So happy with the transformation of my $5 bathroom cabinet! I think it turned out well and I love, love, love the amount of storage we have now! The white really pops against the new paint color — Frost, a very light gray with blue tones that goes from lavendar to blue to gray as […]
$5 Bathroom Cabinet Transformed
Introducing the bathroom cabinet transformation. This spacious beauty has been setting in the basement for several months awaiting its turn. It finally came! And the best part . . . . It only cost $5. Yes, five dollars! We went to a church “garage sale” and found this setting forlornly by itself with […]
Slowcooker Cheesy Brats and Potato Soup
Thick cheesy soup, chunky potatoes, flavorful brats topped with a handful of cheese – very good! Bytes made this cheesy good potato and brats soup for supper on a cold, rainy evening recently. (It’s almost May, folks! And we’re still eating hot soup to warm the soul!) If there are leftover brats in the refrigerator, […]
Garden tips and Ideas
Moms Need to Know — 10 Most Popular Vegetables to Grow in Containers Premeditated Leftovers — Vegetable Container Gardening The Frugal Girls — Tips for Growing Delicious Corn Tipnut — How to Grow Strawberries Veggie Gardener — Companion Plantings with herbs Weekend Gardener — 9 Tricks for Growing Onions Chiots Run — Tips for Growing […]
Citrus and Cream Salad aka Fluff
Many families expect a certain dish to be on the table at every gathering. Citrus and Cream Salad started as a favorite of a particular relative who could be counted on to show up to the family potluck with a big dish of it in hand. Fruit, cottage cheese, and your favorite Jell0 all wrapped […]
How to Hard Boil A Perfect Egg in 6 Easy Steps
A perfect hard boiled egg. Great for salads, deviled eggs, breakfast, protein source and more. Whatever use you have for hard boiled eggs, it is so easy to make them so they turn out perfectly every time. No green ring — no rubbery white — no stubborn shell that refuses to come off — everything […]






Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!