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Healthy Green Bean and Onion Casserole #wholefoods
With so many feasts taking place over the next six weeks, I can feel my belt expanding already. While this definitely isn't the time to be focused on counting calories, we don't have to sacrifice taste to still indulge in some of our favorite comfort foods. While the...
(In) Real Life: a group of dreamers
Women from every walk of life gathered together for three days at the beautiful beach on Hilton Head Island. Entrepreneurs, story tellers, home makers, authors, cooks, artisans, cancer survivors, coordinators, speakers, photographers, decorators, mothers, wives,...
You Only Have Ten Seconds to Make…
Every week, a group of students that I help teach gather together and work on public speaking skills. One of the first things I always focus on as we maneuver the waters of addressing others in public, is that you have ten seconds to make a good first impression. For...
Pistachio Pudding; "So Easy, You Can Make it in your Car" Dessert
Last week, I shared the importance of having friends with which you can just be yourself. True friends with whom you can share your bedlam and know that it's ok. In the midst of that post, I told the story of the delicious dessert salad that was so easy my friend...
The Beginning of Ten Minute Dinners (Tasty Tuesday)
This past week, I've been having fun brainstorming my new Ten Minute Dinner Facebook page to preface the newly organized page on my site. I've realized at this stage in my life, more often than not, ten minute dinners are my continual "go-to" recipes. I want meals...
Avoiding the Mom Jeans Syndrome (& Express Jeans giveaway)
This post brought to you by Express. All opinions are 100% mine. My teen age son rolled his eyes at me, and groaned, "Seriously? Those are such "Mom Jeans." Ambling over to the mirror, I did a double take. How did I get to this point? With the waist band covering my...
Have You Forgotten How to Have Simple Fun?
Sometimes I forget the simple fun that is all around me. For our family, that simple fun is literally in our own back yard. But honestly, it doesn't matter if you live in the country, city, or suburb, with the pull of technology, schedules and life, it's hard to tune...
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As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. Her practical, yet tangible, lifestyle ideas encourages others to open their eyes to a “living on less” mentality with hundreds of ideas on living a full life on less money.
She lives it, and invites you along for the journey.
