just living my best life in the midwest.
Hi, friends! I'm back with a way to infuse some more whimsy into your day-to-day life. My daughter and I have been watching a lot of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood lately and in one episode he made cute little faces on his toast, and we’ve done it just about every day since. It’s too darling! It’s [...]
Hi, friends! I just finished this little painting and wanted to share how fun and easy it was! All you need: brushes, acrylic paint, and a cereal box. I cut a cereal box in half and it was great because I could use the extra cardboard to put my paint on. Waste not, want not! [...]
Hi, friends! January was a BUSY month for reading. I no longer allow myself to have my phone in bed, so that forces me to read much more and I absolutely love it! It's amazing how much time is wasted on those rectangles. Garden of Shadows by VC Andrews -- The prequel to my beloved [...]
Hi, friends! I believe I've mentioned this in a previous post, but in November, my family moved. As such, I've been having fun decorating our new home and my newest addition is this shelf. I had it up at our old house, but I've completely updated it and now in addition to little tchotchkes, I'm [...]
Hi, friends! I decided over the weekend that I needed DESPERATELY to rid our house of all of the candy still lingering from the holidays because I was finding myself unable to stop eating it (even though I am not the biggest fan of candy…. But if it’s there…) So, I decided to make chocolate [...]
Midwest Mattie 