• 3 Tips for Backyard Tailgating

    It’s tailgating season! Read our Tips for Backyard Tailgating! When you hear the word tailgate, what do you think of? I think of football, tasty food, snacks, ice cold beverages, and time spent with friends and family. With a few months of football left including the Super Bowl, there’s still plenty of time to plan your…

  • Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes

    Oven Roasted Potatoes My parents introduced me to this recipe. As a young girl in the kitchen, I watched what my parents cooked for dinner. As an adult, I try to create their recipes for my own family. You can use just about any type of potato with this recipe, even sweet potatoes! I prefer…

  • 6 Ways to Keep in Touch With Family this Holiday Season

    Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #TreatYourFamily #CollectiveBias My husband’s career has taken us pretty far from our family. I would have to say that the hardest part about having a career so far away is not being able to see family…

  • Decorating My Home For the Holidays with Artificial Plants

    Disclosure: I received artificial plants from Commercial Silk in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own. I can’t remember the last time I was able to decorate my home for the holidays. This is mainly because we traveled every Christmas to Texas to see family and we weren’t home for the holidays. I didn’t…

  • DIY Toddler Table and Chairs Makeover Using Plasti Dip

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Plasti Dip for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. When we moved to the Pacific Northwest over a year ago, I had no idea how I was going to decorate my toddler’s new room. For a few months, the room sat empty for…

  • Is Your Busy Schedule Hurting Your Family?

    From awesome careers to great families to interesting hobbies to beautiful, Pinterest-perfect houses, women these days seem to have it all. There really is no limit to what we can accomplish–both for ourselves and for our families. Yet, does all of this success come at a cost? Unfortunately, it certainly can. Here are four ways…

  • Cucumber Tomato Salad

    When I was young, I remember my grandparents would make delicious cucumber salads using fresh vegetables from their garden. When I was older, my dad carried on their recipe and I’d enjoy a plate of cucumber salads during the summertime at home with his fresh ingredients from his garden. Fast forward several years later and I was…