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Spring Decor With Faux Flowers

April 25th, 2018Tina1 Comment

It’s finally starting to feel like Spring outside, which is good because I’ve had the house ready for Spring since late February. I start that early for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I’m very eager for more light and warmer temperatures come late February into early March so I figure if I bring Spring inside then maybe I’ll start feeling like it really is Spring (even when we have 10 inches of snow). Second, I’m a visual person so I usually have to rearrange things 2, 3 or 4 times before I’m happy with the way something looks. …

7 Lunch Meal Prep Recipes

April 19th, 2018Tina2 Comments

I keep two things in mind when I prepare my lunches on Sunday. Is it easy and fast to make? Will it taste as good on day 4 as it did on day 1? That means that I might take short cuts to save time and use ingredients that will stand the test of time in the fridge. Today I’m sharing my recent lunches that I’ve made ahead of time on Sundays. As a heads up, these recipes are not gourmet or exciting and they may even seem boring. However, they work great for me and I hope that they will …

How to Organize a Junk Draw

April 4th, 2018Tina0 Comments

Here’s the second installment in my How to Organize series! What’s it all about? Click here to get the scoop and then come back for the scoop on how to deal with those pesky junk draws. I’m sure that everyone has a “junk drawer.” You know, it’s the spot where you throw stuff because it doesn’t belong anywhere else. I am very neat and organized. Very. However, even I have a junk drawer. Remember neat freak Monica from Friends and her secret closet? That’s how I feel about my junk drawer. I clean the junk drawer often but, mysteriously, it gets messy again …

5 Healthy and Easy Snacks

July 21st, 2017Tina2 Comments

Lately I’ve been trying to focus on eating healthier. For me that means I eat smaller meals and snacks throughout the day. I’m always looking for healthy snack ideas so I thought you might like to see what my favorites have been lately. Here are 5 healthy and easy snack ideas: Peanut Butter Sandwich. I don’t think that I can get tired of peanut butter on a slice of whole wheat bread. In an attempt to reduce the sugar, I’ve recently tried Nature’s Promise Organic No-Stir Crunchy Peanut Butter Spread. I can’t find a link for it online because it’s …

Winter Workout

February 1st, 2017Tina0 Comments

Working out during Winter can be tough. There are days that I can’t make it to the gym because it’s snowing or because it’s cold and dark and I have little to no motivation to go back out. This is my struggle from about November to March. What’s a girl to do? Well, I’ve switched up my workout routine a bit. I still workout about 4 to 5 times per week. Going to the gym is Plan A and working out at home is Plan B. For me, working out at home means popping in a DVD and following along like I have …