Do you ever feel like you’ve gotten bogged down in the muck of your reality? When that happens to me I need a little something to spice up my life. Nothing major, just a minute change. Most of the time I direct this ‘change’ to my environment – my home decor. Honestly, I tend to…
The kids may be back at school but the summer sun, the heat, is still going strong; making it a fitting time for crafts and projects. In as little as one day, the daughter and I added a stunning do-it-yourself bird feeder to the yard that is more than just a bird feeder, it’s an…
School is in session! Or, at least, it’s so close I can practically taste the freedom in my nightly sip of wine. Counting the days…counting the days. In all actuality, I may or may not be so anxious to send my kids back into the daily grind, but several hours of uninterrupted, quiet time to…
Do you ever feel like you could use another room worth of space? No matter how big of a home we inhabit, we always seem to fill up every nook and cranny. It’s not that we are all hoarders by nature. It’s just that life is busy and more times than not, we don’t stay…
I love my gemstones. Love to wear them. Love having them around me. I’m not talking talking sparkly tiaras and diamond necklaces. Although, they can be stunning. Nah, I’m talking crystals. My love for crystals inked onto the page in my recent Young Adult novel, Becoming: The Balance Bringer, when high school senior, Ana Janssen,…
Are you a lover of movies? Do you lose yourself in your favorite television shows for an hour at a time? Maybe something about THOR! You miss him, don’t you? He’s currently helping Samantha Warren in the state of New York. She’s been busy dealing with our Norse god AND GISHWHES at the same time.…
It’s disheartening and frustrating when your territory is overrun by unwanted guests. In this case, I’m going to refer to them as the enemy. I’m talking about the weevil. A nasty, undesirable bug that brings destruction. They come at you very stealthy in their sneak attack on your pantry. They move in when your defenses are…