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Yearly Archives: 2013

Mod Podge ~ Favorite Pictures Flower Pot

This year I am changing jobs…and rooms.  I’ve been teaching 4th grade reading for the past several years and decided to accept a Reading Coach position this year. Come on team…we can do it….Rah Rah READ!!! No, really…Although I will cheer anyone on…to get them to ADORE reading, in my new position I will work with teachers to…

Cold Brewed Iced Mocha

You already know this girl LOVES Coffee…what else ranks right up there at the top?…CHOCOLATE! There have been times in my life that I wished I wasn’t such as Chocoholic….but as I have gotten older matured, I’ve just accepted it and keep on living in yummy, chocolate LOVE! Hopefully you read my post on “How to Make Cold Pressed…

Cold Brewed Iced Coffee

This girl loves coffee…Nothing like Iced Cold Coffee on a warm summer day! I love the taste of those cute little iced coffee bottles… you know the ones…. you buy them in 4 packs…and they costs LOTS of  money $$! How to Make Creamy Iced Coffee While I LOVE the flavor of the cute little bottled coffee…I do NOT enjoy the price. Then…

Refreshing Watermelon Salad

Martha, Martha, Martha….another salad inspired by Martha Stewart.  I discovered this deliciousness back in the summer of 2007 and my family has been begging me to make it EVER since! This recipe is adapted from Everyday Food , July/August 2007.  When I first read this recipe, I have to be honest, the thought of putting sweet watermelon…with savory onion and feta…made me crinkle my…

Baskets Make It Better ~ Easy Shed Organization

I have been spending much of my free time gardening these days….total relaxation as I feed my plants…wait where is that fertilizer…I know I left my clippers right here….Has anyone seen my gloves??? Truth is…PURE FRUSTRATION because I couldn’t find any of my gardening items when I needed them!! Zapping the joy right out of one of my…

Sunkissed for Summer ~ Without the Sun

Beauty by Brianne  Professional Make-up Artist  and my oldest Daughter! I am always the first to admit- I was a tanning ADDICT. Not only did I love the bronze glow for summer and beyond, I was convinced it made my skin look and feel better. I never had the patience for hours at the beach, so I would hit the tanning bed almost every day! Once I…