Celebrating Labor Day!

Monday is Labor Day, and if you’re like me, then you’re off from work and getting ready to get your grill on! My husband and I are hosting my mom and two of our three nieces. We may have some leftovers for mom to take back to my dad and my gramma Howard, but steak is on the menu and my family loves their steak! Hopefully you have a Labor Day party to go to, but if not, then here are some quick and fabulous ideas for you to put together your own Labor Day celebration! Marinated steak is tops […]

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Pin-spiration: Living Room Spaces

Several months ago, my husband and I moved from the large one room studio apartment above his grandmother’s garage and moved into the big house. It was a slow transition, but we are essentially “moved in!” In a few months, my husband will be ripping up the carpet in the living room and the dining room, revealing a natural hardwood floor which will be in rough shape! So to get me excited about the possibilities of what can be, I decided to turn to Pinterest to find some inspiration. Here is what I found… Photo Source: removeandreplace.com Photo Source: honeycombcreativeco.blogspot.com […]

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Daily Reminders to Yourself

I think it’s important to have little daily reminders because in this day and age, life can sometimes try to bring us down. So when I found this little list of “5 Things to Remind Yourself Daily” on Pinterest, via LifeHack, I wanted to share it with everyone. These daily reminders remind me of other life affirmations. Does anyone remember Al Franken’s character, Stuart Smalley, on SNL. Stuart would look into a mirror and say, “I am good enough, I am smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” And let us not forget the wonderful reminder from Viola Davis’ […]

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Life Lessons in “The Internship”

I always find it interesting when Hollywood puts out a movie with interesting Life Lessons in “The Internship” and valuable life and career lessons. This is probably why I have seen The Internship, featuring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, a dozen or so times on HBO recently. Photo Source: IMDb These two lovable guys play traveling watch salesmen who lose their jobs and essentially have to start over. Vince Vaughn’s character, Billy, is a dreamer and is the one who gets the ball rolling on their internship at Google. Photo Source: Pinterest I love the spirit in which these two […]

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The 30 Day No-Fail Happiness Challenge

I like to think that I’m generally a happy person. I like to think that I’m spreading happiness wherever I go, whether it be at work, with family, or out in public. I try to smile at strangers and say “hello” to passers-by. I think this 30-Day No-Fail Happiness Challenge is a great idea for everyone to try, especially when negativity is not only coming out of the mouths of your friends and family, but also being reported in the news. Photo Source: Pop Sugar / pinterest.com You might want to keep a small notebook for this challenge, which you will […]

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