover! I was hoping to get rid of more stuff, but these darn children insisted that they didn’t want to part with their beloved games and puzzles. Needless to say, we still have an overcrowded game closet. But the important thing to note is that we have organized the…

We live a frugal life. My husband and I talk about money often. We are always calculating and adjusting how much we spend, save, and invest. All of these are great habits, which have taken years to establish. But one thing I didn’t anticipate after being debt free, including our house, was still battling feelings…

We are nearly finished with our game closet renovation.  In the meantime, I wanted to share another closet project we did a few years ago, which has been a huge success in our house. Living in a small house means we have to be creative when we do a makeover. My wheels are always turning,…

My last baby turned one recently. It really is bittersweet. I love that he is healthy and growing, but I am sad that my baby is almost walking. More specifically, I think I am sad that I’ll never have a baby again. Having, holding, and delighting in my children as been the best part of…

My father-in-law passed away a few weeks ago. He had dementia, and his health was failing, but it was still a shock when he died.  We had to quickly make travel arrangements so we could attend the funeral. In the past, we would have made the 10 hour trek by car. This would have been…