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If it’s crafty, artsy, design-related, day-dreamy, storytelling, photography, or otherwise makes my life easier through innovation, then you will find it here.
Lazy Caprese Salad
I had a salad like this one in a restaurant one time, and they called it Caprese. I am not sure if that's even spelled right. It was delicious, so I went home and tried to copy. It is simple! All you need are basil leaves, tomatoes (I use [...]
Macro Lily
I played with my macro lens some more this week. This time, my favorite cat Lily is on the other side of the glass. She just sat there and looked at me while I flashed away. I'm super excited, because I caught what I wanted to in serious clarity [...]
Macro Lens Flower
For my 30th and Valentine's Day, my wonderful husband got me a 100mm Macro Lens for my Rebel! I am so excited! Here are some of the shots that I took messing around with a plant that was in my in-law's kitchen. I moved it to the porch and [...]
Moving the Shower Organizer
Have you ever noticed that it gets crowded in the shower? I don't know what you were thinking (Naughty! I am SHOCKED!), but I'm actually talking about trying to fit in your shower with all of your gear! Bottles, poofies, masks, sprays... It just gets to be a lot. [...]
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
One of the things that I promised myself as I turned 30, was to learn to cook. I am not generally a foodie, much to the shagrin of the hubs. In fact, I generally don't even know that I am hungry until the last second when I say am [...]
Egg and Pepper
My mom makes this every time I go home, and it's one of my favorites. I recently began making it in my own home. My girl loves it (2.5 yrs old), and so does the hubby. It works as a lunch or dinner just as well as for a [...]
Lemon Pepper Chicken Two Ways
In keeping with my keeping it real policy, this recipe is not all that technical. But, it does give you two ways to eat some really yummy chicken! What you'll need: 2 tubs of Pesto With Basil (I think its Bertolli) available in your food store with the pasta [...]
Lobster Pie
I love lobster! This one is a yummy Christmas Party Classic for my family of origin. My sister still makes it for her parties, and it goes so fast that this year she almost didn't get any! People know to get in line early, and take as much as [...]
Stealing a Tradition: Gingerbread House Contest
Part of our Ginger Neighborhood As discussed in our last Stealing a Tradition post, this year we are beginning to establish the traditions of OUR household. We are blending those of my family of origin and Hubby's family of origin, and stealing a few goodies from others, [...]
Saving Money by Going Silver
My husband reads Lifehacker on a daily basis. While it is not on my personal daily blogroll, I find many of their articles helpful. At this time of year, when we are all looking for great gifting ideas, I found this article which explained why silver wrapping paper is [...]
Challah Bread French Toast
I have never been a big lover of French Toast. This recipe, however, is one of my favorite breakfasts. Stolen from my favorite neighbors, this one is always a hit. What You Need: 1 loaf of Challah Bread (Jewish Egg Bred) 16 oz of Coffeemate Creamer in Liquid Form. [...]
Protein Recipies
One of the things that I learned while I was pregnant with Boy is how important it is to eat protein. It helps you develop your baby into a healthy person, but it also helps your body to a speedier recovery. I am not a cook, so on June 24th, [...]
Initial In The Box
Even if you aren't crafty, this project takes only a few minutes and gives you a creative decoration for a child's room! When Girl was born, her Aunt Gee and Uncle Z gave her wooden initials. I made them into initial shadow boxes to hang on her bedroom wall [...]
White Chocolate Party Mix
I am NOT a fan of white chocolate in general. I find it too sweet. But this recipe is KILLER. My friend Diane blessed me with a tin of this stuff, and my family loved it! SO good. Just in case anyone was looking for something great to make. [...]
Slow Down: Life Right in Your Backyard
Many times in life, we move so fast that we forget to appreciate what is right there in front of us. Our yard is often a wealth of life that we take for granted. It may take the form of a plant or wildlife, but in any case, it [...]
Back To Reality – Countdown to Thanksgiving
After a fantastic October that included the birth of WickedBoy and a few weeks of leave for WickedHubby, we enter November back in reality. Somehow there's always a place in my mind that cons me into believing that the world will change because my life did. Wait, we have [...]
Silly Suppers
During our last deployment at our last base, I was the new mom of a 2.5 month old. I was selling my house in preparation for a cross-country move, and it was the holiday season. In the military, lots of us call deployments like this one "Operation Deny Holiday". [...]
Rolling out the Red Carpet: LifeHacker Guest Information Packet
As we prepare for the arrival of our son, we also prepare for the arrival of our parents to celebrate the new addition to our family. WickedHubby came to me to show me THIS article that he found on one of his favorite blog sites (LifeHacker). At first, I didn't [...]
Adding Information on Playroom Tags
In a past post I talked about my playroom and how I organized it. This room is probably my proudest room in the house because it seems the most coordinated and organized. During the post, I talked about the taggies that I put on each of the bins so [...]
Accidental Awesome Shot: Lillian On The Couch
I have great luck at taking pictures of dogs. I don't know why, but even the ones that HATE cameras tend to work with me. I generally have very little editing to even do to the snaps I take of my canine friends. Feline friends, on the other hand, can [...]
Boo-Boo Bunnies Make It Better
Taken 9/27/2010 by KTB On Thursday while we were out having lunch with friends at the local Farmer's Market, WickedGirl fell off of a park bench. She went down directly onto her head, and all of her weight followed. There was a disgusting thump and then a [...]
Anti-Procrastination Week!
Accomplished 8/22/2010 I just found out that this week is Anti-Procrastination Week. This is kind of ironic considering my "holiday" post last week! I started my "celebration of motivation" by picking up the playroom. I'd been dreading it, but once I got started it only took me [...]