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Archives for January 2013

How to Plan a Month’s Worth of Blog Content…and Beyond #ContentBrew

Monday, January 21, 2013 by Lolli 15 Comments

When I started blogging 5 1/2 years ago, there was no prior thought to what I would post each week. If I took the kids berry picking, I posted that. If I had some good news to share, I posted that. Then things changed. My kids got bigger and went off to school all day….

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: blogging, writing

Chicken and Avocado Soup

Monday, January 21, 2013 by Lolli 8 Comments

There is an abundance of avocados in my kitchen right now. It’s a good problem to have. I have been searching for new recipes to try that use avocados before they are too ripe to enjoy. It’s been an amazingly delicious week. When searching for avocado recipes, I found that avocados tend to be used…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Main Dish, Recipes, Soups Tagged With: chicken, copycat recipes, food, main dish, Recipes, soup

Corn Salsa – Chipotle Copycat Recipe

Saturday, January 19, 2013 by Lolli 11 Comments

chipotle copycat corn salsa

Last weekend, my oldest daughter had a Chipotle party for her 16th birthday party, and as promised, here is the first of the copycat recipes – their famous Chipotle corn salsa. Serious yum! 5.0 from 1 reviews Corn Salsa – Chipotle Copycat Recipe   Print Prep time 10 mins Total time 10 mins   This…

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: food, Recipes

Sweet 16 – The Chipotle Birthday Party

Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Lolli 7 Comments

chipotle birthday party corn salsa

I think I’ve mentioned before that I am not a party organizer. My poor kids have suffered through the years with boring – or non-existent – birthday parties. Luckily, my oldest daughter, KitKat, was determined to have a party for her “sweet 16” birthday and did all the planning for it to happen. All I…

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Filed Under: Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday Tagged With: birthday, Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, party, PhotoStory Friday

Bacon Stuffed Avocados #AvocadoBowl

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Lolli 9 Comments

Bacon and avocado...Two ingredients that make just about any recipe more delicious. So it's no wonder that bacon stuffed avocados are to-die-for amazing!

If you were to ask me to name a handful of ingredients that make almost any food taste better, avocados and bacon would top the list. Honestly, when I’m looking at a menu in a restaurant or scanning a recipe at home, if I see avocados or bacon on the ingredients list, I’m more likely…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Snacks, Sides & Appetizers Tagged With: appetizers, food, Recipes, Twitter party

2013 North American International Auto Show #FordNAIAS

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Lolli 11 Comments

North American International Auto Show #FordNAIAS

I literally just got home from my trip to Detroit with Ford (with just enough time to upload a few pictures from my memory card). Here’s a sneak peek of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week: (This is the unveiling of the new Ford Atlas Concept) Linked up to Wordful Wednesday,…

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Filed Under: Travels, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: travel, Wordful Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday

The Best Moments of 2012 #YesMemory

Monday, January 14, 2013 by Lolli 2 Comments

2012-collage best moments of the year

I started a tradition when CandyMan and I were newly married. I bought a cheap, large frame with a collage matte and filled it with pictures from our first year together. That collage was a visual, daily reminder of all of the amazing things that we had done together during our first year of marriage….

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Filed Under: Family life, Photography Tagged With: #Yesmemory, Family life, Photography, YesVideo

Childhood Depression – The Phrase No Parent Wants to Hear

Monday, January 14, 2013 by Lolli Leave a Comment

childhood depression

When I became a parent, my greatest hope for my children was that they would live happy, fulfilling lives. I didn’t care how smart they would become or how rich and successful they would grow up to be. I just wanted my children to be happy. But as I gained a few years of parenting…

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: health, Healthy living, Parenting

Believe – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF

Thursday, January 10, 2013 by Lolli 9 Comments

believe - little girl looking out window

Balance – That was my word of 2012. I’m not sure how I did seeking balance last year. Some weeks were certainly better than others. I thought about choosing a new word for 2013, but nothing seemed right until this morning. I had an early morning conversation with my good friend, Caryn, during which I…

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Filed Under: Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, Photography Tagged With: Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, goals, Photography, PhotoStory Friday

7 Simple Ways to Encourage Kindness in Children

Thursday, January 10, 2013 by Lolli 8 Comments

ways to encourage kindness

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. -Author Unknown I’ve often told my kids that I don’t expect them to be friends with everyone they meet, but I DO expect them to be nice to everyone. While some children seem to be born naturally kind, others need careful “training.” As…

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Filed Under: Parenting, Tips for Moms Tagged With: kindness, Parenting, tips for moms

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