This Crazy little thing called Life

   Summer used to be this wonderful magical time when anything could happen. We were out of school for three glorious months and all we really had to worry about was what to play and who to play it with. Summer seemed to stretch on forever, filled with pool parties and swimming lessons, sleepovers and movie nights, picnics and games. There was an abundance of watermelon, lemonade and popsicles. We got to stay up late and sleep in. And for my family there was always the family summer vacation. Everywhere from amusement parks like Lagoon and Knott's Berry Farm to camping trips.    I remember looking forward to summer every year and not caring if it was 118 outside. But once I got out of school and got a job, summer kind of lost it's magic. So here are a few things I like to do to make summer still feel a little special.     Scented Candles        I love candles. And I get most of mine at Walmart. My favorite summer scent is Mainstays S...

      I've been wanting to do this post for weeks now, but life seems to have a knack for getting in the way. I recently had my two weeks of summer vacation from my previous job, the first of which I spent cleaning my house, and the second I spent traveling with Justin and my parents. And last week I started my new job at Opportunity Village. And I LOVE it!       Any way. This trick came from one time when we were at Justin's aunt's house. She pulled out a perfectly straight grocery bag to use for something and Justin's dad asked her if she ironed her bags to get them so straight and smooth. In response, she pulled out a bucket of perfectly folded triangles that were her grocery bags! So I decided to try to reverse engineer it when I got home and see if I could figure it out. And it turns out it's super easy!       I was able to take my stash of grocery bags and turn them from this: To this: And here's how!     ...