I love this time of the year, not just because my birthday is coming up soon, but the cozy feeling this season brings. the weather is cooler, the leaves are changing color, and I can pull out all my favorite sweaters. Its a great time of year to make a cup of coco and watch a spooky show, like Hocus Pocus or Practical Magic and the best option a Harry Potter marathon. with the season changing its also time to put out some fresh décor! Most of my decorations are just for fall so I can have them through thanks giving, as we get closer to Halloween I'll pull out some more spookier items.!  

I love making home made cookies for my family, I love it even more when the recipe takes hardly any time and effort but still has the gratification of doing something by hand. These cookies are my favorite for fall! 

Welcome or welcome back to Made by McLeod! I needed a space for household planning and a place to take some classes; I am working towards a bachelor's degree!  

Welcome or welcome back! In Utah the summers are so hot! So we usually get outside in the mornings and in the evenings, in the afternoon when the sun is at its highest, it's best to stay indoors unless you want a wicked sunburn! So, for me it's important to decorate around the house for summer. I think it's important to change things up every so often and the changing of seasons is the perfect time! This summer I'm going for minimal, light and airy. this makes it easy to clean too.    

These are basically my chocolate chip cookie recipe with M&Ms! I'm excited to share these with my family on the Fourth of July! 

These cookies were a hit at a Memorial day BBQ! They were so easy to make and have ready for the evening. They are my husbands favorite cookie, and go well with a glass of milk. 

I've had a garden for the past three years, and I can say I absolutely think it is work the work. In years past, Connor and I had started our plants from seed, but this year we had a lot going on, so we opted to pick up plants from Lowe's. We set aside a couple of days to focus on this task and made it into a fun outing with our girls. 

Hi, welcome, or welcome back! In this post, I'll be talking a bit about spring cleaning. All of April, I've been spring cleaning! I am no expert. While I enjoy a clean room, I can't say my home is clean all the time, but it's usually tidy. I still have a lot to learn about cleaning! I think I should defer to some people I look to for advice on cleaning on YouTube, channels like Clean That Up, Clutter Bug, and That Practical Mom are my favorites, and they also seem like really cool people.

These cookies are a particular favorite of my family. I think they could be made for any holiday, but I'm going to make them for Easter this year. This is my go-to recipe for these rich nutty cookies.