Estate Sale

While I’m all about having my own garage sales to both rid clutter and make some extra cash, I’m not as big of a fan of going around to garage sales.
However, on my way home from dropping Kariss off at school on Friday I spotted a “Moving/Estate Sale” sign. Surely, this would be a [...]

cold cereal

I just discovered a box of cereal in my fridge…
…can anyone else relate?
The week is too early for my mind to be losing it already!

Personal Stylist

I know most of you thought I was thrifty and didn’t have a lot of money to throw around, so it may come as a surprise to you that I have a personal stylist.
Yup. That’s right. She comes to my house and meticulously grooms me. Well, actually, she’s quite a diva. She doesn’t let me [...]

New Favorite Commercial

Ok, I admit it, my tv doesn’t go off much during the two weeks of the U.S.Open – as a former pro, it’s hard not to get excited and energized by the roar of the New York crowd! (Not that I ever got to experience it from the court first hand!)
Though sometimes I wish I [...]

17 Again

So the recent success of 17 year old tennis phenom, Melanie Oudin, made me get reflective today.
“Melanie who?” You’re asking….
Well, let me tell you. In the past week, this 17 year old from Marietta, Georgia has upset the #4 seed (Dementiava) & #29 seed (Maria Sharapova) at the U.S. Open! As a former tennis pro, [...]

The Death of an Era

No, I’m not talking about Ted Kennedy’s passing.
In fact, this is much more relevant to my life – my favorite hoodie tracksuit has officially bit the dust
Yes, I’m well aware Stacy & Clinton (of “What Not to Wear”) immediately toss any said item they encounter, but to me, it still epitomizes one of [...]

Happy 3 1/2 to Britton!

We celebrated Britton’s “half” birthday today – typically I cook whatever the kids want for dinner on their half birthday, but since Britton couldn’t make up his mind and his sister kept saying, “Pasta…Britton, you like Pasta don’t you? Tell mommy you want pasta…” I thought it best to make use of a BOGO Free [...]

Some of it was delicious…

In an effort to improve our budget and our health, I’ve been cutting back on meat in our dinner dishes.
Tonight I cooked a vegetable feta tart, cucumber-tomato salad, sauteed potatoes with onions and french bread. I always put a little bit of everything I make on the kids plates for them to try, even if [...]

My brain is tired

After an impromptu decision to make Italian Sausage over lentils and rice for dinner tonight (since I got all the components for free AND scored a Publix Penny Item as a result), I was so proud that my entire family ate ALL the components, even my pickiest of preschoolers!
After she asked to be excused, we [...]

Moments uncaptured

Some of the best moments with my kids happen when a camera is never nearby.
For example, when my son runs to me from another room exclaiming, “mama, mama!!!!
or when he tried a piece of chocolate chip banana bread this morning that we’d received as a gift and he said (very emphatically, mind you), “OH….MY….WORD! That [...]