source Curly Girl Designs I love this quote and card from Leigh Standley of Curly Girl Designs. She designed this card for artist Kelly Rae Roberts. I wrote about Kelly Rae in a past post here. You can read the story behind the inspiration for the card on Kelly Rae's blog. The full quote says, "Things will not always be joyful, but they … [Read more...]
Meal Planning
Source: 3 Boys and A Dog When I talk to my friends we all seem to share a common dilemma. What to make for dinner. I own tons of … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Snacks
I love to go to Super Bowl parties for the food, commercials and half time show. I'm not a huge football fan, but I love the social aspect of it. My super easy new favorite appetizer and a crowd pleaser are Aidell's Chicken Meatballs Hawaiian Style with Pineapple and Trader Joe's General Tsao Stir Fry Sauce. The meatballs are … [Read more...]
Strongest Dad in the World
Many of you may have already heard of Dick Hoyt. My friend Anne shared his story in a facebook post last week. The following article was written by Rick Reilly and published in Sports Illustrated Magazine several years ago. I'm not a Sports Illustrated reader, but this story is totally worth the few minutes it takes to read it. It … [Read more...]
Simple Joys
I've never been a huge fan of yogurt unless it's the frozen variety you buy at TCBY or Orange Leaf, but I have grown to love Chobani's Greek Yogurt. Greek yogurt has more protein than regular yogurt and I could always use a little more protein in my diet. The pineapple is my favorite flavor so far. I don't even have to add … [Read more...]
The Tao of Pooh
A friend of mine shared the book The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff with me right before the holidays. I had heard of the title, but didn't really know much about Taoism (more like I forgot what I learned in Philosophy 101), but I do know about Winnie-the-Pooh. He is a favorite character of mine and both of my children's … [Read more...]
Coconut Oil Goodness
image via The Beauty Gypsy I became intrigued by the health benefits of coconut oil after Dr. Oz featured a segment on it last year. I've stopped watching the Dr. Oz show because I felt like it was becoming an infomercial. I have nothing against Dr. Oz personally. I feel like he has a lot of good things to share, it's just hard trying to … [Read more...]
Get Paid to Shop
My friend Sheila is the queen of earning money while shopping. She loves to share with me her new finds when it comes to rebates, coupons, and special offers. I'm not very good about using coupons to grocery shop, but I frequently use department store coupons. I've found myself doing more online shopping over the past few years. She … [Read more...]
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
I got an email last Monday from my friend Amy in Newtown, Connecticut saying that her and her daughter Jane would be traveling to New York City to be on Good Morning America the following day. It was hush hush at the time, but I set my recorder last Tuesday and was touched by the performance of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by a group of children … [Read more...]
Simple Joys
This time of year I love taking a hot bath even though I know it's supposed to be drying to your skin. For about a week or so I've had a nagging backache from a pulled muscle so I've been taking lots of baths with sea salts and epsom salt which is supposed to be good for sore muscles. My thoughtful husband bought me some tiger balm ointment and … [Read more...]