I've started to make some changes including getting rid of a lot of "chemicals" in our home so I started looking for alternative options. One of these is Pine Sol. I do love the smell and cleanliness of it but not all the chemicals that are added so I'm trying a DIY recipe. It takes… Continue reading DIY Pine Cleaner
Homemade Sourdough
I am a lover of carbs! Especially homemade bread. I previously decided to try my hand at making my own sourdough starter in order to have the ability to make my own homemade bread at home whenever I wanted. Little did I realize at time that there is so much more I can do with… Continue reading Homemade Sourdough
How to Make Natural Lip Balm at Home
I have a confession……..I am addicted to lip balm! I have one for my car, purse, work, scattered around the house even! Unfortunately, I've even washed a few of them while doing the laundry……..which has ruined more than a few items of clothing. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the money that I spend on each tube along with… Continue reading How to Make Natural Lip Balm at Home
Quick Instant Pot Cheesecake Recipe
Yup…….I’m that person. The one that bought the Instant Pot with big plans of making all these meals in a short period of time and you know what happened? What really happened? I bought it and it sat in the cabinet for almost a year and collected dust. But I finally broke down, took it… Continue reading Quick Instant Pot Cheesecake Recipe
Easy Nutella Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
I’m not a huge Nutella fan but had a request to make Nutella cupcakes for a baby shower so I thought I’d give it a try. Homemade chocolate cupcakes to start with (I suppose boxed cake mix works but I haven’t tried it) filled with Nutella and then Nutella chocolate buttercream frosting. These were a… Continue reading Easy Nutella Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
To be a nurse
Dear Senator Walsh, While I, like so many others, am offended by your words, I can only assume they come from complete ignorance on what it is that nurses do. Nursing is more than a job or a career. To those of us that have chosen this profession, it is a calling. We spend time… Continue reading To be a nurse
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Celebrating St Patrick’s Day Naples-style this year! Blessed to spend the day in the front row with some amazing friends watching the Naples St Patrick’s Day parade with mimosas, sandwiches, cookies, and of course, beer. Not exactly in line for my own attempt at a healthy eating lifestyle but that’s a challenge for another day… Continue reading Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
January Disney Trip
The Happiest Place on Earth The first of many Disney trips this year and the first two days were beautiful! The third day, it was freezing (at least, by Florida standards) with the temperature falling into the 50s! But it's still Disney so 🙂 really who cares...... It was my first time at Beaches and… Continue reading January Disney Trip
Delicious Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars Recipe
Some of my favorite memories are during the fall season while living in New England. We'd go out in the crisp fall air for apple and pumpkin picking, apple cider and doughnuts, then home to bake a homemade apple crisp. This year, I searched for a new recipe that would include my love of apple… Continue reading Delicious Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars Recipe
Homemade S’mores without a Fire
After posting this to my Instagram and Facebook page, I was asked for the recipe and thought this would be the easiest way to share it! Usually in order to have s'mores, it requires lighting a fire, finding sticks long enough for the marshmallows to toast on, and hopefully make it through the s'mores construction… Continue reading Homemade S’mores without a Fire