The first Coffee Talk of 2017! It's been a while. How have you been? Have you gotten past the craziness of the holidays and settled into the New Year? I finally feel like I'm getting caught up. Sort of. Let's face it; I'm never really caught up. I'm happy to take a breather today and just chat with ...
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Chopped Competition at Home
I know I'm not the only one who's watched the show Chopped and thought it would be such a fun game to compete in. Intense and stressful, but FUN! When my family was coming for a visit after Christmas, I knew it was the perfect time to create our own version of the game to play at home. We had an ...
Last Minute Gifts for Everyone on Your List
There's less than two weeks until Christmas. Is this officially "last minute" mode for you, or have you not even started yet? Some people consider it last-minute shopping if they aren't finished with their holiday shopping the first week of December. Then there are the folks who are calm as ...
Unique Gift Ideas for Kids
Do you need some unique gift ideas for kids? It's time for another holiday shopping guide! How are you doing on your Christmas shopping? As I'm writing this, Christmas is only three weeks away. How can that be? I've scoured the web to find some great, unique gifts for kids. I'm pretty sure I've ...
Kroger ClickList is the Grocery Shopping Game-Changer
Kroger Clicklist is a truly a grocery shopping game changer! This is my Kroger ClickList review. Thank you to Kroger for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own. Before I tell you all about my experience with Kroger ClickList, I want to make one thing clear: I love grocery shopping. No, ...
Gift Ideas for Grandparents Who Have Everything
The last two weeks I've shared gift guides for men, moms, and now it's only natural that I share some gift ideas for grandparents! How about gift ideas for grandparents who have everything? Do you find yourself looking for something unique, yet useful, for the grandparents in your life every year? ...
Gift Ideas for Moms (That She’ll Actually Love!)
I'm excited to bring you another holiday gift guide--this one for the moms in your life! It was fun to put together this list of gift ideas for moms since I am a mom and most of my friends are moms. I've got the inside information on what moms will actually love. :) There's something for just about ...
A Day in the Life, Volume 3
Welcome back to another volume of A Day in the Life! I always get great feedback from these posts, so I think you all must be as nosy as I am. When you drive around neighborhoods at night do you peek in the windows with lights on to see who's eating dinner, who's watching TV, and who might be ...
Coffee Talk, Volume 5
Friends! It's been much to long. We have some serious catching up to do. I really hate when we let too much time slip between our coffee talks. Life is like that, isn't it? You have the best intentions to stay in touch with your nearest and dearest, and before you know it an entire season has ...
The Case For Putting Your Husband Before Your Kids
You love your husband. You love your kids. Let's be clear about one thing before you jump to any conclusions based on the title of this article alone. This isn't about loving one more than the other. Can we really compare the love of our kids to the love of our husbands? Can it be quantified? ...
Declutter Challenge Week 3 Update
I had one of those "my eyes are bigger than my stomach" kind of weeks. The kind of week where I had grand plans of all the things I would accomplish, only to realize I only had the time to get through about one-fourth of my intended tasks. Almost every day had a something that broke up the day and ...
And Then She Was Eight
Yesterday, the girl who first made me a mama turned eight years old. Eight. There's something different about this age, isn't there? A feeling like something is ending. An edging towards something. Or is it away from something? It's like she's holding hands with me, but just my pinky, not ready to ...