Today’s post is brought to you by Nicole Noel. She is an avid traveller who is passionate about healthy living, loves learning new things, and sharing her knowledge with others. She adores yoga and Cuban salsa. You can find more from her on Twitter and FB. Stress is the number one “silent killer” today. Being constantly…
I think I can say I am officially a Malcomb Gladwell fan. I loved his book “Outliers” and now having read “Blink”, I think he is a genius. It’s the way he tells the story of the human mind that is so enticing to me. He starts with a scene that feels mysterious, or even obvious, then…
My name is Tawnya, and I’m a Pinterestholic. Long before I quit my job to be home with my kids I saw this really cool sand at Lakeshore. It was called Moon Sand. For those of you who have never seen it before, it looks like wet sand, and holds together like wet sand, but it’s not wet!…
My mother always made great pies. Every year at Thanksgiving she would make two pumpkin and two apple to share with our large family, and every year there were oohs and ahhs from her admiring in-laws. And now, following her example, whether I’m the dinner cook or not, I make pies as well. When I…
Well, October is growing to an end and Halloween is tomorrow! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I mean, what’s not to like? Dressing up, being out at night with everyone else in America, meeting all the neighbors who give you candy, and glow-in-the-dark everything. How did we even come up with this holiday? It…
In an effort to get X off the computer more, I have come up with boredom buster ideas for him so I’m less tempted to give into his pleas for time. Pinterest has been a huge help for this, along with my own experiences with kids before electronics took over our house. X is always…
A few years ago I read the book, Women and Money by Suze Orman and was blown away by how many female stereotypes I fit into when it came to money. It never occurred to me that women see money differently than men, and as a result, behaved differently towards it. In Suze’s words, “We don’t have…
In the spirit of Halloween, I thought it would be great to do this month’s artist profile on Julie Bos, who has been into costuming since she was a child. This year she made Halloween costumes for her daughter’s family, which we’ll showcase today, and I thought it would be fun to interview her about her…
So far this month, we’ve become pumpkin masters by making Pumpkin Puree from Scratch and Epic Pumpkin Spice Muffins. And with Halloween just around the corner, the final Jack-O-Lanterns are being prepped and seeds are being scooped, which means it’s the best time for pumpkin seed roasting. This year, in order to step it up…
If you are from a state that values Tex-Mex, I am sorry to say, I have no hope for you. Maybe growing up in Southern California has spoiled me, but I love the authentic Mexican food here. A fresh made corn tortilla shell fried to perfection right before being eaten, meat that has stewed for hours…