I am THE worst New Englander in the history of the world! I cannot stand to be cold. Even air conditioning makes me cold. Kind of makes me wonder how in the blazes I survived my childhood really… winters on the coast of Maine aren’t exactly like a vacation in the tropics. The weather here [...]
I’m honestly not sure what I ever did for entertainment before Pinterest! I seriously spend more time browsing through pictures on Pinterest than I do watching TV! It’s like I’m suddenly obsessed with pictures of fabulous weddings and places I dream of visiting and some I didn’t even know I wanted to visit until I [...]
I want to start by saying thank you for all the prayers and well wishes that you were all so kind to leave for me last week. I wish I had good news to share, but the doctor still has not called with the biopsy results. If I don’t hear back later today I may [...]
I am a rock. No, actually, that’s not true. Not today. Today I am a mushy gushy ball of emotional mess. You see I had a biopsy done on Tuesday afternoon on my forehead and on the tip of my nose to check for skin cancer. They kind of hurt like nobody’s business, and they [...]
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you were afraid to try it simply because you were afraid to fail at it for fear that it would ruin the dream? For me blogging ranked right up there on the top of the list! I enjoyed it, and I certainly stank at it badly enough [...]
With three kids there are weeks that simply fly by! While I love to surprise my kids with a special dessert sometimes, there are nights when there just isn’t a lot of time to be super creative. This chocolate dip is a perfect weeknight treat, but it’s also luxurious enough to entertain with. And it’s [...]
Mondays suck. Big time. You know what makes Mondays better? Holidays. Since every Monday can’t be a holiday, thank God for macaroni and cheese! See? Doesn’t this look like it would make Monday better? This is a great mac’n cheese for someone who has never made homemade before because there’s no béchamel sauce – you [...]
I’m not quite sure why, but every afternoon around 3:00 I start feeling this insane urge to snack! It’s probably leftover from school days when my mom always greeted me off the bus with some nice tasty, sweet treat. Only problem is I’m not a little kid anymore and don’t run around the neighborhood burning [...]
I’ve already told you how I feel about Valentine’s Day, but as my children don’t seem to share my opinion, here I am… My kids are so ridiculously excited that the big day is finally here! My 12-year old has her first boyfriend, although my husband warned her that if she called him that again [...]
I’ve often joked that the real way to win my heart is with chocolate and cheese! Since I gave away some chocolate for Valentine’s Day last week, it seems only fitting to give away some cheese this week. Sartori Cheese makes some incredible cheeses! In the past few years they’ve received over 100 awards, medals, [...]
I was very tempted to make an anti-Valentine’s Day playlist starting off with I Don’t Need a Man by the Pussycat Dolls and closely followed by What the Hell by Avril Lavigne. But that just reeked of bitterness! I got it all out of my system yesterday and am back to my usual sappy romantic [...]
I’m so not into Valentine’s Day this year. I’ve never really been a fan of the holiday anyway, but after getting divorced it feels like a big fat slap in the face. It makes me feel kind of pathetic and lonely truth be told. To make matters worse I have to work all day. In [...]
I’ve really missed blogging. I’ve missed having a place to whine and reflect. I’ve missed the creative outlet. I’ve missed playing around with my camera and trying to master taking photographs of ice cream before it melts. Most of all I have missed my fellow bloggers. I am truly amazed and humbled by how kind [...]
