Friends, You know I can't help myself, after all, I'm the maintenance man's daughter. ;) Bear with me while I step out of my typical Niche. I promise to keep this one brief! If you too are experiencing the extreme cold (I know, that's such an understatement) like we are here in ...
Archives for January 2019
Local: Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Schedule a Date Night at The Paddler’s Tap in Forest City, IA
Local: Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Schedule a Date Night at The Paddler’s Tap in Forest City, IA You can hang out for hours and never feel rushed to give up your table. The crew at The Paddler's Tap have curated a cozy, yet spacious, environment complete with a shelf of board games ...
Want to Take a Peek Inside my Drawers?
2019 is the year I get all the systems in place for a smooth life. Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I have talked with Mr. Awesome about how important to me it is that this is the year I pour a little more time and energy into the areas of our home that “don’t ...
Game Time: Prime Climb
Each year at Christmas I love to get the kids a new board game. Who am I kidding? I like buying new games no matter what time of year it is, Christmas was just the closest excuse I had to introduce a new game to the family! We gave our kids the game Prime Climb. Okay, yes, it's a math game, ...
Election Day Blues + I’m Okay
Election day 2018 I posted a joke on my personal Facebook page, and it received some criticism (and praise). Now I know I'm not everyone's cup of tea (or coffee), but the negative responses I received made me mad, and sad, and feel completely misunderstood. It was late, we were in the middle of ...
Move More + Write More
I put in my first official workout of the year yesterday! It was a short workout on the WiiFit board as my four children cheered me on. Ha! I bet you didn't even know that some people still use a Wii, did you? Look, I'm not saying losing weight is a goal, but when each of our babies turns ...
Is Drinking More Water on your New Year’s Resolution List? Why you should get a Berkey, and Which one you should get.
Is drinking more water on your New Year’s Resolution list? Then I cannot recommend enough the importance of drinking GOOD, CLEAN, HEALTHY WATER. Did you know not all water is created equal? It’s not; more on that in a bit. After trial and error, and a load of research, I wholeheartedly suggest ...