I’m kind of solo for bringing Christmas spirit into our home this year. The boys won’t be home from college for at least another week and if we (me) are going to maximize our holiday bang, we (me) need to get the decorations up tout suite. With so much rain in the...
I’m going back to my roots for July 4th, 2019. The 70s stick in my mind best about celebrating America’s birthday. I want to commemorate the date by eating simple burgers with Heinz ketchup and French’s mustard and a side of chips, no fuss. I want to relive a happy...
I love Easter. I love the colorful candy. I love the cute baskets. I love egg hunts and treasure hunts. Most of all, I love the chocolate Easter Bunny that lords over the entire basket. When my kids were little, they cracked open the plastic seal on their Peter...
The start of a new year brings on all sorts of promises to do better at something or a lot of somethings. Usually it’s the fitness promise and it shows in the packed gym and lasts about a month; I notice this trend because by February, I can get whatever equipment I...
I was never the type to dot an “i” with a heart or finish off an exclamation point with a heart instead of period. In fact, it took me awhile to even use the emoji with the “heart kiss” face. So it may be surprising that one of my favorite...
I did it again. I, put up the Christmas lights on the house. But this time, it was All. BY. MYSELF. Holiday 2016 was already proving insane and it was only December 1st. If I didn’t take on the task of hanging Christmas lights myself, it would never happen. The...
