So let me ask you a question. Do you consider listening Audiobooks “reading” ? I ask because I have recently bought a subsription to Scribd. I love to read but findign the opportunity to sit down with a book can be a challenge. I have found I really do enjoy listening to books, especially when…
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Thoughts on Powersheets after 1 Month
An update on my progress with Powersheets.
The Best Books I Read In January
The best books I read last month; a thought provoking memior, and 2 edge of your seat suspense books.
Common Sense Eating For the Whole Family
It’s one of the most frustrating parts of raising kids. Getting them to eat healthily can feel like a battle of wills, especially if you don’t practice what you preach. We all want our children to grow up healthy and have a good diet, but if you’re not doing this yourself, it’s time to make…
Happy New Year & My 2019 Word of the Year
It’s officially 2019 today, and there is nothing like the fresh start of a New Year to set some goals or intentions.
Merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating today! I hope your day is filled with warmth, laughter, and delicious food.
If it Doesn’t Challenge You it Doesn’t Change You- Powersheet Prep Work
Powersheet Prep work. It’s 40 pages of self-reflection, digging deep and focus. For those of us that are new to PowerSheets and goal setting, digging into the Prep Work can feel a bit daunting. Below are a few things that helped me with my Prep worl. If you aren’t familiar to PowerSheets, they are a goal…
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you have an amazing day celebrating with family and friends. It’s the perfect time to take a moment to reflect on what you’re grateful for this year.
How to Keep your Teen’s Football Gear Clean and Stink Free
You love your athlete, but probably don’t feel the same way about their laundry. Sports gear (especially gear that belongs to a teenage boy) can get incredibly stinky, these products have kept my son’s football uniforms and gear clean and stink-free.
Save Your #18Summers Nonsense, I am Looking forward to Fall and A Slower Pace
The county fair is always a week or two before the kids have to head back to school and it has always felt like a welcome “unofficial end of summer”. The weeks following the fair are devoted to wrapping up sweet corn season and getting the kids ready to head back to school, and I am…
I’ve Kind of Lost My Way
This is a difficult post to write, probably because I am still right smack dap in the middle of whatever this funk is. But it needs to be said, and you deserve to know what is going on. To put it bluntly and get straight to the point: I’ve kind of lost my way with…
What I am reading this Summer (2018 Reading Challenge)
Way back in January I set my 2018 Reading Challenge to read 30 books this year. Yes, 30 books isn’t the loftiest of goals, but the previous year I was just shy of that goal with 26 books read. I am on track with my goal and have read some great books this year. But…
Eat Like a Local! Bloggers Dish About Thier Favorite Local Restaurants Across the US
A couple weeks ago I shared a list of my favorite local restaurants for date night in the Western Finger Lakes, as a collaborative project organized by Social Fabric. Other bloggers have created similar lists, in which they have shared their favorite restaurants all across the country. I hope this list will encourage you to try out new restaurants or…
Thursday Things: The Flu, Dutch Ovens, and Grocery Pick-up
Happy Thursday Friends, This week I thought we would try something new! Each Thursday I’m gonna check in with you about some of the stuff going on in my life…musings, things I’m digging, and what we are up to. It’s my hope that we will get to know each other even better. I was recently…
In search of Your Favorite Recipe For…
I am looking for recipes for some of Upstate New York’s favorite regional foods, do you have one you want to share?
Rochester Reads 2017: The Enchanted
“This is an enchanted place. Others don’t see it, but I do.” The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re-imagining life around him, weaving a fantastical story of the people he observes and the world he inhabits….
Reflections on Ethnic Foods in the Finger Lakes & The You Are What You Eat Event Hosted by the New York State Folklore Society
I recently attended a narrative stage discussion on ethnic foods in the Finger Lakes, organized by the New York State Folklore Society. The event, You are What You Eat held at the Auburn Theater, was really enjoyable, and found the whole experience informative, so I thought I would share my observations and takeaways. I realize immigration…
Goodbye 2016
I was recently looking back through my archives and came to the realization I had only posted 20 times in 2016, and there was a period of time where I didn’t post a single thing for 3 months straight. In the past I have posted a year in review, sharing blog highlights and whatever else…
The Easiest Recipe Calorie Calculator
Do you ever wonder exactly how many calories are in a serving of your favorite dish? Recently someone posted a comment asking about how many calories are in a serving of Applesauce Puffs. I did some investigating on the Internet and discovered there are many different sites that allow you to analyze and monitor your daily calories, most…
Rochester Reads Event: Sonja Livingston & Queen of the Fall
I think authors are rock stars – so meeting an author is a terribly exciting thing for me, so I just had to share my recent meeting of author Sonja Livingston. Last year I read Ghostbread by Sonja Livingston, and immediately connected with the book. A memoir of Sonja Livingston’s youth spent in some of…
