Not because I feel lonely or out of the loop.

-Use it to make a big plate of hearty nachos and pig out with your family!These are just a few that I rattled off in about 10 minutes off the top of my head, but I’m certain there are probably about 1000 more.

What other ideas can you think of?I’ll be listening!.Don’t forget to pin these ideas for the next time you make a big pot of chili at your house!I make it look like I’m a pretty together person around here sometimes.

Or most of the time.I only show the pretty pictures of my house, I share tips for the things that I know or that I learn to do really well.

Part of that is just the nature of this type of blog.

It’s part education and part inspiration and those kinds of pretty, useful posts just fit it.It could have something to do with the 2.5 seconds of sunshine we’re getting each day, or the grey-brown color of the world in general right now.

I know everything will be bursting into green within 2-3 weeks, but why not help it along a little?.Can you guess what these bright green “grass clippings” are really made out of?.

Here’s how I did it!.First of all, you want to go clip a few types of evergreen and do a little experimenting.