Want a new and RefreshIng spin for your salad? You must try this homemade salad dressing! It is super easy and a crowd pleaser! RECIPE: 1/3 C. Red Wine Vinegar 1/3 C. Olive Oil 1/3 C. Sugar Pecans (throw them on a pan in the oven for a few minutes to enhance the flavor!) Strawberries (or really anyContinue reading “Red Wine Vingar Salad Dressing”
Author Archives: Lara
Blessing and a Curse
No matter who you are or where you came from, we all have CharacTerisTics that can serve as a blessing and a curse. Maybe you are GeneRous with money, which could cause you to struggle managing your finances. Maybe you are easy to get along with, but when it comes to standing up to people, youContinue reading “Blessing and a Curse”
Table Transformation
Check out this old, beat-up table I got for FREE! Gave it a little TLC and see how it was TransFormed! Needed to give the base some chunky legs…so I took some scraps from a 2×4, cut them, screwed them together, and made them fit at the bottom. Used a couple cans of black spraypaint, sanded down random areas/corners ofContinue reading “Table Transformation”
Build Your Self-Esteem
Life has proven to me that I FeeL the BeSt about WhO I Am when I push myself to TrY NeW ThInGs. Sure, trying new things may mean I could fail, but those setbacks usually contribute to building better confidence for the future. A couple of years ago I wanted to put hardware on ourContinue reading “Build Your Self-Esteem”
Pajama Party!
Having a PajaMa ParTy is a regular occurance in our home. Sometime after dinner my daughter yells out, “Let’s have a pajama party!” Our PaRtY usually consists of vegging out in the living room, chasing each other in the front yard, or even helping Dad make chocolate chip cookies :) It is easy for one to think they haveContinue reading “Pajama Party!”
My way is the right way!
When I first started dating my husband, he always said something that really stuck with me: “Different strokes for different folks”. It wasn’t as if I had never heard that before, but that day it rang a bell in my mind as to how we should ReSpeCt the way people run their lives. I thinkContinue reading “My way is the right way!”
Paint Your Countertops/Kitchen Makeover
When we MoVed back to Kansas a few years ago, the counters in my new kitchen were not very pretty. They were off-white with light pink and light blue stripes! EeKk! I didn’t want to buy new countertops, and after doing some research I disCovEred that you can paint them (this was before Rustoleum started makingContinue reading “Paint Your Countertops/Kitchen Makeover”
A Tough Balancing Act
I don’t know how many ConveRsatioNs I’ve had with Robynn about the importance having a good balance in my life. Balancing my business and watching my kids….balancing trying to achieve goals but not letting them consume me…balancing housework, family time and ME time… I have always been a black and white type of person, soContinue reading “A Tough Balancing Act”
Wedding Guest Book Idea
Earlier this year I had an engaged couple wanting to use blocks as a NeW and FuN way to have people sign their wedding guest book! It was going to be a small wedding, so they decided to use blocks for the guests to sign. The best thing about this IdEA was that they areContinue reading “Wedding Guest Book Idea”
LIVE A Little
With the hustle and bustle of being a mom, running a business and keeping up with life in general, it is easy to let extra fun and uNique experiences pass me by if I let them. To-do lists will always be NeVer-Ending and no matter how hard we try, there will never be more thanContinue reading “LIVE A Little”
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