Smile Today
Get your smile today, whether motivational or just plain silly this is where you will find happy thoughts to make your day better!
Not Perfect, Not Imperfect, Just Me
I love that many people simply love me for being me. Then there are others who hate me for being me, although I haven’t actually had a face to face with anyone who truly hates but for every like there is a dislike I am certain of somewhere in this world. The Ying and Yang. [...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Helps Preeteens & Teens with Inspirational Stories
As a celebration of yesterday being Chicken Soup for the Soul Day I thought I would share two other Chicken Soup for the Soul books that really help to inspire your teen and tweens. I know that once my daughter and I are finished with the Cat Lovers Chicken Soup for the Soul book we [...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
Today is a holiday, the holiday is Chicken Soup for the Soul Day which means you all should curl up and read a good book, preferably one of the many Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Today I am going to share with you one of the new books from Chicken Soup for the Soul [...]
The Muppets: Five Rules From Animal on Being Cool
Get ready to be cool, well at least according to Animal from The Muppets. Here are five rules Animal lives by in order to keep his cool factor: LIVE LOUD!!!! – Anything worth doing is worth doing at high-decibel. Whether it’s playing drums, singing, expressing your opinion or simply wearing a really loud sports coat, [...]
Love Conquers All
A mother wakes up to the sound of an alarm clock going beep beep beep at 6:47 in the morning. This mothers eyes try to focus and she covers her ears because the beep beep beep sound is followed by boys downstairs yelling “mama” over and over again. This morning this mother simply doesn’t want [...]
Creating an Outdoor Family Space and Eating Area
There are many reasons why a parent or two would want to put together a family-oriented outdoor space. Often times these days, children don’t spend nearly enough time outside, preferring to lounge on the sofa in front of the TV for hours on end, or tap away at video game controllers until they game they’re [...]
{Random Thought} I am Obsessed with the Word Awesome
I don’t know if it has anything to do with the fact that I was born in the 80′s or if it’s just because I truly think I am awesome but I love the word awesome. I love this word so much that my middle child is often called “Awesome AJ” because of course both [...]












