A “memory” status came up on my Facebook feed of my teen boys 5 years ago. Wow, did they look different! I tried to think back to the moment the picture was taken, to think back to even...
Many years ago for Christmas, my husband bought me white towels. I remember opening them and being speechless. Speechless because I couldn’t believe of all the things in the world, how he...
A letter from my dead mom? That’s what I asked myself when I first flipped through the stack of mail I’d just pulled from the mailbox, finding the envelope.
It looks like 2021 will be a year of testing our patience. The pandemic is still raging and everyone is at home. People are dying for connection, for moments to live, for laughter and love, and...
Best. Quote. Imagine the freedom if you lived by it?
Are you guys in full Christmas/Holiday mode yet? About this time of year, I host my annual cookie baking day/night where my neighbor friends come over for an all day and evening bake-fest to make...
It looks like masks will be part of our daily lives for a while. No matter how we feel about them, we need them if we want to go out in public. Masks protect us from spreading Covid. But, they have...
A post from my dear friend, Janiece Cotrell, who I admire for her skills to make a house a HOME. Check out these quick ideas to get the October feeling!
You’re hyper-alert about COVID, but how about your heart? Have you had a heart-health screening in the last few years, or ever? If not, it is time to make an appointment.
I can’t believe it’s September, can you? 2020 has been quite a year. But life goes on in this strange world we’re living in today. I hope you’re feeling some normalcy in your...
Hi guys! How are you holding up in this crazy world? I hope you’ve found your groove. Life must go on, even if the way we are living it looks different now. I’ve been focusing on health...
So, it seems this pandemic will be lasting longer than we thought.
A few years back, I published a blog post on my favorite kitchen items. Most of them are still my favorite! And with all the time we’re spending in our kitchens lately,
I’m not gonna lie. This week has been harder for me than previous quarantine weeks. I’ve been keeping myself on a schedule to keep things moving, but the last few days, I’m just...
Guys, I don’t talk about my husband much on my blog, but he’s a surgeon. A weight loss surgeon who has done over 3000 weight loss surgeries over his career so far and is top in his field...
By Andrea Krohn When Jen asked me to write a blog for her Ounce of Salt Website, I thought what? No, I can’t. I detest writing. I’m terrible at it.
The grocery store is probably the most germ infested place we can visit right now during this quarantine period.