Manic: Figuring out how to cook smart when making the big holiday meal so that we can get out of the kitchen to spend precious time with family and friends. Managed: Using these four ingredients that include Shamrock Farms Half & Half, Zesty Jalapeno Sour Cream (yum), Shamrock Farms Calcium Plus Milk and eggnog to make […]
Keeping Kids Entertained At The Holiday Table
December 3, 2014 By
Manic: Restless kids at the big holiday table resulting in stressed parents, bored kids and chaos. Managed: Brainstormed with the folks from Shamrock Farms and one of my gal pals about how to keep kids entertained at this holiday season’s big meal and we came up with some good stuff for parents everywhere. It’s hard […]
Simple & Scrumptious Holiday Recipes
November 28, 2014 By
Manic: Coming up with new and unique recipe ideas every holiday season. Hard to believe that the holidays have rolled around again. Managed: Worked with wonderful Shamrock Farms to share some terrific holiday recipes from our family and friends’ cookbooks using yummy Shamrock Farms ingredients like festive eggnog, creamy half and half, the irresistable Shamrock […]
Holiday Gift Guide For Everyone On Your List, Even Pets!
November 26, 2014 By
Just in time for your Black Friday shopping, check this out. Gifts that give back, for the pets, truly unique and sentimental items and more! Happy Thanksgiving, too!
No More Hectic Holidays: 4 Things You Can Do Now to Streamline the Season
November 23, 2014 By
Manic: Holiday planning! Be honest: How often do you actually sit back and kick up your feet between November and January? Does the “most wonderful time of the year” feel more like a nonstop cycle of bake, clean, shop, wrap and repeat?! Most years it does for me, especially since I had kids! Managed: These four […]
Ideas For Welcoming New Family Into Holiday Traditions
November 18, 2014 By
Do you remember when you celebrated the holidays at your new husband’s family home? Or how about when your younger sibling brought her new spouse to your home for the holidays? I recently had a friend ask me for ideas to integrate new family members into old holiday traditions and how to best make them […]
Fun & Festive Gift Ideas!
November 12, 2014 By
Manic: Now! November has arrived, so it is time to start thinking about and/or shopping for your holiday gifts. Managed: Did some shopping to give you ideas for the different folks on your list. Check this out for cute ideas for kids, items that work for both gals and guys, kiss the cook gifts and […]
Excellent Eggnog: Ten Ways to Enjoy the Nog!
November 3, 2014 By
Manic: The official holiday season has arrived! Are you ready? Managed: Made a decision to relax and go with it this year. I’m going to stress less and enjoy the holidays this time around, so I’m kicking off the season with today’s article about experiencing festive and tasty eggnog ten different ways. Read on for […]
Halloween Decor Designed By A Tween That Didn’t Cost A Dime
October 31, 2014 By
Happy Halloween and if you are reading this on Saturday, I hope you had a wonderful and safe Halloween. This year we did not spend one cent on Halloween decorations and for my Halloween loving daughter, that was a sacrifice. Although we have been so crazy busy this year, that she didn’t ask for anything […]
Shop & Think Pink With Products That Give Back To BCA Month
October 8, 2014 By
Every October, I look for holiday gift ideas, and other items, that give back to Breast Cancer Awareness month. I found some terrific and unique items, so take a look and think pink to support a good and important cause….
Time For Holiday Gift Ideas!
October 2, 2014 By
Manic: The holiday season is sneaking up on us, as usual! Managed: Found some cool and unique gift ideas for the different personalities on your list and some of these items are personalized and can be ordered online. Do it now to avoid those costly last minute shipping fees as we get closer to December. […]
Why My Dad Is So Cool & Happy Father’s Day!
June 14, 2014 By
Happy Fathers’ Day out there and to those of you that are missing your father on this day, know that he truly lives on in you. I am always struck by how I can see a person’s parent in their eyes or mannerisms. So on this day, my heart goes out to those of you. […]
Great Grads & Dad’s Day Gift Ideas
May 22, 2014 By
Manic: Right now with graduations and Father’s Day coming up on June 15th, it is time to do some gift shopping yet again! Managed: I shopped for you, so take a look to see if I found the perfect gift for your graduate and/or a present that Dad will love. I truly found some […]
Mother’s Day Words of Wisdom
May 11, 2014 By
This is truly one of the best I’ve seen when it comes to words of wisdom about motherhood and I have seen a lot of quotes out there. Take a look at this one and Happy Mother’s Day out there…. My very first Mommy picture….hard to believe that day was 16 1/2 years ago! […]
