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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" Party #63

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week #63

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Far From Normal

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Bowl of Happiness

Last Friday was my husband’s birthday and I decided to bake him a cake to celebrate!

I chose to make a Butter Pecan Birthday Cake this year, inspired by a recipe that I was given by his mom. She’s famous in the family for her butter usage…and for this cake! And he loves pecans, and vanilla cake so this was a perfect choice.

Make Your Own Solid Perfume Lockets
Living Chic on the Cheap

Here is an easy DIY- Make Your Own Solid Perfume Lockets. Of course, you can use this tutorial to just make the solid perfume.

Thoughts on Holy Week
The New Mrs. Adventures

At seven years old on a hot Saturday night in early July I vividly remember asking my mom and dad if we could "go talk" after dinner.
I was a rather dramatic child, especially for my age.
But on this particular evening I'm not sure if we can chalk it up the dramatic side of me, or if something in me knew...my life was going to change forever that night.
Eternity would be sealed.
That night I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior.

Vintage Demilune Console Table Makeover
My Nearest and Dearest

he mother-in-law of a friend of my mothers (did you follow that?) is no longer able to live in her home and the family has been auctioning or giving away furniture from the house. My mother saw this old demilune console table and thought it’d be right up my alley. I am so glad she picked it up because it is perfect for our house.

EASY TIRAMISU
Living the Gourmet

The dinner party, that well-planned formal affair that masquerades as an impromptu get together. While the typical dinner party exists almost entirely for the sake of itself, when done well there are precious few social rituals surrounding a meal that can offer such a sense of victory and achievement, from showing off your latest masterful dishes to finding an excuse to setup your best glassware.

Why I Don’t Drink Coffee in the Morning
Living Awareness Institute

Not that I don’t ever drink coffee, because I do. Especially on the weekend if we go out to our favorite café or when my husband fills the house with the aroma of his top shelf brew on Sunday mornings.

I figured out long ago that if I make a ‘to-do’ list while I am on coffee, I need to be on coffee to implement it. My adrenals just don’t need the extra jitters that coffee offers.

Cheesy Chicken Rice Casserole Recipe
Country Fit Family

I absolutely love making casseroles for supper. They are quick and easy to throw together. You can use whatever you have on hand and always turn out delicious! With casseroles there is enough for my husband, our two kids and I for our meal and plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. My husband loves it when I make extra for him so he can have a warm lunch while at work.

After Workout Protein Smoothie
Home Is Where The Heart Is

Do you love drinking smoothies? Do you make a lot of smoothies at home? If so, I have some ideas for you!

Ever since I starting working out, I love blending my own protein smoothie couple times a week. My basic formula for my smoothie is the same, but each time it may be different. I use frozen/fresh fruit, plain Greek yogurt, honey, cocoa powder (sometimes), protein powder, juice, and water.

SPRING HAND TOWELS
Anna Love Craft

How are you? On next friday it will be celebrated the Day of the Tree and Forest. Inspired on that special date and in the arrival of spring, I "planted" some trees on two hand towels. I love trees and now it's exciting to see how quickly they are filled with little leaves. I made applications with a very flowery fabric and the result was this! White or green, which one do you like more?

6 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles With Children
MomMe Matters

All three of my children are headstrong and can be extremely stubborn at times. When they refuse to do as told, it can be frustrating and anger provoking. Many times I’ve resorted to yelling and promising all sorts of punishments if they don’t listen. You can imagine how well those strategies usually work for me.

EASY CRAFTS FABRIC BANNER
Multi Tasking Maven

This DIY handmade fabric banner is a great easy craft to make! Fabric banners are all the rage right now and make great for decorations for spring, baby showers, wedding showers, graduation, birthday parties and more. This DIY project requires no sewing and just a few materials to make. You probably have some left over fabric in your craft room ready to recycle into this fantastic handmade banner.

No Bake Lemonade Cheesecake Recipe
Spaceships and Laser Beams

While shopping at Walmart this weekend, I found new Country Time Lemonade Starters. Talk about genius! There are three flavors, all flavored with real lemon juice: Berry Lemonade, Classic Lemonade, Half Lemonade & Half Iced Tea. It's liquid in a bottle and you just add water. They are really easy and convenient to make -- and super delicious with 50% less sugar than regular sodas. Because each bottle serves two purposes for me {a recipe and a beverage!} they're really affordable as well. Since I often have guests pop in, I love that you can make a single glass or a whole pitcher thanks to their easy measuring guide on the side of the bottle.

