the most innocuous question

by Heidi Weston // September 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

Someone recently had the gall to look at me and ask me politely “How are you?” Social convention demands an easy answer, one that doesn’t draw this innocent and polite person into my mess. But I have such a hard... Continue reading →

Where I’ve been …

by Heidi Weston // September 18, 2014 // 1 Comment

So it turns out the only thing more exhausting than cancer treatment is recovering from that cancer treatment. I finished chemo at the end of March, had my last surgery at the beginning of May, stopped wearing scarves on my head in... Continue reading →

Car Trips with Munchkins – It CAN be done!

by Heidi Weston // July 25, 2014 // No Comments

My husband and I both grew up in families that didn’t consider any vacation a true vacation unless it took you forever to reach your destination. And so, like our parents before us, we are working on torturing our own kids the way... Continue reading →

$5.99 feeds a family of five for a week!

by Heidi Weston // July 24, 2014 // 1 Comment

OK, I can’t really feed my family for a whole week for $5.99. But oh the disposable income I would have if I could! I’ll work on that … I want to share one of my favorite meal-time mommy hacks: the... Continue reading →

jacket hemming hack

by Heidi Weston // July 23, 2014 // No Comments

Have you heard about the super easy way to hem your jeans, keeping the original hem?? I have. Of the many tutorials you can find for this online, here’s my favorite, found at Sew Much Ado. Take a look for... Continue reading →