The holidays didn’t feel like the holidays until my family drove up to Pennsylvania for a last-minute New Year’s Day party with my sister’s family. We pulled together a silly gift exchange (with a couple of real gifts mixed in there, too), threw together a traditional taco dinner on the fly, and had a…
Tips For Collecting Box Tops for Education #foodlionboxtops
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Food Lion® via Burst Media. The opinions and text are mine. When my oldest daughter started kindergarten more than a dozen years ago, I became aware of Box Tops for Education. As a young mother with a bunch of little ones at home,…
Weight Watchers Personal Coaching #WeightWatchers
This post was created as part of a relationship in which I was sponsored by Weight Watchers and given a free three month subscription to try their new Personal Coaching product and write about my experience. Though I was compensated for my time and commitment, all views, positive and negative, are my own. #WeightWatchers…
Top 10 Moments of 2014 #PSF
Happy New Year! It’s tough to narrow down a whole year into the 10 most memorable moments, but that’s what I decided to do (it felt like a fitting thing to spend a quiet New Years Eve doing). Here are some of my best memories from the past year (at least those that were…
New Year’s Stained Glass Memory Jars #Craft
My 15-year-old daughter inspired me to make this craft after making her own Memory Jar for 2014, and I am so excited to start Memory Jars for the whole family for this coming year. It’s a perfect (and perfectly easy) craft for kids and adults alike. Each person, regardless of age, can decorate their…
Corn, Avocado and Black Eyed Peas Salsa
My sister shared this salsa recipe with me years ago and it quickly became a family favorite. We make it at just about every family gathering (it’s wonderful during the summer with a few extra fresh tomatoes) and it’s always a hit with company. While this salsa is delicious any time of the year,…
Believing I Can…Starting My Journey With Weight Watchers #WeightWatchers #WWsponsored
This post was created as part of a relationship in which I was sponsored by Weight Watchers and given a free three month subscription to try their new Personal Coaching product and write about my experience. Though I was compensated for my time and commitment, all views, positive and negative, are my own. #WeightWatchers #WWsponsored…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from my family to yours! We’ve had a wonderful holiday, despite the fact that we’ve all been so sick. I hope that you’ve had a wonderful week, whatever holidays you and your family celebrate! And I hope you’ve had a nice break away from the normal routine for some unplugged family time….
‘Tis the Season….to Conceive
This post is sponsored by Natera, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. It’s hard to believe that I became a mother 18 years ago tomorrow. It feels like yesterday and it feels like a life time ago, all at the same time. I am proud of the woman my daughter has become,…
Memories of the Christmases of my Childhood
One of the Christmas memories from my childhood that shines the brightest, despite the years since I’ve experienced it, is the yearly drive on Christmas Eve from my grandparents’ house in San Leandro to my home in San Jose. Every Christmas Eve, we gathered the baked goodies for our big family dinner, the wrapped…
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