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My trip to Vegas on a budget and gluten free!
For a few years now my girlfriend and I have been trying to plan a trip to Vegas to see the Britney Spears show (yes listening to Britney is one of my guilty pleasures). We are both on a tight budget so it had to be on the cheap. I was stalking Southwest and finally…
Re-Organizing my baking cabinet
It’s a new year and I signed up with a few of the ‘reorganize your life’ groups. The main one being this: 52 Weeks to An Organized Home. So I have been getting organized, well-making headway anyway, I’m just so scattered brained! I think I have 3 projects open right now and am also trying…
Need help getting organized? Check out my top 5 organizational apps
Happy New Year! Time to head into a new year, inspired, refreshed and determined to make this the best ever. So why not start your year off getting organized with the help of these apps. With the invention of the smartphone, it has become so easy to carry everything with you so you always have…
How to: Give Yourself the Ultimate At-Home Facial
This is a guest post written by Sami Blackford from Love Yourself Naturally How to: Give Yourself the Ultimate At-Home Facial Many people swear by facials not only as a way to feel relaxed and pampered, but also as a means for making their skin healthier. Before you start, gather together everything you’re going to need – this…
You are not going to believe what it in your Taco Seasoning!
Be sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post! A few years back I was diagnosed with many many food allergies. It was a complete shock to me since I had never been allergic to anything in my first 35 years of life. So now I had this new chore of finding food…
Help Fran Drescher Wipe Out Cancer In a Generation
I was asked if I would help spread the word about a new campaign from the Cancer Schmancer Movement. For me, it was a no-brainer and I am very excited to support and spread the word of this movement. A few years back I lost my dad to the cancer monster, I miss him greatly each and every…
Hash Brown Casserole
As usual I waited till the last min to figure out what to make for dinner, my daughter asked for a casserole. Yes, I thought it was odd too but hey I went with it and then scoured the freezer to see what I could come up with. Turkey, hash browns, mixed veggies, bingo!!
Autism or Something
13 years ago today I gave birth to my first born. It was exciting, exhausting and confusing all at the same time. Throughout my pregnancy the doctors always knew there was something wrong but they just couldn’t figure out what it was. At one point they even ruled out Down syndrome… how wrong they were.…
Our family camping trip to Myrtle Beach
Ah summer vacation trips, so fun but so exhausting. As I write this we are in the car on our way back home after spending a week camping in Myrtle Beach. This will be a 14 hour car ride, my husband decided we were driving all the way through home and he doesn’t stop unless…
Gluten and Allergen Free Expo recap – Red Apple Lipstick
Not sure how this one slipped through getting into part 1 or part 2 of my Gluten and Allergen Free Expo recap, it’s one of my favorites 🙂 A few years ago I made the move to a healthier/cleaner diet and now my focus has been to use better beauty products. I’ve seen Red Apple Lipstick…
Gluten and Allergen Free Expo recap – part 2
Gluten and Allergen Free Expo, part 2… click here to read part 1. Spark of the Heart is pictured below, this has to be one of my favorite booths! I got to talk to Cynthia and Thomas and find out how great this company is, not only do they have great healthy soups but their…
Gluten and Allergen Free Expo recap – part 1
Wow what a weekend at the Gluten and Allergen Free Expo, #gfafexpo! I tried so many different new products and spoke to so many companies that I didn’t know about before. It was 2 days of munching and honestly pretty much everything tasted wonderful! The Gluten-Free world has changed so much since I entered into…
Easy Lavender Soap – Goat’s Milk Soap. Great for gifts!
So as you may remember I have been working on making these gift baskets for Mothers Day. Earlier I did these Lavender Bath Melts and today I have made these easy Lavender Soaps. These were so much FUN! What makes them so easy is that I bought some great goat’s milk soap base. This is…
Spice Cabinet Organization
I have been cooking more and more by scratch so I have been collecting lots of spices over the past few months. I have one ‘spinning’ rack on my counter top and then the lesser used spices are in the cabinet. Well as you can see from the photo below they have collecting and it’s been…
Master Bath Remodel – Part 1
Today we went with the point of no return with our Master Bath Remodel. We moved in about 4 years ago and the only thing I had time/budget to do was paint (the walls were white before) and I added some updated cabinet handles. Now our house was built in 1990 but I am pretty…