Receiving Compliments I love receiving compliments! A compliment brings joy every single time. Ninety percent of the time that I receive a compliment someone comments that they like my hair. I don’t think my hair is anything special, really, especially because I just pull it up into a ponytail most days. But, there’s lots of it and you ... Read More
Sharing Ideas to Keep Life Simple and Fun
Hamilton- Is It Worth The Hype?
I sometimes wonder how something becomes big. It must start small, as all things do, but one good review or one famous person who loves it and it explodes. I frequently wonder if the craze is founded- can it really stand up to the raving review? These questions have been running through my mind as Hamilton is the big name people are ... Read More
4 Easy Ideas to Take the Stress out of Birthdays
May and June are birthday season at our house. Four birthdays in exactly 30 days. In all honesty, I am exhausted by the time it is over! Add Mother’s Day and Father’s Day into that month and I’m on serious celebration overload. I’m not a “keeping up with the Joneses” kind of person. I never have been. And ... Read More
Shady Mistakes and Keeping it Real
Shady Mistakes So this blog is a confession as I made a shady mistake and really want to fix it. This is kind of embarrassing and I’m not very good at saying sorry or confessing but here is my best shot. I don’t know how to fix my mistake as I don’t know the person or name of whom I wronged, so I’m throwing this ... Read More
Easiest Chicken Marinade- Chon’s Chicken
Have you ever heard of Chon’s Chicken? You won’t find it in any cookbook, I’m afraid. And it probably won’t even come up under any google search you do. But never fear because I’m going to introduce you to it today. Trust me, you will thank me! How Chon’s Chicken Came To Be Lots and lots of years ago, my ... Read More
Six Months After ICL Surgery
It’s been six months since I had ICL surgery. And even now, not a day passes where I don’t think about it. I wake up in the morning and look out my bedroom windows with complete clarity. When I get up in the middle of the night with a sick child, I don’t fumble around in the dark for my glasses so I can see who is ... Read More
Chicken Sticky Finger Salad
Have you had Wingers Sticky Finger Salad? If not, you should! It is so good! If you’re like me and don’t get out much, though, you should try this Chicken Sticky Finger Salad recipe and make the deliciousness at home! The home-made version is equally as good as the restaurant version, obviously less pricey and couldn’t be ... Read More
Edenbrooke Is A Must Read
What it is about this book that draws me in every time I pick it up? I’ve read it at least a dozen times and yet, I find myself coming back to it again and again. It’s like an old pair of tennis shoes, comfortable and familiar and you know exactly what to expect. And even though you have countless other newer pairs of shoes, this ... Read More
When in Malibu
During my last training trip to California I was able to make a quick trip with friends to Malibu to relax. So, what to do when in Malibu? I am no expert to the area but found a few fun treasures to recommend. Of course I’m suggesting where to grab a bite and where to go for a hike. Always my favorites! First stop must be the Paradise Cove ... Read More
“Bodies The Exhibition” at the Luxor In Las Vegas
I had the opportunity to go on a field trip with my 15-year-old daughter a couple of weeks ago. She actually invited me to go, which was awesome. Words of advice for today: if your teenage daughter invites you on a field trip, go. Her Honors Biology class was headed to Las Vegas to see “Bodies The Exhibition”, located ... Read More