I love making things in muffin tins. Now that the holidays are behind us I know a lot of people who are trying to cut back on their food intake. This is another way of saying diet, but diets seem to only work for the short term. A large part of maintaining your weight is portion control. These recipes aren't necessarily … [Read more...]
One Little Word
Designer and scrapbook guru, Ali Edwards, offers an on-line class at Big Picture Scrapbooking called One Little Word. The premise of the class is to chose a word that represents something you'd like to have more of in your life. You shouldn't over analyze your choice of words, but just let yourself be open to whatever word comes to mind. After … [Read more...]
Quotes for the New Year
I love quotes and love to collect them. These are just of few of the many quotes I have on my pinterest board. I find them inspirational and they can sometimes be just the thing I need to read if I am feeling down or having a bad day. I thought the above quotes were appropriate in terms of starting of the new year. … [Read more...]
Midnight Treat Bags
Treat bags make me smile. I didn't always feel that way about them though. As a mother I got tired of coming up with clever treat bags for my kids birthday parties. In turn, they would receive treat bags filled with all sorts of junkie trinkets that would eventually find their way to the trash can. However, depending up on the tastes … [Read more...]
Fascinating People of 2012
image I love end of the year recaps and one of my favorites is Barbara Walters 10 Most Fascinating People of the year shows. In case you missed it, this years list included: British boy band- One Direction (My daughter is obsessed with them.) Governor of NJ- Chris Christie Author- EL James (You may have heard of her book Fifty Shades of … [Read more...]
25 Ways to Wear a Scarf
My sister-in-law introduced me to Wendy's look book. It is a fashion website and the creator Wendy has several fashion tutorials. This one is 25 ways to wear a scarf in 4.5 minutes. I have a few scarves, but I'm always uncertain on how to wear them. The holiday season brings lots of outings with family and friends and a scarf is a nice way to … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas
This will be my last post until after Christmas. I'm feeling the need to unplug from social media and focus on my family for awhile. I feel like as a society we can get so caught up in tweeting, texting, facebook and instagram that we are missing out on being in the present moment. I have difficulty enough as it is staying in the … [Read more...]
Yes, Lauren there really is a Santa
This is one of my favorite Christmas pictures. My daughter didn't come to the realization that there isn't a per se "real" Santa that comes down the chimney until 6th grade. She also believed there was a magic elf or in our case penguin that was taking notes on her behavior and creating all sorts of mischief. I of course utilized the … [Read more...]
Christmas Songs
An old co-worker and friend of mine used to create Christmas music CD's every year. That was in the days before Ipods and iTunes came along. It was something I looked forward to every year. I discovered a few new Christmas favorites that I'd never heard before from his compilation of songs. My friend's partner Bob Gagne, recently recorded a … [Read more...]
Holiday Beverages
recipe via Food & Wine I made this punch for a group of friends and it seemed to be a hit. The pomegranate seeds add some holiday cheer and pomegranates are full of antioxidants so it must be good for you. Sparkling Pomegranate Punch 3 tbsp sugar 1 cup pomegranate juice 2 750 ml bottles sparkling wine, … [Read more...]