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 […]
What’s New in 2013 Beauty Products
January 17, 2013 By
Happy 20 Honey!
January 16, 2013 By
Manic: Having our 20th wedding anniversary hit today when there is no way that either one of have one second to celebrate with our kids’ schedules, home repairs, both of our job deadlines and more! Managed: Accepting that it is OK to celebrate another day and to remember to look back today….and to be grateful! […]
When Life Gives You Lemons…Have a Peppermint Mocha
January 16, 2013 By
Manic: These last few weeks with multiple home repairs, a sick teenager and more….and just when I thought the storm had passed….we woke this morning to the loud screeching noise of all of our smoke alarms going off! Ugh! Managed: Making time to stop and catch my breath with a yummy hot peppermint mocha at […]
Weekly Pet Pic: Violet’s Very Cool Custom-Built Lookout Patio!
January 12, 2013 By
I love today’s pet pic, not only because this beautiful dog, Violet belongs to my Dad, but also because I am so proud of the cool pooch patio that he built for his beloved dogs several years ago. Check this out… What a sweet dog and she clearly loves her custom-made pooch porch as she […]
Freebie Friday Winner of Sprouts Farmers Market Gift Card!
January 11, 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 […]
Darn It! I’m Vitamin D Deficient Again!
January 9, 2013 By
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 […]
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 […]
Weekly Pet Pic: Sleeping Beauty!
December 29, 2012 By
Manic: Not! I don’t feel manic at all because we are on the holiday break! So nice! Well, I guess I feel a little manic about going off the fiscal cliff, but since that is 100% out of my control…I choose to enjoy not feeling manic for once! Managed: Doing what my friend, Brooklynn did […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
December 28, 2012 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 […]
