Entries from March 2007

March 31, 2007

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

I suppose I might be a little presumptuous in claiming that this is the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, but as far as my palate is concerned, it is pretty darn close. Last year my sister and I were on the quest to find the perfect recipe for these heavenly chocolate filled circles and [...]

March 30, 2007

Revisiting My SMART Debut

Reset. Reboot. Recharge. Regroup. Renew. Resuscitate. Revive. Call it what you want, but I think you get my point. I need to rewind back to my first SMART Habit Saturday goal of going to bed earlier. Although this last week was quite enjoyable, it was also extremely [...]

March 29, 2007

Real Moms

Multi-tasking Mommy at Circle of Life tagged me for the “Real Moms” meme.
Real moms know how to regularly take time for themselves (i.e. blogging ) so they can be a better mom, wife, daughter and friend. After all, if our cup is empty, how are we supposed to take care of others? [...]

March 28, 2007

Music In My Ears

Becky of This Mom’s Journey tagged me for the music meme. I am supposed to list 7 songs I am currently into, but since I sometimes tend to be a non-conformist, I am going to tweak this and list 13 !!
I like a wide variety of music - soundtracks, eighties, instrumental, current rock [...]

March 27, 2007

Wordless Wednesday: It Is Possible To Teach A Two Year Old The Value of Work

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March 27, 2007

Works-For-Me: Utilizing Company Guarantees

Having grown up with money being tight and now having been married for nearly nine years with my husband in school the entire time while I have been blessed to stay home with two little ones, I have learned some creative ways to make our money stretch. One thing that works well for us [...]

March 26, 2007

Weddings, Funerals, Church Services and Toddlers, Oh My!

This time around the topic for Woman to Woman which is hosted so kindly by Lei of My Many Colored Days and by Morning Glory of Seeds From My Garden is the following:
“Is it really a family night out?” Share your views regarding children under age 5 attending formal events such as funerals, [...]

March 26, 2007

I Think I Can, I Think I Can … I Can Think!

Out of the goodness of her heart, Kim of Ramblings graciously bestowed upon me the “Thinking Blogger Award.” Apparently this means I know how to think and I know how to make others think … or at least I know how to pretend extremely well .
Anyway, the purpose behind this meme [...]

March 25, 2007

The Blogging Syndrome - Striving to Find The Delicate Balance in Life

In our house there is an eleventh commandment.
“Thou shalt attend to the needs of thy family and to the needs of thy household before satisfying thy blogging addiction.”
I wish I could say I faithfully abide by this covenant day in and day out, but alas I don’t. In fact, lately I have been [...]

March 25, 2007

Menu Plan Monday - March 26, 2007

I can already tell this week is going to be a hectic one since we seem to have something scheduled every evening. One night I am getting a free private pilates session from an amazing instructor and friend, another night I will be sewing one-on-one with a master to make my daughter an [...]

March 23, 2007

Encountering “Happy Moments”

According to Aristotle, “Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.” To follow this line of thinking then, if I want to be happier and not bogged down with funks, then I need to do more [...]

March 23, 2007

Hawaiian Chicken Bake

I originally found this recipe on Aimee of My So Called Perfect Life’s blog. However, when I made it I tweaked it a little. Not only is it a delicious recipe, but it is fast and easy to make.
Hawaiian Chicken Bake

2/3 cup hot water
2 Tbsp margarine
2 cups chicken flavor Stovetop Stuffing
1 [...]