Thank you to Shaklee for providing the Shaklee180 products to make this post, and my weight loss, possible. Hello Friends! I am back with another exciting update about my Shaklee180 journey. I'll cut right to the good stuff, I know y'all are dying to know where I am in terms of pounds lost and inches vanishing. So far, I am down 12.5 pounds and 24.3 inches. Would you believe that I am .25 ...
Proper Temperatures for Cooked Meats
Thank you to Hormel Foods for making this post possible. Just in case you haven't picked up on it, The Texan is from Texas. West Texas to be exact. Lots of cattle ranches and meat eating happen out there. Despite my lengthy career in the restaurant industry, I have had a hard time remembering what the proper temperatures for cooked meats is. Please tell me you forget things that you used to ...
Creating an Epic Playdate at home
I am so excited that summer is finally here! Mother Nature has been rather cooperative, too. Giving us high temps and humidity that take me back to living in Florida. Yep, it's been sticky here on Cape Cod. Our favorite beach is closed to protect the nesting area of a federally protected bird so I've been in need of some epic playdate ideas. A few days ago, I read this awesome post by Heather ...
Considering TakeLessons for music lessons
Because exposing The Boy to music is important to me, I wrote this sponsored conversation on behalf of TakeLessons.com On Monday, The Boy and I wrapped up our final music lesson together. It was a bitter sweet day for me. I am so proud of how much he has learned since our first parent-child class when he was just six months old. I believe that exposure to music from an early age, as part of ...
Easy Ways to Reduce Chemical Exposure in Your Home
Because living a non-toxic lifestyle is important to me, I partnered with TheMotherhood and their clients to write this sponsored conversation. I consider myself to be eco-friendly and conscious about the toxins that are in our world. My home is primarily free of chemicals, and I want to share a few easy ways to reduce chemical exposure in your home, too. I'm going to share these great tips ...
Whip It Up Wednesday – Week 25
Hello! Hello! Hello! Thank you so much for checking out this week's Whip It Up Wednesday handmade party. My mom was in town for ten days! Can you believe it?! We hadn't seen each other since October, so my blogging and crafting time was taken up! I'm excited to be back in the swing of things. Next week, I'll have a fun new project to share - along with a great deal on a certain coveted ...