The Savvy Mamma

I love my garden, so much that I give it the best possible fertilizers I can. One of the best ways to help your garden flourish is by mixing in compost. Being a family of 6 we generate quite a bit of stuff to add to the compost pile and living up north I dont have the luxury of beautiful weather all year around so adding to my compost daily is not pleasant. Although that chore is reserved for my 8 yr old son. Still, having banana peals, apple cores and egg shells laying around my kitchen until I feel like trudging out back through 2 feet of snow is not ideal. Plus my cleaning OCD just won't allow it! I just needed something to hold my compost until there was enough to take out back, which only takes a day or two in my house. It also had to be easy to clean and have a sealed lid. What better way than to use and recycle a plastic tub! I found a 4 lb tub that once contained the most delicious ox roast this tri state area has to offer! Nice excuse to buy and devour a container in ...

One thing I really enjoy is throwing a party, any party, for any reason. Birthdays are my favorite! Last year for one of my daughters 1st birthday we did an "Over the rainbow" theme. It was super easy and turned out great! I bought most items for the decorations at the dollor tree (everything is $1)! I used tissue paper to make the puff balls that hung above the table. I made 2 bunches and each had one of every color. Currently they are hanging above the changing table in the girls bedroom. They love looking up at the while they get their diapers changed! I hung streamers along the ceiling in rainbow order, pinning up every few feet, ending at a big window (or other wall). Then pinned balloons in conjunction with the color streamer. I also used the left over streamers to create a "rainbow chandelier" in another room. I even found a roll of rainbow streamer at a party store for a few dollars!  (I only needed one roll) The dollar tree had a pack of multi color ...