Joy in a Jar! | Mason Jar Salads
Here’s a sad truth. Most days, as I am trying to crunch eight hours of work into a five hour day, a few things go to the wayside- like a semi-healthy lunch. I have...
Read MoreHere’s a sad truth. Most days, as I am trying to crunch eight hours of work into a five hour day, a few things go to the wayside- like a semi-healthy lunch. I have...
Read MoreIt’s August. The back to school supplies have been bought, I see a few leaving already dropping from the trees in my backyard and the Pumpkin pins have already popped into my Pinterest feed. There’s...
Read MoreI’m a the type of person that is pretty easy to read. Pretty much because I leave a trail of emotional breadcrumbs all over my art boards and will pretty much spill out my heart...
Read MoreAround here, life has been a mix of anxious mountain climbing and helpless free falls. It all started in September, when my older son began the college application process. The months marched on and the...
Read MoreLast Saturday, I was fried. Lots of projects were finally put to bed but I had a long list of boring business tasks to do and a house that was showing the wear of two...
Read MoreLittle Rituals. It seems that each season, my home is filled with them. Take for example the average school day. I wake up first, do a little stretching that elicits some scary pops and snaps,...
Read MoreIf you’re like me- even if you have thousands of photos on your hard drive, you don’t have many of yourself. I’m not talking about photos of you with friends and family around you- but...
Read MoreWhen my Dad was a little boy, he made the mistake of fiddling with a blue jays eggs while they were in the nest and mama bird seemed to be nowhere around. Well, little did he...
Read MoreOne of the first things I say when someone asks me to describe myself is that I am a Brooklyn girl. I grew up there for almost 27 years. This was back in the day...
Read MoreI get it. After more than 4 decades on this earth as a type A competitive kinda- gal, I have finally embraced that it really isn’t whether you win or lose the game… Sometimes just your effort...
Read MoreWe are fully settled into the lazy days of summer here- and I really love it. I love that the schedule is loose enough that laundry can wait a day or two and my calendar...
Read MoreReality check. My two boys are, without a doubt, two of the very best things in my life. They make me smile, they make me proud, and they make me so very happy… but truth...
Read MoreI loved the way the sun would filter through If you’ve been following along with my blog and Facebook page, I know I have been a little preoccupied with my current status as the Lorax. This will be the...
Read MoreIt’s been awhile since I posted. I feel like this is the first moment I can actually sit down and write without my thoughts sidetracking me- at least not too much so. During Hurricane Irene, I lost 2 big branches...
Read MoreSo I had a few things on my plate today- and whenever things get a little hectic, my defense mechanism is a to-do list. write it down. prioritize. check it off. ahhhh… love the checking off. And...
Read MoreRewind two years ago to first day of preschool. My little guy cried. alot. I’m talking of crying, “why did my mommy do this to me….I miss her so much…I want her back…please mommy” crying...
Read MoreSo….I got behind on the laundry. It usually happens when hubby decides he’s going to “help”. The laundry sits in the dryer and is so hopelessly wrinkled, I opt for washing it again instead of...
Read MoreAround my place, you know summer is coming when the Saturday morning air is green and bright with the smell of fresh cut grass; when new jars of bubbles find there way into my shopping...
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