The morning of September 22nd, I received a forwarded email from my friend Andrea. About a local boy who attended my kids' school... who was diagnosed on the first day of school with an insanely rare form of leukemia. I wept. I'm a mom. This little boy is just a year...
Do you? Do you like handy-dandy things? Things that make life easier? Then meet my friend, the Lay-n-Go: A few (or 10) months ago I received one of a Lay-n-Go Cosmo bag... for my make-up. And a Lay-n-Go Lite that my daughter uses for her Polly Pockets, or whatever...
It is Take It On Tuesday and I am taking on how to make a glitter filled insulated cold cup! More specifically, the... Starbucks Cold Cup I AM A FLIPPING GLITTER NINJA, PEOPLE!!! I followed this how-to that I found on Pinterest. But I had to make a video. Because...
Ageless Art - Creative Expression for Elders with Dementia is, "a film about creative arts programs for people with dementia. We then transform their art pieces into cinema. Part doc, part movie." Recently, my friend Noah Applebaum shared with me this project he's...
From a Thanksgiving with new friends, to family pictures, to ice skating, to a doggy time-out (or two), to a GNOMINATION... this past weekend was, well... a pretty wonderful long weekend. Writing it out makes it sound busier than it felt. Actually, it was a perfect...
I am thankful. And this post is proof. Let's just get a few things out of the way lest you judge me as superficial and deep as something that is... not actually deep. I am thankful for: My family My friends My home Our car Our health COFFEE Chocolate Most baked goods...
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed! I get asked often about the money-side of this blogging thing. For advice/tips/thoughts/recommendations... I sometimes share links or little golden nuggets I have picked-up along the way, but I've never had the time to create a...
The team at Positive Fight Mode for Ian is making a call for photos!!! Don't know what PFM for Ian is? You can read-up about the story of Ian, a local first grader, who is fighting leukemia HERE. Our local community has activated like GANG-BUSTERS. Since the end of...
Operation Christmas Child box collection week is November 12-19! Operation Christmas Child gives families the opportunity to think about how to give to others. The program gives those of us who cannot travel and serve the needy in another country… a way to make a...
YOU. GUYS. It's Take It On Tuesday and DEEP FRIED TWINKIES ARE IN THE HOUSE!!! Deep fried Twinkies. And Oreos. And a mini Crunch bar. And banana chunks. And a pickle. So... this is not something to do OFTEN, but I would go so far as to say if you have never deep fried...
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