Natasha Nicholes

I'm Mrs. Houseful. Or Natasha if you're not into nicknames! I'm a married mom of four. I love chatting it up with so many of you all. I love traveling, sewing, cooking, and trying new things. I also collect Box Tops For Education, and refer to myself as the crazy Box Tops Lady. Send me yours if you don't collect for your children! You need to contact me? Send me an email! natasha@housefulofnicholes.com

Become a Renegade Homeschooler and take homeschooling OUTSIDE of the home!

Renegade Homeschooling

There are lots of days when I think that I do not completely have this homeschooling thing in my grasp. The twizzlers pretty much get to do fun activities, while …

AllState's Foundation Purple Purse Challenge #PurplePurse

Disclosure: This post is part of a sponsored campaign with The Allstate Foundation and MomSelect. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Given the recent events in the media regarding …

What To Expect When You're Expecting to Build a Home With Habitat

Below is the speech that I was supposed to deliver at the Windy City Habitat Annual Benefit breakfast. I got about a third of the way through before technology took …

Brookfield Zoo Hosts Boo! at the Zoo Halloween Celebration

Brookfield Zoo’s annual Boo! at the Zoo Halloween celebration will be filled with more tricks, treats, and hocus pocus than ever before. The whole family will have a howlin’ good …

Holiday Scented Air Care from SC Johnson #SmellsClean

I Have A Scent Issue - and Pumpkin is My Choice Lately #SmellsClean

And it's not as bad as you think. I'm a lover of smell goods, and usually it's things that smell like food. Vanilla, Pumpkin Spice, Banana Nut Bread, etc. I …

Celebrating Six With Doc McStuffins and Disney Junior #JuniorCelebrates #CollectiveBias #shop

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. As you learned today, the ladybug is celebrating turning the big six …