Manic: Taking time to schedule my own yearly physical after I forced the rest of my family to get theirs! So I finally go to the appointment only to find out that I’m Vitamin D deficient…yet again! Managed: Paying attention this time! I had the deficiency two years ago, so I went out in the […]
Archives for January 2013
Quick Carne Asada Dinner Idea & Sprouts Farmers Market Gift Card Winner!
January 8, 2013 By
To see who won the $20 Sprouts Farmers Market gift card, read on and remember we are giving another Sprouts $20 gift card away this Friday, too! Good luck! First, here is the quick dinner idea… Manic: Dinnertime for a lot of busy moms as we try to think of quick and tasty dinner ideas […]
Shopping Sprouts Farmers Market Means Delicious Deals & Meals Plus Win A $20 Sprouts Gift Card!
January 7, 2013 By
Manic: Keeping my informal New Year’s resolution to cook healthy meals for my family that will also keep us on a tighter budget! I say this is manic because coming up with different daily meal ideas, without making daily trips to the store, isn’t always an easy task. Plus I have a teenage boy in the […]
Weekly Pet Post: Honoring Hercules
January 5, 2013 By
As we do every week, today we post several pet pics from one of our faithful readers who is nursing her broken heart after the recent loss of her loving cat, Hercules. Hercule’s mom, Catherine (appropriately called Cat for short) is a dear friend of mine and I was touched by an email that she […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
January 4, 2013 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? What is next week’s cool prize? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce […]
Quick Pasta Recipe That Tastes Like You Worked Hours On It!
January 3, 2013 By
Manic: Looking at this year’s very tight budget with the lower paycheck due to the government’s payroll tax increase and realizing that our first-born will need a car next year and starts college in just three years! Time to tighten the purse strings! Managed: Contributing to our new budget demands by cooking a lot more […]
New Years Day Thoughts Instead of Resolutions!
January 1, 2013 By
Manic: Thinking about pressuring myself to get going on New Years resolutions! Managed: Taking a different approach this year to instead start the year by taking some pressure off myself to replace the usual New Year’s resolution with a cool new monthly family tradition and daily positive thoughts. Before I explain my anti New Years […]
