DIY Rustic Wheel Herb Garden How-To #MiracleGroProject

diy rustic wheel herb container garden project

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Gardening should be fun!  I love to garden but I have to admit that I am guilty of having big plans then failing because I forget to keep the plants watered, or I end up watering [...]

Our Journey to Homeownership – we’re getting there #GenworthUSA

dream home sign

Last year, Chris and I thought for sure it would be “THE” year that we finally bought a home of our own. We contacted a real estate agent that my brother-in-law recommended, since they had purchased their home the year prior. She in turn, connected us with an FHA lender to see if we would [...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Senior Prom #ww

prom 2013 father and son

Our son attended his Senior Prom last Friday with his fiancee. Please, excuse me while I go curl up in the corner with a tub of cool whip.  Ah! Seriously, I cannot believe he will be graduating in just a few weeks. Today, he received his letter of acceptance to college. I cry. He will [...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Daffodils & Dirt Roads #ww

spring daffodil bloom

I can never be truly wordless but I will keep it short this week! Saturday was a gorgeous day and it looks like the rest of this week calls for more of the same blue skies and warmer temps. It’s so nice to be able to get outside, throw open the windows and take walks [...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Chickening Around #ww

how to hold a chicken

You may think I’m kidding you when I mention how much of a crazy chicken lady I really am. Well, I kid you not. This evening, for reasons untold, I needed to take a photo with a chicken and a sign. Or, rather, wanted to take a photo with a chicken and a sign.  Chickens [...]

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About iPhone Cases

iphone-case-facts

I had to share this fun infographic about the top 10 things you didn’t know about iPhone cases.  Do you know the number of people who have dropped their iPhones in a toilet (13%…really?). Or, how about how many people have a personalized iPhone case? (surprisingly more men than women). Take a guess at the [...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Baby Cuteness #ww

grandbaby smiles

Hi there. I am little miss ball of cuteness. No really, my granny says so! Good grief, can you believe this little girl? She just tugs at the heart when she smiles! And she loves granny’s camera! Though she probably wonders why granny’s face always has that big black thingy in front of it :) [...]

Planning for the future + a Retirement Bucket List #GenworthUSA

Mountain road

Retirement has always seemed like a distant future that my husband I shouldn’t be worried about. After all, we both feel young and have many plans for the life we’re trying to live right now. It’s funny how your perspective changes, the older you get. Now that we are approaching the age where mid-life sounds [...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – growing every day #ww

4.5months granddaughter

Guess who is four and a half months old now? Our sweet little granddaughter, that’s who!  What a difference a week makes! Baby girl and her Mama spent Easter break at our house and she is just growing so fast! She coos and smiles at her Daddy and tries to sit up and drools a [...]

I hate you elliptical. A workout whine session.

elliptical calories blah

So, the elliptical machine and I are in a love hate relationship right now. I swear that after 45 minutes of awkward elliptical-ing, I have sweated buckets. Plus, it’s not like I’m taking the easiest program. No, I am not. I’ve tried Cardio, Hill (kill me), strength and interval settings from 30 minutes to 45 [...]

Back to reality – plus my Workout Playlist

workout shoes weights and tissues

Everything has been going great with my new workout schedule! Except for the past week of sickness where you’ll notice an absence of working out on my part, blah. I really dislike being sick. Spending the last 4 days or so in my pjs, plus missing a few days of working out really put a [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Snowy Spring #ww

best-friends snow

The Groundhog lied. But I’m fine with it, I love the snow. We have a Lake Effect Advisory! Ginger and KiKi are not as thrilled as I am. Not at all.

Wordless Wednesday – Basketball and a GrandBaby #ww

last basketball game 2013

These photos from last Sunday turned out way too dark so I just slapped  a bunch of effects on them in PicMonkey and shared them anyways! My granddaughter was too cute not to share! Our daughter’s last basketball game of the season was on Saturday. It was bittersweet because it is her last year in [...]

Holding myself accountable when Weight & Anxiety hold me back

accountable

This is a post that I’ve mulled over for a while now. I like to keep the blog upbeat but sometimes, I just need to get things out. So since this is my space.. here goes! Over the past year and a half, I have become lax and lazy about my fitness. Instead of going [...]