My front door has been naked since Mardi Gras ended over 6 months ago! I put together a wreath last Fall that was right effective, as my Momma says but I was not really feeling it this year. I have taken… Continue Reading
With school starting for so many (both kids and parents) and the summer dwindling down, it is hard to believe it is already Labor Day. Didn’t Summer just start? But, here we are… so, happy Labor Day, Y’all! There is… Continue Reading
A birthday cake for Jojo I consider myself a cake connoisseur. Cakes that I don’t enjoy are few and far between. Whenever my birthday rolls around, my cake of choice is and always has been carrot. Everyone else has an official birthday cake… Continue Reading
Happy 4th, y’all! I hope your day includes the following: cold drinks, encased meats/non-meats, fireworks, and a shed tear over Ray Charles’s ‘America the Beautiful.’ How awesome is it that even after 238 years of independence, we still feel the… Continue Reading
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” -Mark Twain Memorial Day is so much more than just the kick-off to summer or an excuse to have a mattress sale. Using Memorial Day… Continue Reading
My mom isn’t on Facebook. It isn’t her thing. In fact, she repels technology; yet another facet of my fabulous Mommy. This past Sunday, on Mothers Days, Facebook was flooded with pictures of moms and kids. It was fantastic. Meeting/seeing my friends… Continue Reading
Yes, to every woman- Happy Mother’s Day. For a large majority of my life I was not interested in having children. However, it was a part of the deal when I married Bub & Baby Bub is the heart of… Continue Reading
As Coralie mentioned on Monday, my birthday was on the 4th. With every passing year, my feelings regarding my birthday become more complicated. I am extremely grateful for the bounty of love in my life- from friends and family. My… Continue Reading
You know. Sometimes. Well. Sometimes life takes off and it takes everything I have just to hang on. That’s how life has gotten for me. Today I had scheduled to to a goal check-up update and- my laptop has gone… Continue Reading
I have had my eyes on salt dough ornaments for a while- like, I pinned a couple different recipes at the genesis of my Pinterest career. But, I never got around to testing any of them. And then- there was… Continue Reading
Can you hear that? What?! You don’t hear the trumpets?! You can’t see the confetti?! Well, let me tell you… it’s a veritable Carnivale over here at FTTDWYW. Cause, you know what? This week is our one-year blogaversary! Fun Things To Do… Continue Reading
[spotify track=”spotify:track:4Ki2zXoAdjI74zPeJvUTHS”] Happy Valentine’s Day! I have had a lifelong love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. On one hand, I realize that it is a holiday totally marketed to our over-spending culture to spend some more money and… do we as a… Continue Reading
You know the drill. These are the fotos that tickle me. There is a slight Holidaze theme but surely there will be something in this batch that will make you chuckle. As I mentioned earlier in the blog, certain decorating… Continue Reading
After an amazing, yet exhausting holiday season back in Georgia I hopped on a 7 p.m., 4.5-hour flight back to LA yesterday. Since travel days typically involve airports, packing, and goodbyes they are generally pretty crummy. Although my day yesterday had… Continue Reading
Parting really is such sweet sorrow. As excited as I am about returning to Cali (especially with the cold snap sweeping every part of the nation EXCEPT California), leaving home always breaks my heart. Whether I’ve stayed a week or… 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
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Saturday was Bub and my fourth wedding anniversary. Now, for those of you that have been married more than four years, you are probably thinking that 4 years is just a drop in the hat and that may be- but. These past… 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
As a holiday gift to ourselves and our families, we have decided that FTTDWYW will be taking this week OFF (well, kind of….)! We both severely underestimated our schedules during this season and as the season really kicks into high gear, we thought we… Continue Reading