Perfect Snow or Rain Day Snack

Banana Strawberry Muffins

  The weather has been CARAZY around here. Usually by the end of January the ground has been frozen for months and we haven’t seen the grass since November. But this year has been full of rain and temperatures in the 40′s. Anyway, on this rainy day I was feeling like a little baking so [...]

Letting Go Of Supermom

Today Dr. Meredith Hansen a clinical psychologist and relationship expert. Is guest posting today!  Take it away Dr Hansen… It isn’t easy having it all, but as modern women, we tend to think we can and should. Over the past few decades we’ve grown accustomed to an unrealistic image of a ‘supermom’ that often leaves [...]

Yep, I Got In The Crib With Him- So What?

books-in-the-trash

Warning: This post is not suitable for idealistic or perfect parents. You have been warned. Today Bonnie writes in. Sarah, I love hearing about your family and all of your creative parenting methods. Could you share some more tips with us? Of course, I would love to. As you know with 3 little boys very [...]

Style Files- My Must Read Design Magazines

Ivy & Piper

There are so many design resources out their these days that it can quickly get overwhelming. Between all of the AMAZING design blogs, magazines, and of-course Pinterest, you can QUICKLY be buried in style (not that this is ALL bad.) But for me, when I need a quick breath of fresh air in the home [...]

Welcoming Some Ladies Into Our Home

Barred Rock

I am so excited to welcome 4 little ladies to our home the first week in April. Since I am the only girl in these parts, a little female company, even in the feathered variety, will be welcome. Aren’t they cute??                             [...]

Resolutions Moms Can’t Afford To Make

All over the internet I am reading momentous lists of new years resolutions and to-do lists. Just reading them makes me feel a little nervous. I haven’t written mine yet, gah! Nor do I have any real desire to. Just thinking about writing them I quickly reflect back to last years list of to-do’s and [...]

Gettin’ Organized

Local Meal

So the new year is here, yay! And I have once again found myself completely disorganized. I don’t know about you but I seem to go in waves. For  few months I am totally organized and on it. Then the next few, completely disorganized. Hmmm… I’ll have to figure that out later. For me to [...]

Cinch Special

Bonnie After

Back by popular demand, one of my TOP Shaklee Specials is back for a limited time!! This rocks! I actually have 2 amazing deals! Before I tell you the specials, get a cup of coffee and sit down, we need to talk. Go get it, I’ll wait. Ok. So you are interested in losing weight? [...]

“What’s your gut telling you right now? What will you do about it?”

Peony Opening

For the last few weeks this question from Oprah has been stuck in my head. I don’t even remember where I heard it or why it stuck out to me. But for some reason I continue to come back to it. I truly believe that our spirit or soul knows everything we need to know [...]

Getting My Act Together

Oh my goodness, so for the last couple of weeks I have been working with a career coach. I know it sounds cool but let me tell you! She asks you to do these simple things like, “tell me why you are blogging.” seems simple enough right, ummm this totally sent me into a tailspin. [...]

Fun Announcements!!

Today’s post is full of fun stuff for you!  First off check out my latest video post. Get Clean Household Kit This stuff ROCKS!! Also… Shaklee is ending the year with some GREAT specials and I wanted to share them with you so you don’t miss out. First off! Shaklee is offering a FREE bottle of [...]

I’m Obsessed.

For a year now I have been obsessed with finding my mother in-law’s family. OBSESSED! Her mother and father disappeared during WWII and Inga survived, she was just 5.  This is a picture of her mother’s family sometime in the 1920′s or so. Her mother is in the back row 2nd from the right, Zosia [...]

Natural Holiday Mantel

I am a bit embarrassed to admit that this is the first holiday mantel I have decorated in this house. Life was just a bit too hectic when the twins were babies. But this year I went for it.  I went out to our backyard and trimmed some of our various evergreen trees. I believe [...]

Holiday Table Runner And A Giveaway

We are getting ready for the holidays around here. Lucky for my kids we celebrate Chanukah and Christmas. Score right?! So to get ready for Chanukah this year, I made this super easy burlap table runner. Cutting Edge Stencils sent me this awesome craft size Marrakech Trellis stencil along with the necessary brushes. All I [...]

Dealing With Difficult Family Over The Holidays

Today Jaima is here with a great post on the sometimes hard reality of the holidays. Take it away girl! There’s something I haven’t shared with very many people (if any) outside of my in-real-life family and friends. It’s something that causes a daily mental and emotional battle. I hadn’t planned on sharing it at [...]

Can You Pick Your Personality Type?

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week.  I had the most interesting conversation this week with our business team about personalities. We each took a personality test to determine where we fit in. I won’t go into all of the details but maybe you can identify yourself quickly. via Blue- Disorganized [...]

It’s All About Me Today- The Good And The Bad

I wanted to let you in on what has been going on around here. As you already know I have been working hard behind the scenes to turn this blog which started as an experiment in personal development into a business.  I really want to do this right so I consulted a career coach to [...]

The One Thing That Changed My Life

Last week I posted about my schedule and mentioned that I had started meal planning. This small thing seriously has CHANGED MY LIFE!  I know this is nothing revolutionary but you have no idea the how much this has  reduced our monthly grocery bill saved time improved the quality of our meals I started out [...]

Guest Post- Renewed Upon A Dream

Hello!  I’m Sarah & I blog over at Renewed Upon a Dream.  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family & did as much (or as little) shopping yesterday as you wanted!  I am so excited to be here guest posting for Sarah!  She’s kind of a superwomen, which I am not, but [...]

Give The Gift Of Health This Year: Black Friday Specials!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and are all ready to get your holiday shopping started.  I have to say that I am so grateful to all of my readers, truly your comments and friendship are why I continue to blog each day. So THANK YOU!!! Because you are, of course, THE BEST [...]