I met Cate Buckley at a Pottery Barn class on entertaining for the holidays a few weeks ago. Cate and her husband Lance opened Buckley's Wine Market around a year ago. They are located at 8661 W. 135th St. on the southeast corner of 135th & Antioch across from Red Robin. I have passed by their store several times and somehow missed this gem … [Read more...]
$25 Amaze Boutique Gift Card Giveaway
This photo describes Amaze Boutique & Gifts perfectly. A great place to find great presents for yourself or a girlfriend. The first time I went into the store my intention was to check it out quickly and then get my grocery shopping done across the street at Price Chopper. Let's just say the grocery shopping didn't happen because I spent too … [Read more...]
$20 in Starbucks Gift Cards
Starbucks coffee is the perfect treat for me on a gray winter day. A nap is always nice too, but that rarely happens. Starbucks coffee is a little too strong for me. My favorite drinks are the lattes. This time of year the pumpkin spice and gingerbread are my go to lattes and year round I enjoy the caramel macchiato. In the … [Read more...]
Olathe Glass & Home Decor Gift Card Giveaway
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Olathe Glass & Home Decor. The store is one of those hidden treasures located right past Mom's Kitchen at 510 East Santa Fe in Olathe. I came across the store years ago when I needed to buy a piece of glass for my desk. They are so much more … [Read more...]
$25 Target Giftcard Giveaway
One of my favorite places to shop is Target. I don't know what it is about the store, but it's one of my happy places and makes me smile. I often run into at least one person I know there and could spend hours just browsing the aisles for new finds. I love their clothes, jewelry, stationary, books and home decor items. I can even pick … [Read more...]
NaBloPoMo
I accepted a challenge this month through BlogHer to write every day throughout the month of November. I am happy to say I completed the challenge as of today. When I started my blog, I was lucky to accomplish four postings in a week. I pushed my usual self-doubting questions aside this time and believed that I could do it. Things like fear, … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie French Toast
Since it's still November I decided to post one last pumpkin recipe. My daughter is now officially pumpkined out. However she loved this pumpkin pie french toast. I made it Thanksgiving morning for my family, and I have a feeling it will be an annual tradition now. I found the recipe through pinterest and it's original source is from the blog … [Read more...]
Fun Finds
image via I learned about the website postrgram from a blog I follow called fatmumslim. On the website postrgram you can covert all of your instagram photos into a poster mosaic. All you need is at least 50 photos. I thought this would make a unique gift for the instagram lover. Instagram is the rage right now, especially with my daughter and … [Read more...]
Go To Places To Make The Holidays Stress Free
image via Last month I was frantically searching for nice black pants for my daughter for choir. If a child is in choir at our middle school, it's required they wear nice black pants. Jeggings, black jeans, and yoga pants with the word pink prominently displayed on the back are a no go. You would think that black pants would be easy to find, … [Read more...]
Christmas Cards
I love getting Christmas cards in the mail. When my kids were younger it used to be somewhat stressful trying to take just the right photo and coming up with something different and creative. I'm pretty crafty, but I like crafts that don't take a lot of time to make. I can get impatient instead of enjoying the process. I recently … [Read more...]