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Crock Pot Lentil Veggie Stew

It’s been cold, rainy and — thankfully — really quiet here after the holidays, which means there’s plenty of time for me to make warm soup to fill everyone’s belly. Even though I’v[...]

7 Ways to Nurture Your Pregnant Self

We believe wholeheartedly that self care is an activity that requires practice. That is one of the reasons why we dedicate an entire week during the month of Pregnancy Awareness Mo[...]

Bach Flowers To the Rescue For Holiday Stress

The holidays are once again upon us and a mad rush to commercialism is actively happening around the world. Schedules are thrown off, traveling, excitement, expectations … it’s eno[...]

What is the White Out Campaign?

When I first saw this I thought it was some new cleaning product that would make my whites whiter and my brights brighter. That’s a pitfall of the “multi-tasker” scanning her emai[...]

Bump Up Your Vacation Plans!

Making vacation plans? Easy. Packing and organizing all of the food, bribery materials and cootie protection is the hard part. The trick to keeping it all together? Patience, prepa[...]

Creating Hope for the Holidays

Mosquito netting, a year’s education in Afghanistan, a pre-natal supply kit for a war zone…all items that could be on your holiday shopping list this year. What’s that? You don’t[...]

Punch Up Your Holiday Party

We know that fashion is cyclical… and not only with clothing! Retro is everywhere, including the “new” trends in home entertaining. Cocktail parties are back in vogue, as are cla[...]

Have Yourself a Merry Little, PVC-free Christmas!

Even though there’s been a lot written lately about artificial trees, I feel it can’t be talked about enough. Here’s a few I don’t hear others addressing, and it’s something that [...]

Fan Recipe - Pineapple Stuffing

My step mother-in-law always made this for our holiday gatherings. Once we had our first child, my husband and I decided we would stay home and start our own traditions, instead of[...]

Anna Getty’s Maple Walnut Cookies

To me the flavors of maple and walnuts say wintertime, evoking feelings of a crackling fire and cheerful holiday music. These cookies are so good you can’t just eat one, so make a [...]