Happy New Year! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season! Ours was one of the most relaxed we've had in a loooong time. As much as I love dashing off to other places, like we did last year to Germany, it's so refreshing to have a long stretch of time to just hang out and "be." (Our relaxed ... Read More
Merry Christmas 2015
Happy Friday! My kids will be home early today from school and our Winter Break will officially begin! We're starting with hair cuts, I know, super exciting... Even though it's "winter" it feels more like spring in Portugal right now, not that I'm complaining. I do need to occasionally wear a ... Read More
Top Ten Books – 2015
I hope you'll have some down time over the holidays to curl up with a good book! If so, I wanted to share some of my favorites with you that I read over the past year. Here are my "Top Ten Books - 2015!" Top Ten Books - 2015 As part of my goals for 2015, I set up a Reading Challenge on ... Read More
2016 MWM Goal Challenge Sign Up
I am so excited to announce the 2016 MWM Goal Challenge Sign Up!!! The 2015 Goal Challenge is almost over and was so much FUN! The overwhelming warm feelings associated with the collective sense of accomplishment is truly amazing. Last week I shared all about my 2015 Goal progress, it felt great to ... Read More
My Perfectly Imperfect Life
Wow! Reading through all of your responses from my recent Reader Survey was such a blessing. I feel so grateful for you! While you only get a glimpse into my life (health + home), I work to really try to show you my "real" life and "real" solutions. Simply put, I'm just wanting to show you my ... Read More
2015 Goals – End Of Year Review
I promise I'm not wishing 2015 away, not at all! But I am super excited to share with you my goal progress for 2015. (And yes, I am still counting on the last 24 days of this month to check off a few more!) At the beginning of the year I shared with you my original 2015 goals and then I gave you ... Read More
Recipe Round Up & Giveaway
Welcome to "Recipe Round Up & Giveaway day!" This is the last of five in the series. Because guess what? I'm wrapping up my easy dinners! The goal was to share 50 Easy Dinner Recipes with you this year and I'm almost there! Every Friday you can see the newest recipe on my cooking page and ... Read More
My Heart is Full
My heart is full. Full of thankfulness. I am so thankful for you, my sweet readers! Your kind and appreciative words are soooo appreciated. Your support overwhelms me. I couldn't do this without you. Thank you for filling out my Reader Survey and giving me your wonderful feedback! I am thankful ... Read More
Portugal Life ~ Cuisine
Today I'm going to share about the cuisine of Portugal. It only seems fitting as this week is the week of Thanksgiving! But a quick reminder first, if you have not yet filled out my Reader Survey please do so! I LOVE hearing from you. So many of you have already shared with me and I want to say ... Read More
Why I Don’t Really Budget
The "Spreadsheet Queen" is baaaack! You might remember me from when I shared all about - Why I Don't Give My Kids an Allowance - gasp! Well today I'm sharing Why I Don't (really) Budget! Quick reminder, if you haven't filled out my 2015 Reader Survey please do so! I LOVE getting your valuable ... Read More