The word “hummingbird” takes me immediately to my grandmother’s kitchen in the summertime. I spent a lot of time with my Georgia grandparents growing up. And I love the memory I have of stirring the sugar and water together in a pot over the… Continue Reading
[spotify track=”spotify:track:6llAqB4o2GS2Sx0rKvDIK0″] Did you know that Fun Things To Do While You’re Waiting has a Twitter account? We do! We do! We’ve had it since launching last March! We haven’t been as diligent on Twitter as we should have been,… Continue Reading
Big News? “What’s the big news?” you ask. Well, we’re going to be making some changes here at FTTDWYW. When we began this blog we outlined some goals for ourselves with the understanding that we would periodically evaluate our progress. With our… Continue Reading
I guess it was some time last week that they (you know the powers that be) started talking about us getting snow in Gulf Shores. And then they (those same powers) started saying it was only gonna snow on the… Continue Reading
I would like to offer my apology to (apparently) everyone in the Northern Hemisphere who isn’t in Southern California. I’m so sincerely sorry. Between Polar Vortexes and Winter Storm Leon, things are looking pretty chilly for most of the people in… Continue Reading
This is a dual post. There is a Pinterest Experiment, but there is also a bit of a teaser about things to come. I feel like I have spent a majority of this weekend polishing. There are a lot of things going… Continue Reading
Think about it for a second. When was the last time you got a for real and real letter? Not an email, not a bill, not a catalog, not a text message, but- a real, handwritten letter? I got one… Continue Reading
My name is Leigh, and I have an addiction to “bad” t.v. I’m not talking about television that is poorly acted/written or produced. I’m talking about reality shows that document how crazy and amazing humans can be. My favorite examples being: Intervention, Hoarders,… Continue Reading
I have played board games for as long as I can remember. I have great, great memories of playing games with my Stepmom and Daddy as a child. We would seriously play certain games all day long! It was wonderful fun. I briefly mentioned… Continue Reading
When I meet with readers of the blog, I like to talk to them about what they like and what kind of articles they would like seeing. Today’s post suggestion came from my cousin Judy and addresses something that isn’t… Continue Reading
Y’all. Bub, Baby Bub and I are home fresh from vacation. Who takes vacation in January? Well, we do. And we really had a wonderful trip. Did we go to Disney? No. Did we go to New Orleans? Nope. Did… Continue Reading
I have been pushing these books for the last month! Anybody that gave me the time of day, I was chatting up about these two books. They have made a permanent mark on my way of thinking and looking not… Continue Reading
I have fallen head over heels in love with personalized digital photo books! I mean for reals! It began as a crush at the end of 2012 but by the end of 2013 it was full-on love. As I have… Continue Reading
[spotify track=”spotify:local:Hank+Williams%2c+Jr.:Hank+Williams%2c+Jr.%27s+Greatest+Hits%2c+Vol.+1:Family+Tradition:240″] I had such grand plans for the blog for this holiday season. I wanted to write many thoughtful posts about all the things that make the season special to me and mine. Fortunately (or unfortunately for the readers)… Continue Reading
There have been years that I did not have some New Years resolutions. My resolution was to have no resolutions so I wouldn’t fail at keeping my resolutions… Wow! Now, looking back on those years of my life when my… Continue Reading
Aaaand, we’re here… the finish line– the end of the 88-Day Challenge. All told, I’ve dropped 9 pounds. Not the 20 I set out to lose… but better than a stick in the eye, you know? But, with clothes that fit better and… Continue Reading
This is the second to last ’88-Day Challenge’ post. There are really only two weeks and some change left in 2013. Let that sink in. Remember, 74 days ago… when I was all like, “the time will fly… why not start… Continue Reading
[spotify track=”spotify:track:5TpiJGUGrP0hNNc1KFHeWT”] Y’all. If you know me, you know that I really admire and respect Oprah. I think she is a good human not to mention a hard-working business woman. With this new chapter of her life, the OWN network,… Continue Reading
I am a list maker by practice. I come from a family of list makers and thrive on the act of checking/crossing off something from my list. Kids these days put their lists on various electronic devices… and I get… Continue Reading
Dear Readers, My sweet and clever friend Carina wrote this interesting essay about ditching the traditional shampoo/conditioner method of hair washing on a cool fitness blog she is running. I knew immediately after reading it that it was something I wanted to share… Continue Reading