Last week in class, our teacher asked:Why do you blog?You would think after twelve years of blogging that I could raise my hand and quickly answer her direct question, and get a star for being first. After all, I was in a blogging class. So, why do I blog? I had reasons when I started blogging years ago; but twelve years is a long time, and much has changed. The question led to me writing down my thoughts on multiple little sheets of a note pad as I brainstormed to answer. ... Read More about The Why of the Blog
Trim Healthy Mama Green Fries Review
For lunch time, I love to put roasted veggies in half a pita with some protein, and usually eat on-the-go. Some of my favorite roasted vegetables are beets, summer squash, and zucchini. No matter the season, the market usually has a good variety of fresh vegetables, and they make for a very flavorful lunch, and it is oh, so easy to have meat and roasted veggies in one pita. With the fresh vegetables though, there is the washing and cutting to prep the vegetables. I ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Green Fries Review
For the Love of Lamp Lights – Low Round Moroccan Lantern
There is so much emotion wrapped up in lighting this beautiful, intricately designed, metal, Moroccan lantern. It is one of my own lanterns, found at TJMaxx, on clearance, and is on my back porch near the door, with a host of other lanterns that I enjoy lighting when company comes. I could've never dreamed, not imagined, the group of young women that showed up at my house almost one year ago, on a Friday night. It was The.Very.Week. Victoria moved to China. To ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – Low Round Moroccan Lantern
I Broke Something Precious
It really wasn't what I was planning to peck out at the keyboard today, the title: I Broke Something Precious. I mean seriously, who wants to tell something not-so-wonder-filled about themselves? I'd rather type something totally unrelated to a shortcoming of my own. Today as I sat down to type and started typing about something else, this porcelain bird perched atop this white bell that sits on my desk every single day, was like it had a spotlight on it. No matter how ... Read More about I Broke Something Precious
Trim Healthy Mama Not Naughty Mac ‘n Cheese Review
Macaroni and Cheese is one the ultimate comfort foods. It is right up there in my book with chicken pot pie, mashed potatoes and cottage cheese (for me, it has to be the combination of the two), and new potatoes and peas - a favorite fresh-from-the-garden combination. As a child, my mother hardly ever cooked anything from a box; but, Kraft did a good job with their commercials and boy, could I beg for a blue box of mac and cheese when I'd grocery shop with my mom. As the years ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Not Naughty Mac ‘n Cheese Review