First off, you have to love the title, right?! Best ever – vs. worst ever, mediocre, or okay-ish! These brownies truly are sensational! The back story is delightful. Several years back I was staying with my brother and his wife leading up to one of their children being born. Late one night (think 9:30pm) my […]
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Moving In
Over the past few weeks I have been moving! Little by little, load by load, I’ve been moving into my new room and it is beginning to come together. Furniture pieces have been picked, painted (what do you expect – my sister and I own a painted furniture store!) and are now moved in. Things […]
3 Steps to Mastering Your Own Style of Writing
In school, my parent’s always insisted that we learn careful and proper penmanship. Once we reached high school, they would transition us to Spencerian – an elaborate form of script. It took a lot of hard work and practice, but each of us graduated with lovely handwriting. People often notice our cursive writing and comment […]
Five Tips to Living an Adventurous Life
How to live an adventurous Life I love the idea of living an adventurous life! I live adventures regularly and look for them constantly! Why live a low-key, plain-jane life when you can infuse it with interest and excitement?! Just the other day adventure found me. I booked a busier than usual day of work […]
The Beauty of Flowers
Aren’t flowers some of the most beautiful things?! They come in all styles, shapes, sizes and colors! I love enjoying a fresh bouquet or looking at a book or magazine describing and detailing their features! I am not sure that I’ve always appreciated flowers as much as I do now. But one lovely day, I […]
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Help Yourself to Happiness
Happiness is something that most people want in life. I know I do, and I truly think it is an excellent thing to aspire to! Just last week I was listening to a podcast from the academy that I have recently joined and the topic was happiness. “If Mama Isn’t Happy, Nobody is Happy” the […]
Tips for Babysitting Small Children
Tips for Babysitting Small Children Today I want to give you a few babysitting tips! My hope in sharing these tips is to inspire your creativity so that both you and the little ones that you babysit will enjoy your time together! Though I am the youngest in my family and never had a designated […]
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What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?
Last week we talked about whether or not college was necessary for the job that you were interested in pursuing. This week, let’s brainstorm creative ways to determine what you might want to do with your life! The destination – what you have been called to do – is far more important than speed. To […]
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How to Make a Planner Work for You
How to Make a Planner Work for You Do you use a planner to schedule your days and projects? I’ve been using one for several years now and I have to say I love how it inspires me to be more productive! To tell the truth, I love schedules! The idea of having projects and […]
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Increasing the Value of Your Relationships
To value is to consider the worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance of something or someone. It is rather fascinating to me, once again I find that ideas formed to help improve businesses and how they operate, also improve life and your outlook. I remember first noticing this about ten years ago, back when I was beginning my first company. I always made an […]