I receive a monthly email from an old friend I met while living in Roatan, Honduras. I always look forward to it and recently asked if I could share one here. Kristin W. Haynes is an amazing artist from the USA who lived in Roatan long enough for the colors and culture to seep into … Read more
I’ve been working on my plan for 2015; not resolutions, but real, actionable, and attainable goals. I’m really excited about this year! While I was making my lists and putting deadlines on my calendar I realized that I was leaving out the most important thing, FUN! I’ve been focused on slowly building my business so … Read more
by Mark Rogers This really was shocking. If you still think that we aren’t ALL fed a largely identical load of pablum from the news media, and that it isn’t all coming from the same source, WAY up the food chain……..then watch the two videos below!! I found this truly disconcerting while being somewhat comical at the same time. In fact, … Read more
The best parts of the holiday season for our family have nothing to do with the scramble to buy and wrap gifts, or watching the kids tear one open only to set it down and reach for the next. The best things in December are the experiences. Some of my favorite December experiences: Christmas in … Read more
We make homemade play dough several times a year. It keeps well and I like that I know exactly what’s in it and it smells much better than commercial play dough. I usually toss it once it has attracted too many bits of dirt/hair/crumbs. We get hours and hours of fun out of a batch, … Read more
This House Needs A Mouse is a children’s book written by C. Jeffrey Nunnally and illustrated by Tamara Z. Brink. I was provided with a free copy to review. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. I’m trying to raise a bookworm, and in this age of smartphones and tablets … Read more
For some time, I’ve been wanting to attend a blog conference, but it’s not likely to happen in the near future. Instead, I recently organized a little get together with some local bloggers so we could exchange ideas, chat about what’s working for us, and what our goals are. One member of the group, Kathy … Read more
My daughter loves to hear her birth story, and she likes to tell people that we’re made for each other, because I made her a baby, and she made me a Mama. Here’s how that went down. I arrived at my parents’ place in La Quinta, California on Valentine’s Day of 2010. I was planning … Read more