Hi everyone, is it me or is this month passing by a little faster than usual? Anyhow, Monday has arrived again so here are today’s mentionables… 1. Meaningful Jewelry. I picked up these bracelets from Kohl’s for free last week. That’s right, free. Thanks to Kohl’s and their sneaky ways, I got a $10 off […]
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If there’s anything I’ve learned over the past 7+ years, it’s that parenthood is one looong, continuous lesson on love. Just as it takes a whole lot of work to maintain a good marriage, it takes a LOT of work to be a loving, patient, kind, understanding—insert all the warm and fuzzy adjectives you can think
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Happy Veteran’s Day! This post is going to be super quick cause I have two munchkins vying for my attention on their day off from school! 😉 Today’s mentionables are… 1. Pumpkin Cranberry Scones. I tried this boxed “recipe” from Trader Joe’s and got good results. I substituted the one stick of butter with coconut
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I was trying to enter my passcode into my iPhone yesterday when it froze up on me. I heard the usual click after I put in the numbers, but the screen didn’t respond. I let out a deep sigh of frustration and thought to myself, “Noooo!!” Yes… 1st world problems, I know! I almost wanted to laugh
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Hi everyone! Just happy to be alive this day and thanking God for everything He has brought me through. Hope you are getting a good start to this week, too. Here are today’s mentionables… 1. Pomegranates. In case you like pomegranates, but have no clue as to how to get those seeds out,
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lis ten 1. to pay attention to sound <listen to music> 2. to hear something with thoughtful attention: give consideration <listen to a plea> 3. to be alert to catch an expected sound <listen for his step> “You don’t listen!” One minute my dear friend/college roommate had been trying to give me pointers on
Welcome to the last week of October! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready to tackle today. Here are today’s mentionables… 1. Braided T-shirt Necklace. After being inspired to make a T-shirt scarf last week, I decided to try my hands (plural because both are necessary for the task!) at making braided necklaces
If you’ve ever watched a Chinese soap opera, you would know there is always a cross-generational battle going on between family members, more specifically between the mother-in-law (MIL) and daughter-in-law (DIL) – and the poor son gets stuck in the middle. This story line is so popular probably because it’s based on reality and like they
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Happy Monday everyone! I’m getting a bit of a slow start to this day (and the cloudy weather doesn’t help!), but here we go… 🙂 Here are today’s mentionables: 1. MomLife Today. For all you moms out there, MomLife Today is a one-stop shop for moms. I discovered it just this year and I appreciate all the
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We’ve been doing some home renovations for the past few months. Most recently, the whole family was involved in painting the kitchen cabinets. Hubby and I painted the upper cabinet doors, while the kids did the lower ones. While we were working, I remarked to hubby that we (he and I) have done quite a
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