This is my friend GLeNn. From time to time I bump into him at the fitness center where I work-out and we’ll ChAt a bit. Recently we did just that. Glen talked about his TriPs to Colorado for the summer to get out of the Kansas heat. He owns a camper and makes the drive west to a much cooler climate. Glen’s childrenContinue reading “{PAY-BACK}”
Author Archives: Robynn
{Reverse Resolution}
We are all familiar with InFaMoUs New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve read the statistics for the percentage of people who actually stick to them – its DiSmaL. I think one explanation may be that for some reason JaNuAry 1st seems to be this magical “date”. As the calendar turns over, people think they have turned over a new leaf, asContinue reading “{Reverse Resolution}”
Creating Your {Live-It List}
Have you CrEaTeD your “LiVe-It” LiSt? For the next few months you will be reading/hearing a lot about the “Live-It” list on the Suede Sofa. If you are needing some help creating your list check out some of the ideas we’ll be sharing. Here are a few: Starting that HoMe-BaSeD business you’ve been dreaming (and talking)Continue reading “Creating Your {Live-It List}”
{Biggest Bang For Your Buck} – Special K Sour Cream & Onion Crackers
Lara and I love SaLtY cHiPs and when it comes to getting the {BigGest BaNg For YoUr BuCk}, we think these guys (Special K Sour Cream and Onion Crackers) pack the biggest “PuNcH”! If you like salty and “Sour Cream and Onion”, give them a try!! Check out the nutitional information!! There are a total of 27Continue reading “{Biggest Bang For Your Buck} – Special K Sour Cream & Onion Crackers”
{Yummy} Apple-Butter
Today I was HoPiNg to be in WeStOn, Missouri at their ApPLe CeLeBraTioN. Weston is a quaint little pre-civil war town in the rolling hills of northwest Missouri with so much to offer. I especially love their apple OrChArDs and PuMpKiN farms where you can pick your own apples and pumpkins. The tractor-trailer ride to the pumpkin patch where my family visited hadContinue reading “{Yummy} Apple-Butter”
{Artist Alley} Love It!!
I recently picked up these BiRdS at my town’s fall festival a.k.a. {ArTiSt AllEy}. I had been looking for birds for my mantle but just hadn’t been real ThRillEd with what I had seen. Boy, am I so glad that I waited and found these guys. I love it that they are so UniQuE, colorful (the onesContinue reading “{Artist Alley} Love It!!”
Guilt Trip
We’ve been on a few trips in our life and we would have to say, this is the one we enjoy the least. In fact, we don’t think we could use the word “enjoy” at all, because quite frankly guilt trips are down right TorMenTiNg. In the last week we have been talking about this IsSuE not just with each other,Continue reading “Guilt Trip”
Use The Resources You Have
If you’ve been following our blog you may have seen me talk about dealing with an “All-Or-Nothing” mindset. I struggle with this thinking and am diligently working to change this crazy TrAiN Of ThouGht. Here is one thing that is helping me out a GreAt dEaL. I recently have adopted the thinking, “Use The ResourcesContinue reading “Use The Resources You Have”
Most Valuable Player
A month or so ago I had the opportunity to speak to a group of CoLLeGe students about following their DrEaM and fulfilling their PoTeNtiaL. I took this trophy along and told them how I had wanted so badly to be named the MoSt VaLuAble PlaYer in BaSkeTbAll my senior year of high school. Instead, on awards night, I took home theContinue reading “Most Valuable Player”
Chalk It Up!
Maybe it’s the teacher in me, but I LOVE oLd-FaShiOn ChaLkbOarDs! And the cool thing is they are in VoGuE! So if you have some wall space and you’re not quite sure what to do with it, consider hanging a chalkboard. You can find chalkboards in stores such as Marshalls or Hobby Lobby or in catalogs suchContinue reading “Chalk It Up!”