Have you ever sat here with a ton of work to do, but lose focus on what needed to be done and found yourself browsing youtube? I often get extremely distracted and I am either on yahoo, or youtube. Tonight as I browsed the different videos I came across Far Away by Marsha Ambrosius. With me not knowing much about music, I was clueless on who she was, but I feel in love with the song. I sat here listening to it over and over again, then I decided I wanted to see what else she sang. So I looked her up on Google and discovered she also is a well known song writer, and she has wrote songs for Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Nas and several other artists. Which would explain why I liked her, she is an extremely talented lady. As I was playing her song my daughter was asking me all sorts of questions. My daughter has this strange taste in music she will only listen to female artists, I have no clue why. I will often walk in her room to her on youtube listening to female singers I … [Read more...]
Custom Wall Art
Did you know a home is not a home if it isn't customized to fit your family? I mean anyone can have a house, and live in a house, but what makes a home a home, is all the pictures through out. For a long time my walls were bare, a lot of the reason I missed Michigan. I didn't want to make my home in Tennessee my home. Making it my home meant to be it was official. After settling in I went a head and put up pictures of my daughter, and other family members. I still didn't want to call it home. Now that we are back in Michigan it is time to make my home a home. I keep seeing all these custom wall stickers, and I think they would help set the different areas in my home off. I specially would love to get some for my daughter's bedroom. She loves having her own room, and I want her to be able to express herself in her room, by decorating the walls how she wants. She's in this Monster High faze right now, everything has to be Monster High so maybe I can get lucky and find some Monster … [Read more...]
Freebie Alert: Free Scotch Brite Sponge
We all love our freebies right? Head on over to ScotchBrites facebook page and claim your free sponge. They are giving away 100,000 and their current like is almost to 44,000 that means at least 56,000 left! If you are doing Thanksgiving at your home this year this will help with all those dishes! :) … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Menu
Have you started that Thanksgiving Day menu yet? Are you doing a traditional dinner or just whatever? I know growing up we always had the works on Thanksgiving. Mom would make a big turkey, and all the sides to go with it. I remember we had a big deep freeze and it would be covered with food, and all the family would come over to help us eat it all. When I was living in the South, my husband's family did things a bit different. We had our normal Thanksgiving a few years in a row but then we switched it up some, and one year we went out, another we made it be an Italian feast. To be honest, I prefer the good old Turkey dinner, the main reason I love having all the left overs. It means I do not have to cook awhile, and do you know all of the meals you can make with left overs! My favorite is turkey salad for sandwiches. Yummy. What are some things you prepare for Thanksgiving Dinner? … [Read more...]
Why You Should NOT Use Cheap Shaving Products
How many of you try to save money by grabbing your husband's shaving products when you needed to shave? As females we are always trying to find away to help save money in our households, and if it means grabbing for our husband's shaving cream we usually don't think twice. I mean have you priced the shaving cream for women? I have and it seems like everything we need cost a fortune. Recently, I have started to notice something though, I decided to treat myself to my own razors and shaving cream, and my legs have thanked me. While using my husband's products I would always get nicks, one time I was done shaving went to leave and noticed my leg was nothing but a bloody mess. I honestly thought all these cuts were due to me trying to shave rather fast. However, it wasn't. It was due to the fact men shaving products are not intended for us women! Although, we seem to think we are saving money by reaching for our husband's shaving products we are not. Let me explain why, #1 although … [Read more...]
I Have The Best Husband Ever
Most of the time anyways. Today I received a package that weighed 145 pounds! No lie, the fedex man shows up, and asks my husband if he could by chance help him, that he had a package that was 145 pounds! He asked my husband if he had any idea what it maybe, my husband informed him that we get so many packages that it was a bit impossible to guess. LOL Your probably wondering how that makes my husband the best one ever right? Well what came in the mail today was a headstone for my baby brother. Yes, I got a headstone to review, this thing is amazing. My brother has been gone for 24 years, and there is nothing to show he is even where he is. Well, I made a mistake and I got his date of death wrong... I have him passing 4 days before he did. I am super upset about this, however, I can almost swear he died on the date I put, I always remembered it so many days before my birthday, and so many days after my older sister's birthday. Well the date mess up on my part has been upsetting … [Read more...]
Searching For The Best Insurance
As parents we want to make sure our children have the best medical coverage possible. We want to assure ourselves if something were to happen we know they will get the best care. Often times our employer will offer our families a medical insurance plan. However, in my experience it has been just basic insurance with a high co pay. When my husband had medical insurance on us through his employer it covered very little. We were paying $60 a month for the insurance plus we had a $30 co-pay every time we went to the doctor. We decided it was time to look into other insurance coverage when we received a bill showing the insurance company only covered .27 cents of a $151.00 bill. Trying to find cheap inexpensive medical coverage that is also good is not easy. However, as long as you know where to look you will have no trouble finding coverage that will be perfect for your family. One thing to remember when looking for insurance is how good it is for children. Some insurance maybe … [Read more...]
Family Law
How many of you have been in a situation where you needed the advice of a family law lawyer? I personally have not, but I have contacted many family law lawyers for my family. Whenever you or a family member go through a divorce chances are it's in everyone's best interest to have a lawyer on their side. Whether it's to determine who gets the kids, or who gets the house. Often times divorce can be very hard, and get extremely ugly. So having a go between will help make the divorce a little less stressful. Plus it helps to have someone that knows the laws on your side. If you're unsure how you would go about finding a lawyer that will be able to meet your needs, you can always look in the yellow pages. If you are like me, and you do not have a phone book, use the internet. A simple search will bring up all the information you need, to take the next steps in contacting a lawyer. For instance if you are in the Barrie area you would search something like "Family lawyer Barrie" If you … [Read more...]
Thinking About Quitting
It won't be long and it will be time to make those New Year's Resolutions. How many of you are planning to quit smoking in 2012? I know one of the two main resolutions are weight loss, and to quit smoking. Both are difficult to do, especially solo. However, with some will power and a lot of hard work, both can be done. If you are serious about kicking the bad habit, maybe ask for an e-cigarette this Christmas. I have heard many great success stories from others who have used this method to quit. There are a lot of great companies out there that sell the e-cigarettes. If you are not sure which company would be best for you, you can always do a search for "electronic cigarette company", and do some research. When doing your research look for companies that guarantee their product. I have always found the companies that do offer some sort of customer guarantee are the better companies, because they are standing behind their product. I know my sister is trying to quit, and she is … [Read more...]
Preparing for Thanksgiving Guests
The leaves are falling, the air is chilly and Halloween has come and gone. The holiday season has arrived. Thanksgiving is on November 24th and will be here before you know it! No need to panic. A little bit of pre-planning will make your holiday run much more smoothly (especially if your in-laws are coming). Whether it’s your first or fiftieth time playing hostess, you can benefit from these easy tips on preparing your home for Thanksgiving guests. Decorating for the Season Autumn weather may be chilly, but your home should radiate warmth during the holidays! Create a cozy atmosphere and tempt all five senses without spending a fortune with these fall decorating ideas. Bring the bold colors of autumn indoors for all to see. Flowers are inviting and keep your décor looking fresh. Try an arrangement of bright yellow sunflowers, deep orange mums or delicate gold alstromeria. Nothing helps beat the chill of a blustery fall day like a warm fire. Simply throwing a few logs on … [Read more...]
