Archives for August 2018

Healthy Back To School Food For Thought Ideas

As seen in my 3TV segment on the KTVK morning show, Your Life Arizona, here is what I showed along with some ideas on creative better foods for the lunch box, after school snacks and more.  As the mother of two juniors now (one in high school and one in college), I have a lot […]

On His Final Flight, We Arizonans Pause To Mourn & Give Thanks

I am not a political person by nature.  I vote on the issues and not by party.  But there is one person that I always voted for.  Every time.  Today as I was driving soup over to my ill friend, I listened to the coverage on my car radio of the departure of the plane […]

Going Green: Why I Drink My Water Out Of A Box

Manic: Trying to be as earth-friendly as I can, even though, like most of us, I am on the go.  A lot! Managed:  Found a way to let go of our convenient, but not earth-friendly, water bottle-by-the-bunches habit by switching to something kind of cool that I eyed in a Nekter store one day. Boxed Water.  Yep […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

          Thanks to all who entered for a chance to win this week’s Freebie Friday drawing!  Cool prizes to keep you cool in the hot summer days that are still left in the season are going to the winner this week!  The prizes include… This beautiful beach bag Montauk Tote that says […]

Beach Dreams Stuff Giveaway Drawing

For most of us, school is back in session or summer is over.  But that doesn’t mean we can’t daydream about our next beach trip!  And with Fall Break coming before you know it, today’s prize items will be perfect for your next beach day or day at the pool.  This week’s winner gets these […]

Our Creepy & Surprisingly Simple Scorpion Sting Story!

Manic: Enjoying a dinner out with my husband and a phone call comes in from our teenage daughter telling us that she just got stung by a scorpion! Managed:  Thankfully our response, awesome advice from my wonderful mom-in-law and how well our girl took matters into her own hands and took care of the aftermath. Read on […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

The entries are in!  Thanks to the many of you who emailed your entry in for this week’s Freebie Friday prize!  The prize is a surprise one this week with a mystery beauty bag that we showed on Monday.  It looked like this… But then we added more stuff, so a bigger bag was needed! […]

For Parents: Senior Year Is Hard On Your Heart In The Best Way

I can’t believe this is here for me once again. One final time.  My daughter, my last one, the baby of the family picked up her schedule today.  She starts back to school next week and she is now officially a senior in high school.  Cue the tears, some sad, many joyful and some that […]

Beauty Bag Giveaway Drawing!

It’s the start of a new week…and for many here in Arizona, the start of a new school year, too!  So let’s do a drawing for a chance to win a pampering beauty gift for the gals/moms/teachers.  This week’s drawing is for a beauty bag prize that is packed with all kinds of fun beauty […]