How often do you stop to take in the little things? Like moss growing on a rotting log….a mother bird feeding her twitching, wiggling baby bird? Or busy little ants working in a crack in the sidewalk? I’m often distracted by all of those things. One that is standing out to me right now is the fact that I was paddle boarding by a beautiful water lily...

Long time, no entry! I really do admire the bloggers out there that put effort into their blogs every day or even once a week. It is quite mind-boggling. A friend of mine recently started a blog just to keep herself accountable to her goals as well as help her clear her mind. She’s a really good writer and so funny so I’m glad that she’s starting to...

My Grandma Sadie made each of us kids a twin quilt and I also received a queen quilt when I graduated high school. Both of which I treasure and each patch was hand embroidered! She taught me that fancy embroidery stitch when I would visit her years ago, but I cannot recall how to do it. I am sure I could find a tutorial for that online. My second oldest...

I've been eating clean now for almost a month. Going great I might add! I've lost a total of 8 inches and about 7 pounds so far! I am following Avisae's Guide to Living Clean and Lean. I am including an image and a link to order the products I am using if you are interested. I am healing my gut so I am excited about the continued weight loss along...