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In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up

April 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Procrastination and I go way back.  I promised this week that I would be writing a bit more.   I think I will start that next week. Sunday Rewind:  A yummy Mexicorn Dip. Wednesday: How Instagram has had a negative impact on the frequency of my blog posts and hurt my inner storyteller.

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Instagram’s negative affect on my blogging.

April 16, 2014 9 Comments

I love Instagram.  I love to check out the photos in my home feed.  I love to quickly post a photo and see who liked it, and engage in comments back and forth.  It’s fast and easy to pop up a fun photo and be done with it.  However, I have recently come to realize […]

Filed Under: blogging, Keepin' It real, Real Life

Sunday Rewind: Mexicorn Dip

April 13, 2014 Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but I love a good party dip.  Even better?  When the dip is versatile and can be used in other dishes.  This delicious Mexicorn Dip is good in quesadillas and tacos as well as on a chip.   It’s really, really tasty and is very easy to make.  My friend […]

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In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up

April 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

I am very excited to tell you that I will be speaking at the SNAP Conference in Salt Lake City this month!    I will be talking to other bloggers about how being able to tell a story helps to create good content, can it help you grow your blog and can help to create […]

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Note to self: do not take 10 year old boys into a lingerie store.

April 11, 2014 4 Comments

I had a few errands to run this week.  One of them was to exchange a bra I had purchased.  I thought nothing of bringing my trusty side-kick, Grant, along for the errands.   When will I get it through my head that baby’s grown’ up? We had two quick stops in the same shopping […]

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Chocolate Mint Spinach Smoothie

April 9, 2014 8 Comments

I promise that this tastes really good!  I have a Green Smoothie recipe that I like, but I wanted a new one, so I played around and came up with this Chocolate Mint Spinach Smoothie recipe.  It isn’t a prefect replica, but it has enough minty-chocolate taste that I feel like I got a little […]

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Sunday Rewind: A great way to use up leftovers – The Circle Sandwich.

April 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

refrigerated crescent roll dough, chicken, baked, sandwich

With a large family to cook for, I always try to be as economical as possible.  I buy items on sale and stock up when I can, I cook from scratch whenever possible, and I always, always try to use up leftovers.  (With all of these growing boys around here there aren’t many leftovers, but […]

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Sunday Rewind: Slow cooker carnitas quesadillas

March 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

Sunday dinners are good.  Easy Sunday dinners are great!  So I thought I’d post a little reminder about this easy slow cooker carnitas recipe, and the yummy way to use them in quesadillas.   It does not get much easier than tossing a few ingredients in a crockpot, right?    You can check out the […]

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In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up

March 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Remember the days when there was something new on the blog Monday through Friday?  Yeah, me too.  Those were the good ‘ol days.  This busy week, there was something new on Thursday.  That’s progress, right?   Sunday Rewind: Chalkboard Egg “place cards”.  This easy project takes only minutes but brings a fun detail to any […]

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Skeleton Key Stenciled Mirror with Mod Podge Rocks stencils.

March 27, 2014 1 Comment

Do you read Mod Podge Rocks?  My friend, Amy Anderson is the brains behind that blog (and DIY Candy, and Washi Tape Crafts) and she is such a genius that she has her own line of stencils on the market. I was really excited to give the Mod Podge Rocks stencils a try and make […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, glitter, Mod Podge

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