Be functionable. Be Happy.
We just spent 2 days helping our friends unpack from a big move. After unwrapping boxes and boxes of their dishes, china and appliances from the moving company’s white paper, we had a HUGE mound of crumpled up paper too big to live with until the next week (when the moving company was scheduled to [...]
I volunteer at my daughters school on Tuesdays. She was sad the other day following recess when I was there, so I asked what was bothering her. She said “a boy in my class said “Julie’s so stupid” (a black girl) “and I’m really sad, it hurts my feelings a lot because I’m part African.” [...]
Just yesterday I marveled how I’d let our carved pumpkins rot into a wretched pile of slop. Having the foresight to purchase 100 clear plastic gloves at the $1 store made me smile as I cleaned up. Duct tape, now available in an assortment of colors, is unnoticeable taped around your toddler’s diaper so they [...]
Friday night High School Football games in our small town bring a warm community feeling into my heart. Growing up in a bigger city, I didn’t have this. So, I attend the games even though I have no kids attending the high school, to mingle with local moms volunteering in the snack shack, dads BBQing [...]
My favorite easy cake mix, Angel Food. “Simply add water” Seeing how quickly I get side-tracked from… well… everything really, I wanted to create a ritual of love with my kids every day, before time slipped away from us! So, when my kids get home from school I’ve made a tradition of baking right away. [...]
Makes 12 cakes, 100 calories each. My kids & I make breakfast on the weekends. Our main objective is taste & health, & here’s what we came up with today! 1 1/2 cups Blueberry Pancake box mix 1/2 cup low fat milk 1 egg & 2 egg whites 1/4 cup ground flax seed 1/4 cup [...]
Since school starts for my 5th & 3rd graders tomorrow, I’ve decided to go through all the art, reading samples & comprehension tests that were sent home last June, at the end of school. I’ve procrastinated “sifting through” to study their red marks & savor their hard work because I knew it’d take an hour [...]
Yosemite National Park. Thank you Abraham Lincoln for preserving a gorgeous area of land so my fast paced spirit can slow down without cell coverage for a week. It’s a perfect combination of rest, activity (hiking, biking, swimming at the Lodge pool, setting up camp) and creativity (making a meal from whatever’s in your cooler.) [...]
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I grew up skiing so weekend trips to the mountains were important to me. My daughter was not so inclined to deal with uncomfortable ski boots and cold weather. There was a … [Read More...]
Achieving MORE in the least amount of time is an perpetual concept in the back my mind. If I don't adapt to being more creative at fitting in all the fun things I want to … [Read More...]
Wildflower Triathlon has tempted me for 10 years, but this year a friend won an entry and gave it to me! Since it's $100 to enter, "free" was the push I needed to actually … [Read More...]
Back in October I applied for a 2nd job as a copywriter to supplement my photography income. Updating my resume and submitting several writing samples, coupled with fearing … [Read More...]
You say you don’t have time to volunteer, but YOU DO... LOL! I turned my volunteer time into a good story here and wrote a blog post on it... just think of what fun you … [Read More...]