As I’m writing this I’m making my second batch of (oh so addictive) Chex Mix this holiday season. We are spending the last day of the year at home as a family, nothing big planned here with having a toddler and all. We went to the gym this morning so I am ending my 2018 […]

Four years ago, I worked a seasonal retail job at a department store from October through mid-January. To be honest, I still miss that job from time to time. A few years ago with having a newborn, and now a toddler, my schedule is still too crazy to work a second job. But, if you […]

Last year I revived my year in review post and I’m happy to present a 2017 Year Review. These posts are fun for me to look back at all that has gone on in my life and on the blog and many readers enjoy the highlight of top posts. In 2016, I wrote that I […]

In April 2010, I began blogging. Today I’m reflecting, once more, on what I’ve learned from blogging. I’m still cleaning house on old posts – paring down 500+ posts to the current 350 posts on this blog. The oldest post in my archive is this one – which has me itching to make that recipe now that I’m […]

In the past I have written year in review posts based on how many miles I ran, month by month, that year. The last few years have been negligible in terms of running. In fact I think 2012 was the last year I kept track of my mileage. But that’s OK, I’m back with a 2016 […]

Over the past few weeks I took part in a two different ice breakers where I was asked if I had met any celebrities. Everyone’s definition of a celebrity is different: from local TV news personalities, to regional chefs to A-List actors. But everyone has a story. Here’s mine. I Met Jake Gyllenhaal In Fall […]

It’s no secret my blog took the back burner in 2015. I started the year with high hopes to post frequently and that frequency quickly dwindled and I dealt with some pretty massive changes in my life. Now my blog has sat stagnant again for several months. But this is one time when I’m going to […]