As many of you already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and every year there are a ton of amazing opportunities to hep support the Cure!  There are many ways to get involved from participating in the Susan G Komen's Race for the Cure to baking cupcakes and sharing them online to Cook for the Cure. Breast cancer has affected quite a few people I know and is something that runs in my family.  Like all types of cancer and other diseases, breast cancer is devastating to a person and family.  It takes a toll on your mental and ...

This post is quite different from all of my others.  I remember back in the days of MySpace before Facebook was popular.  We did survey after survey and so on for hours on end.  I love nostalgia. 25 QUESTIONS TAG! Question 1: Do you have any pets? Yes, I have two cats. Lola and Benji. And, I can't forget my Grayson who passed away last year at just a bit over a year old from FIP (Feline Infectious Peritinosis).  It's a very rare disease that is always fatal.  There are two types of the disease, wet and dry.  Grayson had the dry ...

This post is part of a series.  To start the series from the beginning, click here.  To browse through the series, click here. Deciding between Reverse Budgeting and Forward Budgeting is one of the first things to do when creating your budget. Reverse Budgeting in three steps Determine your savings goal Save a set amount each month to reach your goal. Revisit your goal and adjust as necessary Reverse Budgeting is good for you if any of the following apply: You have a hard time sticking to your budget. You succeed with a strict and well planned structure. You know ...

Throughout my blogging adventure, I’ve had many times where I thought of an idea that was absolutely fantastic but had no idea how to make the idea a reality.  Each time, my Google searches have brought up a plug-in that can do just what I’m wanting to do.  In no specific order, here are my 11 favorite plugins. One Click Child Theme – It took me over a year of blogging to create a child theme.  Not because I didn’t know the importance of the child theme.  Trust me, I definitely lost my site design in a Theme update once.  ...

This is the first year that I tried my hand at gardening.   I saw a post showing how to regrow scallions and I decided to try it out.  After buying a bundle at the grocery store last May, I've been regrowing the scallions ever since! I found a recipe that was just about what I was looking for and substituted out quite a few ingredients.  The only thing that I didn't consider was the quantity.  The batch was huge!  It filled up one 12 cupcake tray, one 24 mini-muffin tray, and one tortilla tray.   I also made some ...