What’s better than a Crock Pot giveaway to celebrate the start of Fall? A day off work? Maybe. But I don’t have an in with your boss, so I’ll help you with the next best thing. A crock pot. Seriously, is there anything better than coming home from work to the smell of dinner already cooking? I think not. Relish, the sponsor of this giveaway, is chock-a-bloc full of menus and shopping lists to help you streamline dinner. You totally…
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This is the last in the What You Should be Buying at the Dollar Store. Here’s part one of What You Should be Buying at the Dollar Store in case you missed it. There are all kinds of things you should be buying at the $1 store, and this post is all about sundries you should buy for your home. Household supplies to buy at the $1 store: Epsom salts foam curlers toothpaste toothbrushes shaving cream bath bubbles books {seriously!…
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I don’t know about you, but my utensil drawer in my kitchen was a mess. M-E-S-S. I almost wish I had a before photo to show you so you’d believe what a train wreck it was. You probably don’t have a messy drawer anywhere in your house, but I do. I have plenty of them. After a little bit of begging from me, Viktor created some organization, and made me want to marry him all over again. The best part?…
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Once in a while I talk about being sick. Mostly I make snarky references to how much I hate Lupus. I even have a couple of hashtags I use regularly on twitter: #stupidlupus or #IhateLupus or even #LupusBlows. I try to keep it light because I don’t want to ever BE my disease. I’m not ‘Lupus’ I’m a girl who lives a full, productive, extremely busy life despite the fact that my body sucks. Sure, we take a family trip…
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I was on my way to the grocery store today when I got completely sidetracked and ended up at Joann’s instead. I hate it when that happens. See, my front door was looking lonely and it needed a little sprucing up for fall. As loath as I am to see the summer end, I really do enjoy fall. Back to school, crunchy leaves, homemade salsa from my garden, school supplies, time alone. *Ahem* So I thought it only natural to…
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I wandered into Joann’s this week, entirely by accident. As accidentally as one can wander into a store when driving her own vehicle. And it’s a good thing I did because their school supplies were on clearance to make room for Halloween supplies. I’m sorry, but are you kidding me with this? In my day notebooks were filled with New Kids on the Block and Paula Abdul. None of this adorable school-themed stuff. My kids were under-impressed, which means I…
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When we went to Europe this summer as a family, there was one thing I felt very strongly about: no media would come on vacation. I needed badly to take a media time out, and a month long trip abroad was a perfect time to do it. I didn’t go completely cold turkey. There are components of my business that require me to have at least some means of periodic communication with my employers and employees, so it didn’t make…
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If you’re anything like me I live for August, just so I can taste the once-a-year, out of this world flavor of corn on the cob. There’s really nothing else like it. My BFF Martha Stewart has a great little trick for preserving the fresh taste of corn on the cob, well into the cold fall. I love that Martha. She’s got all the good tricks. To prepare the corn, boil it just like you would regularly. Fill a pot…
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I’ve mentioned before how much I love Pinterest. My fancy new trick on how to clean hard water stains came from Pinterest. It’s honestly a site I spend a lot of time using to find ideas for everything from cleaning tips to fashion trends. It’s basically a visual bookmarking of everything awesome on the internet, and I’m completely addicted. So, how do you navigate Pinterest? Well, it’s super easy and I’m here to help. You guys totally overwhelmed me with…
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