Freebie Friday Winner of Sprouts Farmers Market Gift Card!

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 […]

Weekly Pet Post: Honoring Hercules

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!

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!

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 […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

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 […]

A Cool Christmas Creation Made By My Girl!

Manic:  Me…and I’m guessing a lot of parents and grandparents the last two weeks preparing for Christmas, traveling and more.  So when my tween daughter asked me to let her loose to make a Christmas cake, I hesitated.  I didn’t want the mess and I didn’t want to spend the time it would take to […]

Beauty Power Prep Tips for News Year Eve & Other Big Events

Holiday Hazards & Overcoming Seasonal Stress

This graphic was provided to us from MastersInHealthcare.com. s So now that we have considered the different holiday hazards that we should be on the lookout for, how do we cope with these different potential situations?  I asked the experts from Masters in Health Care that question and this is what they told me…. There’s no […]

National Blogging Day of Remembrance

This heartfelt message was posted on multiple blogs today.  I didn’t post this until now, but I too, refrained from posting anything today to honor the beautiful children and amazing educational leaders we lost in Friday’s horrific tragedy. I joined my fellow bloggers in taking today to honor those fallen and to spend time with […]

Freebie Friday Winner

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 […]

My Annual List of My Top Ten Beauty Products from the Year

Manic:  The number of beauty products that I test every year for my KTVK morning show segments! Managed:  Keeping track throughout the year what products became (or remained) my favorites so that I can give you my annual top picks.…

Go Holiday Glam for Less

Manic:  The holidays bring party invitations, celebrations and more, but I don’t want to spend a lot of money buying fancy dresses and expensive accessories with all of the holiday shopping that I have to do! Managed:  Came up with some ideas and found some deals on inexpensive items that help you go glam for less.  Take […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Festive Feline Picture!

Manic:  Our holiday weekend (in a good way) with Turkey Day, visiting family (yey), my son’s hockey tourney with 4 to 5 games over the 3-day weekend and my daughter’s two different community theatre performances in our community!  Whew!  We are running! Managed:  Taking a few moments to post a pet pic sent to us […]

An Amazing Anti-Bullying Article That Must Be Shared!

Manic:  This election season with all of the ads, nonstop annoying political messages left on my voicemail, heated arguments and more!  I was truly on burnout when last night arrived! Managed:  Glad it is over and getting back to an important issue that many of our nation’s youth face every day, regardless of who is […]

Getting Brand Name Clothes for Your Kids for Less

Manic:  The short amount of time my kids go from one size to another.  Me, and my bank account, just can’t keep up! Managed:  Receiving a request from guest writer, Kelita Jean Klein to share an article about how to get brand name clothes for your kids for less money.  I am all over that, so […]