5 Amazon Gifts Under $20 Teens Want in 2021

5 Amazon Gifts Under $20 Teens Want in 2021

I asked my soon to be 14 year old what they wanted for their birthday. The following gifts are apparently what all of the kids at school have these days. Parents, birthday shopping has never been this easy!1) Bandanas - "Because I look really cute in bandanas. My friend lent me one of her bandanas [...]

Guy Fieri’s Chicken Apple Sausage Frittata

Guy Fieri’s Chicken Apple Sausage Frittata

I made Guy Fieri's Chicken Apple Sausage Frittata recipe and it was amazing. Come take a visit with me to Flavortown!

Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane: A Book Review

Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane: A Book Review

Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane is a thriller I could not put down.

How to Paint Cabinets: A Complete Guide

How to Paint Cabinets: A Complete Guide

Are you looking for a guide for how to paint cabinets? You've come to the right place. My husband and I spent six months of trial and error and developed a system that yielded professional results that even contractors have asked us our secret. Read on for details, or you can skip to the infographic [...]

You are not Alone: A Book Review

You are not Alone: A Book Review

You are not Alone, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen: A Book Review You are not Alone is on a bazillion bestseller and best of lists, and I completely see why. I'll write on but what you really need to know is that no matter your preferred genre, you should give this book a read. [...]

A Day at Dinosaur Valley State Park

A Day at Dinosaur Valley State Park

Our family took a day trip to Dinosaur Valley State Park in December - a COVID-safe activity Like so many other families, when the world around us began to shut down in March, we were left stunned. Since that time, we've quarantined, worn masks, avoided play dates, parties and public parks. After a year of [...]

Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia: A Book Review

A book review of Mexican Gothic, Goodreads Choice Award winner in Horror for 2020.

How to Start Geocaching

How to Start Geocaching

How to Start Geocaching: Planning After a week of serious eating and resting around the house, I was absolutely thirsting to get outside and move around a little. My new sister-in-law, Nicole, had never been Geocaching, but when I asked her if she would like to learn how to start geocaching, her face lit up [...]

2021: The Year to Read your Favorites Again

2021: The Year to Read your Favorites Again

In 2019, I read all of the Anne Rice Vampire Novels for the second time, in order. It was a great experience because I loved reading each and every book. Some of the reading was nostalgic, some of it was revelatory. There were so many fantastic passages I'd completely forgotten in the two decades since [...]

The Midnight Sky: A Netflix Movie Review

The Midnight Sky: A Netflix Movie Review

What Netflix has billed as George Clooney's greatest achievement underperforms expectations of those that loved Lily Brooks-Dalton's Good Morning, Midnight. Earlier this month, I reviewed the novel Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. I reviewed the novel enthusiastically, as it is an excellent read. The screenplay adapted from the novel was changed enough from the [...]