Do you like to decorate cookies?

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My newest obsession is baking sugar cookies and decorating them with royal icing. I’m not a pro by any means, but there are some great sites on the web that offer tips. These are the two that I use the most often.

Bake at 350 – Just take one look at her blog

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52 Weeks of Organizing: My cookie decorating supplies

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In the past few months, I’ve really gotten into decorating cookies and baking cupcakes. When I start a new hobby, I dive right in and buy all sorts of stuff. Then I come to the issue of finding a place for everything.

It was so unorganized that it started to stress me

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Why I chose holistic food for my dog

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Yesterday, I wrote about my doggy, Bentley. I kind of went into his food allergies and the food I buy him. I buy him a holistic dry dog food. There are many benefits for a dog who eats natural or holistic food. Before I go further, I will say that I’m not an

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Become.com : Do your research before you buy

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I do a lot of online shopping. By a a lot, I mean A LOT. I tend to find the deals are better and it saves me from having to drive around town. The only problem I have with online shopping is that my search method. It seems I’d be looking for one

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Meet Bentley

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I figured since I write so much about our son, maybe it’s time to write about my second child. Sure, he’s a dog, but he’s just like a child to me. I’ve had him since he was 8 wks old and he is now 5 years. His name is Bentley and he

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Rock Concerts: The Fountain of Youth

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I love music. I grew up listening to the Beatles or the Supremes. My first cassettes were Poison and Joan Jett, courtesy of my Dad. On any given day, you can hear anything from the 60’s and 70’s or some awesome 90’s hip hop playing in my car. Now that we have satellite

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Mom Spark Media: Have you joined?

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I happened to stumble across this site one night. The site actually came to me at a time when I decided to take the next step with my blog.  I thought about it for a few days because I just wasn’t sure if I should “shell” out $5 a month for something like

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52 Weeks of Organizing: The spice cabinet

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I’ve decided to keep focusing on my kitchen for my organizing projects. I spend a lot of time in there and I’m feeling a little tense when I walk in. Especially when it comes time to cook.

For Valentine’s Day, I made red velvet cupcakes. I opened the spice cabinet that has all

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Time Management: Me

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Luckily, I’ve been able to maintain a balance between myself and everything else in my life. I have found a few things that seem to work for me. Our son still takes his naps. He will even nap for 3 or 4 hours a day on the weekends. This is the perfect opportunity

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Mom guilt, it gets me everytime

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Let me set the scene. It’s superbowl Sunday. I’ve spent all day doing freezer cooking PLUS cooking for the super bowl. It’s 6 pm and I’m finally making some headway into the mess that is my kitchen. I have the start of a migraine and good ole backache. During this time, my precious

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