Laundry Room Remodel

Home Remodeling In mid-2019 we decided it was time to update our laundry room which is also our kitchen pantry. One of the previous owners had installed built-in shelves, but they were starting to sag and had no adjustability. The shelves were stationary and couldn’t move up or down. Some of them were super deep

Happy Valentine’s Day! And the Winner Is…

Happy Valentine’s Day! And the Winner Is…

  The real winner today is Charlotte.For winning another battle at home. She wanted to be in the camera spotlight, but alone.   Although I tried and tried to get a picture of the three kids this morning, Charlotte wanted no part of it.So I lost that battle.   And due to all of their

Who Is Voxing??

So, the biggest bummer about being on the iPhone is that I lost my ability to voicemail back and forth with one of my best friends.  Yes, she and I should just call each other, but that’s another story.  So my fingers are cramping from texting her so much!  Ha.But on Sunday I was at another

10 Things I LOVE About Being Home

10 Things I LOVE About Being Home

      Although the house is a disaster 99.9% of the time now, I have to admit, I love my new job.  So far.  Even in the dead of winter.  I’ve had a LOT of observations about being on this side and there are a few things I miss about working outside of the

10 Things I Miss About Work

10 Things I Miss About Work

    Seems like YEARS ago that I was sitting in that chair talking on camera about how much I love my job of developing and coaching people at work.   And now I’m knee-deep in yoga pants, pony tails, and school pick-up lines.   Here are the Top 10 Things I Miss About Work (in

$50 Kroger Gift Card Giveaway

$50 Kroger Gift Card Giveaway

    Earlier this week I promised you a Kroger Gift Card giveaway.    Thanks to Kroger’s Blogger Event.   And since I LOVE all my readers and followers, I will be giving away a $50 Kroger Gift Card on Valentines’s Day.    You MUST comment on this post in order to be entered.   

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

    I’ve always looked for a yummy (and by yummy, I really mean EASY and still edible) Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe and this one is pretty darn good.  Very tasty.  Still not as perfect as Max and Erma’s (what do they put in that addictive soup???), but still great.    I have no idea

When Older Siblings are the Opposite Sex

When Older Siblings are the Opposite Sex

This is what happens when you have two older sisters:     This is what happens when you have two older brothers:   She LOVES aiming that missile at her momma.   Good thing we are neighbors… might have to swap our third child every now and then!    

Dear Kroger, It’s Me Again

Dear Kroger, It’s Me Again

  It’s me…writing about Kroger (our local grocery) again. Some of you already know my thoughts about Kroger due to what I have written in the past about my frustration over the remodels near us. And then more thoughts after the remodel. And I’m always happy to spread the savings joy when Kroger does great things like the

10 More Random Things About Me

10 More Random Things About Me

  1. I actually enjoy working out…with a friend or a dvr’d TV show.  I’m lucky to have a neighbor who will convince me to walk 4 miles in 23 degree weather.  And thanks to boot camp I now know what a burpee is.  Damn those burpees.   2. I need to work out because I