Welcome! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe join my newsletter and receive a FREE copy of my “5 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes” ebook! Thanks for visiting!Sometimes grocery shopping can be a fun experience, especially if the store offers free samples. Other times it can be pure drudgery. Am I right? While sometimes […]
18 Essential Foods for a Cheap Grocery List
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Pros and Cons of Adopting a Rescue Dog
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When we first started looking for a dog, I didn’t think much about the pros and cons of adopting a rescue dog. Instead I became completely enamored with the idea of having a puppy. And looking back, I’m probably not the first person to head down that path. Puppies are adorable, but they do grow […]
Running on a Treadmill with Vibram FiveFingers
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Have you ever packed your bags and arrived at the gym only to find you forgot something? I have found myself in this interesting predicament a few times. Usually it’s been a forgotten water bottle or lock for a gym locker. However, one time the item I forgot was pretty important – my shoes. On this […]
How to Make Homemade Foot Powder
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Most of the all natural recipes I have tried in the past were the result of trying were to replace items I already purchased. For homemade foot powder, this was not the case. I didn’t have any foot powder to begin with. While it’s common to use foot powder, I personally had never used any. […]
The Time I Accidentally Made Swiss Chard Pie
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Baking is a fun hobby for me. These days, as a busy mom, it doesn’t happen as often as I would like. I recently had the pleasure of making a homemade dutch apple pie after our annual apple picking trip. The pie turned out delicious, but it also reminded me of a time when I […]
What Happened After My Dog Ate Bread Dough
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Well we had a little scare when my dog ate bread dough. It was sourdough bread dough. For years I made homemade sourdough bread on a weekly basis. Here are the details of exactly what happened leading up to when my dog ate bread dough, how it happened and how my dog recovered. The incident involved Lulu, […]
Can You Really Save Money Apple Picking?
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Pick your own farms are a popular way to find and purchase fresh fruit, while spending time with family or friends. Strawberry picking has already become an annual favorite. Apple picking is a particularly popular fall activity. I went apple picking for the first time last year. The experience was fun, but it left me […]
Race Recap: May in Bay 5K (2018)
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I’m really stubborn and despite the fact that I ran my last 5K three months ago, I’m going to recap it today. After blogging every race I’ve run over the past 9 years I can’t just let this one go. So here we go! On Saturday, May 26 I ran the May in Bay 5K […]