Life

Just, Hand it Over

There are certain things I like to do for my family. As in, I like to be the one to do them because I actually can do them and want to show my love in that form. In a more recent instance, I’m referring to making a birthday cake. My son’s 2nd birthday is quickly approaching […]

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Recipes

Menu Planning Monday #114

Welcome to another Menu Planning Monday! Here I try to plan out healthy, EASY meals that will get me in and out of that kitchen as quickly as possible while still keeping our palettes satisfied. This week I chose meals that are tried and true; recipes we enjoy! And of course, not difficult, either. Monday […]

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Life

Is That Really Our Home?!

Before I decided to be a stay-at-home mom, I was a high school teacher. I spent numerous hours outside the classroom preparing new lessons, researching new techniques, reading books I could relate to my students with, grading papers, and so on. I wanted to do my very best. All of that was set aside and every […]

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Recipes

Menu Planning Monday #113

Welcome to another Menu Planning Monday! Here I try to plan out healthy, EASY meals that will get me in and out of that kitchen as quickly as possible while still keeping our palettes satisfied. It took me a while to find my recipes this week, as some others that looked tasty were too complicated […]

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Life

Family Photos 2017

We recently had our yearly family photos taken, and I am just thrilled with how they came out! We had them scheduled for after school and before soccer practice, and while it was a tight squeeze with our time, it just worked out the best for everyone so we made it work. Oh, and did […]

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Menu Planning Monday #112

Welcome to another Menu Planning Monday! Here I try to plan out healthy, EASY meals that will get me in and out of that kitchen as quickly as possible while still keeping our palettes satisfied. Wow, are we really about a third of the way through October already?! How did that happen?! We have been […]

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Life

Vegas Strong

I had another post planned for today, but it just didn’t seem right. So many are suffering terribly after the horrific events that took place in Las Vegas a few days ago and it just feels wrong to continue on with normal life from a distance so soon. Insensitive. What I am realizing more and […]

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Recipes

Menu Planning Monday #111

Welcome to another Menu Planning Monday! Here I try to plan out healthy, EASY meals that will get me in and out of that kitchen as quickly as possible while still keeping our palettes satisfied. We were teased with some beautiful Fall weather last week, but this week’s forecast is back to chilly and rainy. […]

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DIY | Organize

How to Make a Window Appear Bigger

We bought our home about four years ago and while I love so many things about it, one thing that always bothered me are the windows in the living room. There’s just a lot of dead space above them; why not utilize the taller ceilings by letting in more light with bigger windows?! While I […]

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Menu Planning Monday #110

Welcome to another Menu Planning Monday! Here I try to plan out healthy, EASY meals that will get me in and out of that kitchen as quickly as possible while still keeping our palettes satisfied. Fall is officially here, and so are all the goodies that come with it, like cooler weather and unfortunately, a […]

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