Senior Dog Cookies

Our sweet dog Princess hasn't been herself lately so I took her to the vet. It feels like overnight she went from our wiggly, barely-contained puppy to a lethargic, old girl. She was diagnosed with arthritis and we did a week of NSAIDs to see how she felt....

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Meal Planning Made Easy

I am an avid meal planner. To be honest, I'm a planner in general. I've finally found a method to keep a personal planner - which is a different post, someday - and it's helping me keep meal plans on point. Meal planning helps us stay on budget, but only when...

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World's Best Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Cake......Cream Cheese Frosting..... Honestly, you can't go wrong with that combo but this recipe is the. freaking. best. My mom made it for us growing up. Every fall we would beg for "pumpkin bars". They're basically what dreams are made of. I've...

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Buckets

There are tons of articles out there to let you know how many things you are screwing up. As if you aren't doing it enough to yourself, every news feed is full of articles from "experts" claiming they have a "solution". And you buy it! We all buy it because any solution seems better than what we have - which at many times feels a lot like failure. My three year old goes to preschool and the philosophy...

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Preschool: The Beginning

My three year old started preschool this week. All summer long we coached him and worked him up to this grand event. Every good thing he did we praised and reminded him how proud his teachers will be when he does said thing in class (listening, picking up toys,...

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My Kitchen Essentials

Sometimes I pretend like we are downsizing and have to live in a tiny house. It keeps me from buying extra gadgets and doo-dads we don't need and it keeps me more organized (something I ALWAYS need). When it comes to kitchen gear, I am blessed to have a wide...

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Best Time of My Life

I have a "thing" with TV series that take place in high school and college. I didn't particularly love that time of my life, mainly because I thought academia was a bore and did all I needed to do to get my A's and B's and get out of there. In the least possible...

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