When I was in elementary school I made a goal that I have never forgotten. It was the custom for all the kids to bring cookies and cupcakes and yummy goodies for bake sales and class treats.  I remember how the other kids mother’s made such soft chewy cookies and how mine were hard and [...]

Years ago, while walking around one of my favorite stores, Quilted Bear, I came across a framed quote that seemed to be speaking to me that day.  I was facing some hard things and was feeling pretty discouraged about life. I had hoped that maybe a trip to my favorite store would lift my spirits [...]

As I mentioned in my other post on reaching my breaking point, I got some much needed time for myself the other day.  I’ve been following a blog called Balancing Beauty & Bedlam where she shows the awesome finds she gets at thrift stores and yard sales.  I decided to try out some of the [...]

I did something yesterday that I have never done before. I called my husband at work and asked him to come home because I couldn’t deal with my children anymore. What brought me to this point? My oldest son (6 years old) has decided on multiple Sundays lately that he was not going to church. He [...]

We took the kids to their first Build and Grow Clinic at Lowe’s. Two Saturday’s a month Lowe’s has a FREE clinic for kids to learn how to make something new. The one we went to they made monster trucks. The kids had a wonderful time hammering away. I had just registered our two boys [...]

Recently, I learned that what I had always thought was the right way to dress for an interview was absolutely wrong. And I was given some pretty good reasons for it as well. I had always heard that you should find out how they dress in the company and then dress one step nicer. This [...]

The unemployment rate that is announced each month by the U.S. Department of Labor is actually quite misleading. According to their own website people are only listed as unemployed if they have actually looked for a job in the last 4 weeks. If they have given up on looking for a job for at least [...]

We were forced to clean out the garage for the move to Colorado. With the help of very good family members and friends we got it done. We sorted through the mounds of stuff trying to decide what to take to Colorado, what was garbage, and what to put in storage for when we have [...]

After a day of driving and fighting the tears that would surface as we drove further from home I walked into our apartment (the place we would now call home) and I have to admit I would of sat down and cried if it wasn’t for the fact I had men showing up to help [...]

Since I spend most of my days filling Redbox machines with DVDs, I get asked all the time if I have seen this movie or that one or what my opinion is of such and such. People are often shocked if I reveal to them that I’ve probably seen less than five of the hundreds [...]