My family has decided to put our house on the market, again. We have been trying to sell our house off and on for the last four years. When it was previously on the market, we heard wonderful comments about the house itself. What people weren’t sold on was the location; we have a unique flag-lot. There is nothing I can do about the location; it is just going to take the right buyers. I have put a lot of hard work into staging our home to create an environment that potential buyers can view themselves Read more [...]

Last weekend, I did something I haven’t done is years…I went swimming! While we were on vacation, we had a chance to visit a water park. I knew in advance that we would have access to a pool so I packed a new swimsuit. I felt uneasy as I put on my swimsuit but I did it! I actually wore a swimsuit in public. I had a BLAST swimming and spending time with my family. I could not have had that memorable experience had it not of been for my hard work with Nutrisystem. I thank Nutrisystem for helping Read more [...]

I love it when I stumble upon a company that focuses on beautiful Eco-Friendly items. I think a lot of people assume when something is Eco-Friendly that it is going to be boring or unattractive but it doesn’t have to be that way. Now that more and more people are jumping on the “GREEN wagon”, gorgeous Eco-Friendly items are popping up everywhere.   Faerie's Dance offers Eco-friendly fashions for everyone in the family. They strive to provide their customers with items that are kind to Read more [...]

For those of you who follow my reviews regularly, you have probably come to realize that I have an addiction to Zaggora fitness wear. I have their Viva HotPants, Original Flares, and Hooded Body Blazer; I love them all! I try to wear Zaggora every time I exercise. If you aren’t a regular follower of mine, then you are probably wondering what makes Zaggora fitness wear so special…well, I am glad you asked. Zaggora fitness wear is made with Celu-Lite Technology. This innovated design captures Read more [...]

I love pajamas! If I am at home, chances are I am in my pajamas. With that said, I haven’t ever really owned a nice set of pajamas; I usually wear lounging pants/sweats and an oversized t-shirt. In my journey of taking better care of myself, I purged all my clothing that didn’t make me feel like I looked attractive; including pajamas. I set out to find comfortable AND attractive pajama sets. I found them at Munki Munki. Munki Munki offers pajamas with a relaxed feeling, elegant style and eye-catching Read more [...]

We seem to be increasing our garden size and variety of produce with each year. Even though we are all open to trying new things, each of our four family members has their favorite home-grown food item. With the cost of food and gas continuing to rise, we’ve started relying on our gardens more and more each year. With that in mind, I decided it was time for us to start storing our excess garden produce so we can enjoy it long after the Oregon gardening season. That caused me to revisit my childhood Read more [...]

My daughter, Savannah, loves school. She is currently in kindergarten though she tests at 1st and 2nd grade levels in some subjects. We have never had to push her to complete her school work or to practice her lessons outside of school. We have however; made sure she has a supply of school workbooks and flash cards in a variety of lessons and subjects.  We regularly turn to School Zone for these materials. For over 30 years, School Zone has offered tools that make learning fun. They have workbooks, Read more [...]

It hasn’t been a full week since my last Nutrisystem post. I am posting this week’s review a few days early since we will be on a mini vacation the rest of the week. Last weekend while at my Nephew’s 5th birthday party, I had one of those “ah ha” moments. We were outside enjoying the celebration when I decided I wanted to sit down rather than stand. I had two choices:  1) Sit on the damp grass or 2) See if my buns could fit into a child-size Adirondack chair. I chose to see if I Read more [...]

Having a good self-esteem can get you far in life. Unfortunately the reverse is also true. If you don’t believe in yourself, chances are you are going to face extra struggles along the way. I am in my mid-thirties and still struggle with self-esteem issues. When I became a Mom, I told myself I was going to do everything in my power to help my little girls develop their self-esteem early on. Even though we incorporate esteem building in our daily actives, I have noticed the girls beginning to doubt Read more [...]

Both of my Daughters start swimming lessons tonight. My oldest had a couple lessons last summer and this will be the first round of lessons for my youngest. We participate in swim lessons for a number of reasons with the most obvious one being safety. We also like swimming because it is an active sport that the girls can do together even though they are two years apart in age. We try to have them in some sort of physical activity year round to help keep them active, healthy and to burn off some of Read more [...]