I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Dunkin' Donuts. I received a Dunkin' Donuts Party Kit to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank-you for participating. One good thing about this cooler spring is that I have been able to enjoy hot coffee longer into the season. Usually by the end of April, it can be what I like to call Full Hot. Once it is Full … [Read more...]
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Aflac. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating Several years ago I went into the hospital for a routine operation to remove my gall bladder. It was called a choley-rolly-ectomy, or something like that. I was at home and recovering from an easy, uneventful surgery when I had a less-common complication … [Read more...]
This is a review of Minted.com Minted let me do a little shopping, but all content and opinions are my own. Despite doing most of my writing these days on a computer, I am still a paper girl. I love the feel of a lovely notecard, the crispness of good stationary, the creamy expanse of pages in a new journal. Both the feel and smell of paper make me happy in the way you get when you hold a … [Read more...]
My husband is lucky to be married to a woman like me. I don’t wear jewelry, when I say “I don’t want anything for my birthday” I mean it, and I don’t really enjoy shopping. Helping other people shop is fun, but when I shop for myself, for me I employ the hunter/gatherer method of shopping. It’s like I’m a caveman. As the cavemen hunted velociraptors on the backs of unicorns, so do … [Read more...]
Spring has sprung in Virginia! The weather here has been crazy—temperatures in the 50s one day and almost 90 the next. Luckily, the heat hasn’t affected the amazing flowers. The forsythia alongside our house is in bloom and the brilliant yellow of the blooms just make me happy. Here’s something that will make you happy. Together, with some very awesome bloggers, I’m giving away a $500 … [Read more...]
I have four kids at home and one husband, who is Ricky to my Lucy. He puts up with late dinners, occasional clean underpants shortages, and my madcap schemes.
