I’ll admit it. I can get envious from time to time. I hate to admit, but I can let other people’s success get to me. I don’t know why. I mean I’m having a really good year right now. I’m…
Category: Musings on Me
Reaching Out for You #BlogHer
As a blogger I am in the unique position of being able to influence my readers. Not only do I get the chance to talk to my readers about the brands I love, which they might enjoy finding out about,…
Last Legs or Wheels
I drove my husband’s Mercury Mountaineer today. I don’t drive this car often. The bodywork is solid. The electric seats work a treat. The CD player does not work. The radio and speakers are super crackly, but not all the…
Healthy Options When You Eat Out with Kids? Yes!
Joe’s Crab Shack The Corner Bakery Au Bon Pain Chevy’s Burger King Chili’s and even Carrabba’s Italian Grill I have eaten in these restaurants more than once. In some cases I have taken my family to the restaurants on multiple…
This Week Might Be the Death of Me…Seriously
It sounded like a plan. A crazy plan, but a plan nonetheless. If you know me at all you know I am all about getting everything done all at once. Have a doctor’s appointment. Hey why don’t we schedule 2…
In Our Home Service Is a Family Affair — @VolunteerSpot Summer of Service
I have fond memories of going on retreat as a teen. My school would schedule several trips throughout the school year to a monastery a few hours’ drive from my home. The retreats were a way for us to get…
Hooray! We Made It To the End-of-the-School Year!
The end-of-the-school year was a chaotic, mad dash, harem scarem, crazy mess. Come to think of it the school year wasn’t much better. We raced from homework to activity to school to the sports field. Isn’t it supposed to get…
Get #SubwayFreshBuzz Gift Card [Giveaway]
Was it only over a week ago that I was in Asheville?? Seems like only yesterday that I got up at the crack o’ dawn to drive back home. In actuality it was over a week ago. I had been…
Seizing Family Time at Universal Orlando [Review]
Spinning on the Accelatron at Islands of Adventure. I had an idea about writing a series of posts on traveling to Orlando with a focus on Universal Studios rather than other attractions. You know what I mean… Fueling up with…
The Customer Is Always Right
The screaming. The righteous indignation. The bulging veins on the neck. Over the years I have watched as family and friends have fought tooth and nail for customer service to right a wrong. I get it. If you buy an…
