You go girl, I say to local BadLotion owner, Jenny Isabel. BadLotion is a Phoenix based (love supporting local) labor of love by a solo female entrepreneur that offers carrier based oils that nurture the skin. All of BadLotion’s amazing oils are organic or organically grown and are beautifully displayed in recycled glassware with packaging […]
Fab Fall Food: Simple & Low Calorie Pumpkin Spice Mini Muffins
October 1, 2016 By
Yummy pumpkin season has arrived and I have found a healthier recipe for delicious pumpkin spice mini muffins! With the help of my favorite meal planning site, MealGarden, I found a delish recipe for Pumpkin Spice Muffins! And MealGarden’s recipe muffins are only 79 calories each (without optional chocolate chips) and only 4.8 grams of […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
September 29, 2016 By
So who is today’s winner?? So what did our winner win? 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 this […]
College Parent Weekend Happy Lessons Learned
September 25, 2016 By
Thank you to my readers who have told me that you are enjoying my posts about my journey of becoming a half empty nest mom, as I call it. The journey does indeed continue with today’s post about how awesome and a little tricky my son’s college parent weekend was for our family. It was […]
AZ Local: Cool Things To Do & Yummy Places To Know About
September 24, 2016 By
I am still reflecting after enjoying an action packed weekend last week that reminds me of some of the cool places the Valley of the Sun offers. Be sure to check out some of these ideas if you haven’t already. On Friday, my daughter and I enjoyed a nice breakfast in Tempe at the always […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
September 22, 2016 By
So who is today’s winner?? So what did our winner win? 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 […]
Freebie Friday Winner
September 15, 2016 By
So who is today’s winner?? So what did our winner win? 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 […]
Massage Deal, Food & Other Items Seen in my 3TV Segment
September 15, 2016 By
If you caught my lifestyle segment that aired on the KTVK “Your Life A to Z” show today and you want to see more of what I discussed, it is all here. The fantastic massage deal that is being offered, how to determine which power of reading glasses you need in just 3 seconds, the […]
Don’t Just Eye It: All About Reading Glasses
September 13, 2016 By
As I stood in the sunlight last year squinting while I looked down at the instructions on the vitamin bottle, my daughter asked me what in the world was I doing and did I need help reading something. Yes indeed I did but I wasn’t ready to mess with learning about and shopping for reading glasses. A […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
September 8, 2016 By
So who is today’s winner?? So what did our winner win? 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 […]
Better Than Before, A Positive Mammogram Experience
September 7, 2016 By
At 49 years old, I have had three mammograms in my 40s. My doctor encourages me to have yearly mammograms, especially since we have this awful disease in our family. I had been putting off my most recent one because the last time I went it was pretty uncomfortable starting with the long wait in […]
Wonderful Surprise A Day After My Emotional Empty Nest Post
September 6, 2016 By
Well…as they say in the south…I’ll be! The day after I wrote my emotional Half Empty Nest Article, I was pleasantly surprised with a SURPRISE visit from my college boy! Woo hoo…what good timing as the mini mourning and adjustment phase was starting to take hold of this perplexed mama and just in time, I […]
Half Empty Nest Syndrome Harder & Happier Than I Expected
September 5, 2016 By
How come the term half or partial empty nest syndrome doesn’t exist? Because my heart is telling me that it is a thing. A real thing. My mind is constantly shushing my heart. Be still my restless heart, please! It is harder than I expected. It also has happy moments that have surprised me, too. […]
For My Blog Readers: 35% Discount Off Massage at Movement Restoration!
September 4, 2016 By
One thing I love about having my blog is that I get to work with fantastic partners who give my readers great discounts sometimes and this savings is off one of my very favorite things ever…MASSAGE! I like the hot stones massage, the Swedish type without stones, reflexology…pretty much all of it! So a big […]
Parenting: Thankful He Picks Up Where I Fall Short
September 2, 2016 By
Manic: Raising kids, especially teenagers! The times when I just can’t do it for various reasons. The times when I need a break. Managed: Asking…and sometimes it is about letting…my husband pick up where I fall short. Sometimes it is because I can’t seem to find my patience, no matter how hard I look. Sometimes […]
