Home Depot: Martha Stewart Carpet Installation – Webisode 6

I was as excited for this day as I had been for anything in a while!  This was the day that my Martha Stewart Living Carpet was being installed by The Home Depot.  I knew it would be a long day, we were having five rooms and a hallway done, but we had been wanting [...]

Wedding help from IKEA? Why, yes!

I have to admit, leading up to the Royal Wedding I was pretty ho-hum about the whole affair. Waking up at 4:00 a.m. to watch it was not on my to-do list. In fact the morning of the wedding, as I was sound asleep around 6:00 a.m., Brian came into the bedroom and asked me [...]

The evolution of a building project: Go, Brian!

I’m so proud of Brian. He has been working on this project for a few months now. He planned it all himself, and after numerous trips to Home Depot… (where I had to have a little fun of my own…) and a lot of hard work… Brian’s vision went from this… to this… to this… [...]

A Charm-ed Bracelet

I have a treasure that is… well, a treasure to me. It’s a simple little silver charm bracelet with several silver charms.  It’s tarnished, but I never want it polished and new and shiny.  That would take away from its charm.  I don’t remember the first time I actually saw this bracelet or held this [...]

This girl knows organization… !

Organization is an absolute necessity in my life.  It always has been.  I think I inherited this characteristic from both my Mom & Dad.  My Mom followed my Navy Dad with our family from coast-to-coast for most of my childhood… and she refused to lose things.  Each of us 3 kids had our own drawers, [...]

My First Journey

Over at my blog project 365 Days of Literacy for Kids:  Easy, Fun & Completely Do-able, I write about the tiny poem WILD GOOSE, WILD GOOSE by Issa.  The poem asks the question of the Wild Goose, “At what age/Did you make your first journey?” I think of that little Wild Goose… and the excitement, [...]

Shaklee Review and Giveaway!

I have a new love in my life – Shaklee! I had heard about these products for years. Many of my mom friends swear by Shaklee’s household cleaning products because they contain safe, non-toxic ingredients. In fact, I remember Oprah featuring the company on her show a few years ago in honor of Earth Day. [...]

ALL ABOARD!

I haven’t been feeling all that well lately. Blame it on Mr. Bronchitis and all the little friends he brings… Mrs. Cough, Miss Body Aches, Ms. Exhaustion.  And let’s not forget his best friends, Dr. Keep-me-up-all-night and Nurse Nausea.  But I have a tough time “resting”… So what’s to do when your body says NO [...]

Betty Crocker helps me put “57 in 52″ to rest

Tomorrow is my birthday. I will be 58 years old. As many of you know, I spent the last year doing all kinds of things that I never thought I would ever do… or could ever do. But as I built on my List of 57 in 52, I found myself often returning to things [...]

DELICIOUS Apple Crisp Recipe!

I’m not one to brag about my skills in the kitchen. Quite the contrary, as a matter of fact. But I have an Apple Crisp recipe that’s so delicious, it would be wrong to keep it to myself. I have been making this dessert for years now (I found the recipe on Epicurious), but usually [...]

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