FABBY: Easter Tablescape 2015

I chose to set my Easter table setting, with what is our everyday china, which is a mix and match of colors and that makes it more fun and not boring for our everyday use and specially for Spring because of the pastel colors.

Can you be too stressed to run?
Mom's Home Run

Here's what happened. I was doing the school run, running as usual. When we passed a wooded area I saw it: a red cat. It was quite dead. And it looked júst like our red cat. So I was quite devastated, thinking our cat was lying dead in the woods.

Stacy’s Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Butter Cream Frosting
Intelligent Domestications

Although we tend to associate Strawberry recipes with the summer months, you will want this recipe for year round occasions.

Save Money Give Yourself a Salon Quality Pedicure at Home
Oh! My Heartsie Girl

I love to have pretty soft smooth feet with a nice color of polish, and when I can I will go to the salon, but there are times that I dont have the time it takes to go to the salon or the extra money.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" Party #58

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week #58

Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" Party

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We are so excited to have so many amazing bloggers party with us.
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Last week we had 440 awesome linkups!

Wake Up and be happy, get excited and have fun with us!

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A Peek Into My Paradise,

Epic Mommy Adventures

Natalie Loves Beauty,

Crafty Brooklyn Army Wife

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The Organized Dream

Far From Normal

Mice in the Kitchen

Relaxed Thairapy,

Kreative Corner

This Day I Love...

Blogghetti

Marilyn's Treats

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Creme de Menthe Cheesecake Cup Recipe

Country Fit Family

I love mint. I love peppermint tea, mint chocolate bars and Creme de Menthe drinks when I feel like splurging. I saw a recipe for a Creme de Menthe cheesecake in a recipe book that my mother had given me ages ago. I decided to alter it by changing the recipe into Creme de Menthe Cheesecake Cups. I had to change the instructions a lot since the original recipe called to use the microwave for everything. These are quite rich tasting, I think the recipe makes much better cups than a full cheesecake.

Leopard and Pink Handbag....Ooh La La!!

Gina's Craft Corner

I'm excited to share with you my 2nd attempt at the Sugar and Spice Handbag from Christine over at ChrisW Designs. It is a perfect bag for the intermediate sewist who is looking to learn a few new technique, like...

How to Blog Legally

Budget Girl

One of the many wonderful things about blogging is that you don’t need any previous experience or education to do it. You just dive in and go.

Unfortunately, it’s also the cause of a lot of problems. Like the fact many bloggers don’t know how to blog legally.

NO CHURN MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM

CincyShopper

This No Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream takes just a couple of ingredients and a few minutes time. No ice cream maker is needed to make this minty chocolate chip goodness. We have shared MANY Ice Cream Recipes with all of you including the No Churn Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream that we enjoyed for Valentine’s Day. But, this ice cream loaded with mint and chocolate chips is now a favorite in our household. The kiddos have been patiently waiting for me to make their favorite flavored ice cream and I delivered.

St. Patrick’s Day Mint Sugar Scrub {+ Printable Labels}

Better in Bulk

Whether it’s cold and dry where you are…or it’s hot and sandy…I don’t know many hands and feet (and elbows and knees) that couldn’t benefit from a little sugar scrub. There are so many awesome scented beauty products out there, but I’ve been discovering lately how much I love to make my own homemade beauty products. Not only are they so much cheaper than their fancy store-bought alternatives, but they tend to be better for your body, too.

11 Amazing Uses For Cucumbers

Simple Mama

Cucumbers are a vegetable that can seem boring to eat since they have a very plain taste. Their benefits however far outweigh this boring and plain taste. Cucumbers are packed with an abundance of vital nutrients as well as healthy chemical components. Along with health benefits, cucumbers also have many other uses around the home and garden.

Lemon Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze

Oh My! Sugar High

My middle son just turned 7 this past week. (My, how time flies!) He is having a party at the end of the month, but I still wanted to bake him a cake for his actual birthday. The problem? He is isn’t a huge fan of traditional cake with buttercream frosting. His favorite cakes are fruit based such as banana or pumpkin. It was very tempting to make him a chocolate chip banana cake since I already know he loves them. I made one a couple of years ago with chocolate shavings on the top. It was to die for. No really, I think my heart skipped a beat when I ate it. Only, I didn’t follow an exact recipe and now I can’t remember what I did! Total fail on my part, and I need to try to recreate it.

