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Fabulously Fun Care Package Ideas
One of the long standing jokes in our family is of my mother's first college care package to my older brother. You need to remember, this is long before constant communication through cell phone and social media, so a care package from home was pure gold. The package...
Meal Time Magic: the Joy of an Unexpected Blessing
Make Family Meal Time a Priority Gather Together over a Shared Meal The Importance of Family Meal Time Laugh More, Laugh Loud Creating Ambiance through Candle Light around the Dinner Table Gathering together around a shared family meal is an intentional measure that...
Tasty Tuesday Parade of Foods
Next week when you come to link up for Tasty Tuesday, you'll see a whole new look here at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam. I've spent the last few evenings going through hundreds and hundreds of posts and re-categorizing them for easier search-ability and organization. It...
Free Spring into Fragrance Gift Pack from Right@Home
(I think that these have reached their quota. Wow, they went fast.) Two great freebies today: All You is giving away 30K bottles of Seventh Generations Dish Soap...Enjoy some of it by signing up here. Next, sign up to receive some great Spring Cleaning Products. If...
How to Buy at an Auction
A live auction experience is just pure entertainment. At twenty years old, I was drawn into my first auction with no knowledge of what to expect. Knowing that I needed furniture for my sparse, college apartment, and this college town didn't sport any thrift stores, I...
Stuffed French Toast Casserole with Fruit
Stuffed French Toast Casserole Regardless of how many mouths I have to feed, there always seems to be a few pieces of left over bread discarded, with new loaves opened. Yes, no regards for finishing the last loaf. I never get that. Do the kids not see those last few...
It’s Gardening Time: Starting Seeds Indoors
It's hard for me to think about gardening when it snowed in NC today, and yet it was 80 degrees just last week. But even with crazy weather, every one can get a jump start on gardening season by starting their seeds indoors. One of my friends inspired me to stop...