me and the athletes, in 2012 During my weight loss journey ( I am currently on day #3), I've come to realize that I don't like to exercise alone. I am hopelessly co-dependent in this area. Aside from the fact that it just feels lonely, I am afraid that Freddy Krueger, or Continue Reading
I Tried To Start Weight Watchers Again- Weight Loss Journey Part 1
Yesterday, I tried to start Weight Watchers again. After finding that the Smart Points program was still in place, I made a different choice. In 2006, I lost 42 pounds under the original WW Points online program. I reached my goal Continue Reading
Red Plaid, The Iconic Winter Pattern
Red Plaid, The Iconic Winter Pattern Patterns Have Meaning It may be abnormal to gush about textiles, but fabrics have meaning to me. Their patterns and textures bring back memories, the way certain smells do for other people. The scent of rose water might remind some people of Continue Reading
I Swore I’d Never Get Another Dog
*This post was updated with new pictures in 2019 Twelve years ago, I swore I'd never get another dog. Our fifteen year-old dog and our seventeen year-old cat died within the same week. Our cat Sebastian, was well-mannered and loved much. I missed him, but I knew he Continue Reading
Christmas Visits to Assisted Living Homes
For the past three years, my children have performed in a Christmas program presented to the assisted living and nursing home residents in our community. Several friends of mine began the practice a few years before we joined. By the time we came along, their program Continue Reading
Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom, the Hard Way
Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom, the Hard Way I updated a post from 2016, in the hopes that everyone would know my "story" a little bit better. These days I blog about recipes, my children, DIY projects, and vintage dishes. The journey to becoming a stay-at-home mom is still an important part of Continue Reading
Buying and Selling Household Items on eBay
Selling things on eBay is a great way to get rid of the things you don't need anymore, and acquire the things you do. Setting up an eBay seller's account is simple and quick. The eBay website is generally user-friendly. The way eBay connects with the USPS makes it easy to Continue Reading
Becoming a Holiday Meal Matriarch
For the past eight years or so, we have been cooking Thanksgiving dinner at our house, as opposed to going to other people's houses to eat their food. Once I turned forty I figured I needed to at least know how to cook turkey and all of the trimmings for the traditional Continue Reading
Machine Embroidery-The Agony and the Ecstacy
It’s that time again! Time to put the Brother PE 500 to work. Armed with 3 "blank" soon-to-be embroidered sweatshirts, I am ready to go in my little sewing nook and make it happen. I know in advance that my machine will eat at least one of the Continue Reading
The Merging of Thanksgiving and Christmas
Thanksgiving 2012 In the past, the day after Thanksgiving was the official starting point of the Christmas season. Christmas has been arriving earlier of late. November 1st is now the "First Day of Christmas." The Countdown to Christmas at Walmart is posted right after Halloween, at Continue Reading