LAST MINUTE EASTER CRAFT: EASTER MASON JARS

The Domestic Geek

I can’t believe that Easter is this Sunday! I seriously can’t wait for Aliceana to hunt down Easter eggs. I’m secretly hoping my grandma buys me a chocolate Bunny like she used to, she always gave my sister and I the same bunny every year. The Peter Rabbit, I love nibbling at his ears and biting off his candy eyes (Easter bunnies can be a tad morbid, huh?)

Boost Your Mascara with Essential Oils

Happy Mothering

I’ll admit it. I don’t wear makeup as often as I used to. When I was younger, I wore makeup every single day. I didn’t even like leaving the house without my makeup on! I know that was a habit I picked up from my mom.

Since becoming a mom myself, time has become very precious, and I just can’t spare the time to apply makeup every day. I do, however, like to wear makeup on special occasions and on family outings.

City Capture: London, Baby! (2007-2015)

Becoming Alice

I have been to this beautiful city 10x more often than to the capital of my home country, but somehow London makes me feel at home.

The first time i felt like a stranger though. This colourful, crowded city can be quite overwhelming, and i was just 16 years old at that time (2007), travelling on my own for the very first time. I was a tourist at first, but after three months of living and going to school in Kings Langley (i keep wanting to say King's Landing now - thanks Game of Thrones, haha!) and going to London and it's countless museums, statues, towers, bridges and castles every weekend (as well as Watford, Windsor Castle, Brighton, Oxford...), i fell in love with the city. We even went to see the famous Les Misérables play in Soho!! Such a great performance.

RECIPE: AVOCADO CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

The Paleo Network

Whilst I generally try to avoid desserts and puddings, sometimes it is nice to have a sweet treat. And when I do have a sweet treat – it needs to still be Paleo. It’s easy to veer of Paleo towards SAD treats if you don’t have a back-up plan, so far better to make sure if you are going to have something sweet or containing chocolate, that it’s made with better ingredients.

I don’t think it can get much better than a dessert made with avocado, do you?

Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes
Budget Girl

Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes have all the taste of a cheeseburger, but are way easier to make. Brown the meat, add the ingredients, and voila! You’re done in under 30 minutes.

I love sloppy joe’s. Probably more than a grown woman should.

Zach thinks they’re OK, but doesn’t care for the sauce, apparently. Then I ran into this Cheeseburger Salad recipe from Pioneer Woman. I put the meat on a salad and Zach’s response was, “This should be a sloppy joe.”

Um, yes. Of course it should. Why didn’t I think of that?

DADDY’S JUST DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY..
MOMMY TALK

I came down yesterday morning and found my daughter like this:

My husband was in charge of giving her and her brothers breakfast while I got ready for church and this is how I find her, oatmeal ALL over, and I when I say all over.. it was ALL over.. in places oatmeal should never be. When I asked him why he didn’t just feed it to her like I would have and he said:

“Because I am daddy, not mommy”… and he’s right! If I have learned one thing in this crazy thing called parenting it is that- Daddy’s just do things differently!

Small Garden-Part 2-Growing UP
Gentle JoyGentle Joy

Gardening in a small garden can be a challenge...there's not a lot of space to use and in the city where we are, containing things helps with the neighbor's perspective of our gardens. So what to do? We grow things UP as much as possible.

Easter Decor in the Sunroom
Penny's Vintage Home

We have been spring cleaning in the sunroom and as we move furniture out to clean under it, we have changed the location of several pieces. The armoire has moved from the southwest corner of the room to the southeast corner.

Crockpot Chicken Taco Soup
More Than A Mom Of Three

With the cooler weather soups have been our go to dinner meals this past week or so. I love throwing a bunch of ingredients into my crockpot in the morning and forgetting about it all day and its ready for dinner with very little fuss. Plus it makes my house smell amazing all day long.

This crockpot chicken taco soup is a recipe that all my kids love, always a plus in my house. It’s one of those comfort go to meals on a nice cold winter day. Warming, filling and delicious!

One Skillet Chicken Burrito Dip
Almost Supermom

For Christmas I got some new kitchen gadgets including some cast iron skillets. I have used them for basic things like sauteing veggies or making eggs in the morning, but I really wanted to break this epic piece of kitchen equipment in, like really see what it can do. Yes, I realize it’s just a skillet, but it is an amazing skillet, one that can go right from my stove top to the oven without batting an eye, it’s so old school, but that’s what makes it so completely cool.

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