The holidays are busy and stressful. Don’t get me wrong I love spending time with my family, especially at the holidays. I enjoy time with family throughout the year, but the holidays are a special time of the year. Time…
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Are You Ready for the #Listerine Daily Challenge? We Are!
My husband is a creature of habit. I challenge anyone to find a person more of a creature of habit…he would hate it if I called him set in his ways…not that I would say hat of course… But he’s…
Musings from Me Video Book Review: Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers #CaptainUnderpants
The Musings from Me family LOVES books. In fact this past week, we have sorted through books, books, and more books. My husband and I sorted through college textbooks for me and graduate school texts for him. Though it pained…
What Is Your Word for 2013?
A few weeks ago I couldn’t bend my mind to this question. The question I was pondering was “What Is Your Word for 2013?” I had no clue. No words popped in to my mind. Why? I was too busy…
I’m Ignoring My Drafts Folder So There!
I should scroll through my drafts. Find one that I like. Finish it. And finally publish it. I mean I have 30-plus posts in draft. Surely one of those is ripe? I could pluck it out of the drafts folder,…
Swapping Kids’ Toys, Clothes, Media Made Easy with Swap.com Valet Service and Code for Free Shipping
One day, the piles around my house were of no consequence to me. I happily stacked one toy on top of the other. I stowed clothes in storage bins. I squeezed between bins of toys to get from one room…
Gifts for Toddlers and Preschoolers (Giveaway ends 1/28/13)
Once upon a time I volunteered in the church nursery. I helped another mom wrangle the one- through four-year-olds while their parents were at church. I thought that looking after little ones would be easy, especially since I looked after…
Resolutions for the 2013…for Work, Family, and Home
Things that make me say “Hmmmmm.” Today’s hmmmmm-inducing moment…I searched my blog for the word “bucket” to find my Bucket List post. Apparently, I have used the word “bucket” 137 times on my blog. Doesn’t this sound like a lot?…
Musings on Downton Abbey from a Brit
Some of you may be surprised that I am British. I mention my British-ness here and there. A memory. An anecdote. A tale of my childhood. Probably most obvious when I meet someone. I always hear “You have the faintest…
Happy New Year 2013, Tax Writeoffs, and an Announcement of Winners
The last couple of years our NYE plans have been low key. Staying at home. Eating snacks. Playing games. Watching TV. Celebrating the ball drop. Sipping sparkling cider. Shooting off party poppers. Nothing elaborate, but just what we like…good, low…
