Letdowns

Recipes

Delicious Easy Garlic Bread

Eleven months into quarantine, I am still cooking more than I have ever done in the past. I have been trying to make meals more scrumptious than normal. After-all, food is all the normalcy we have now. And I am happily giving into those needs. I wanted to make an ordinary spaghetti and meatballs meal… Continue reading Delicious Easy Garlic Bread

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The Easiest Stir Fry Ramen

Easy, delicious pantry recipe, perfect for quarantine. . . Yes, Please! I have been playing around with cooking yummy recipes since I have been cooking none-stop since quarantine began in March. I have made this easy stir fry ramen a few times. It's easy, yummy and you most likely have all the items in your… Continue reading The Easiest Stir Fry Ramen

Recipes

Best Fried Eggs You have Ever Made

I am not an egg person, never have been. I have always hated eggs. Then my kids decided they were eggy people. Eggy as my kids call them. Now, I have no choice but to be an egg person. My mother-in-law made Dylan fried eggs or sunny-side up eggs as we call them on the… Continue reading Best Fried Eggs You have Ever Made

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Take Time For You . . . Quarantine Style

The last three months, has really taken a toll on all of us. Quarantine life is hard. As the world opens up, we will not be taking advantage of the things we have missed. We haven't ordered meals in yet, so eating in a restaurant is the furthest thing from our minds. Keeping my sanity,… Continue reading Take Time For You . . . Quarantine Style

Holidays

Tips to Incorporate Hanukkah & Christmas

Growing up Jewish, I didn’t celebrate Christmas. Hanukkah was all I knew. I always envied those who celebrated Christmas. I wanted Santa to come to our house, I wanted a Christmas tree, I wanted to be like everyone else. I never thought I would experience Christmas. Then I married a Christian. My Christmas dreams came… Continue reading Tips to Incorporate Hanukkah & Christmas

Markdowns

Classic finds at a Steal — Loft

Hot deals! Loft is offering 50% off everything including sale! Plus FREE shipping! Promo code: Cyber  No matter the discount, I always head to the sale section. Most companies include the sale on their 'sale' so it ends up being an amazing deal. Tricks of growing up poor, always look for the deal, even if… Continue reading Classic finds at a Steal — Loft

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No Letdown with my Uppababy Vista

This post is sponsored by Uppababy. All opinions are truthfully and fully my own.  Before I had a baby, I didn’t understand the importance of your stroller. I thought any stroller would do. When I was pregnant, we started looking at strollers and I saw the difference between the cheaper models and the high-end ones.… Continue reading No Letdown with my Uppababy Vista

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Gift Guide for the Guy in Your Life

My husband is a man who never wants anything, aren't they all? Never needs anything, and never is excited when he gets anything. This past holiday season, I tried extra hard to get him gifts I thought he would love. These would be perfect gift ideas for upcoming Father's day! Some where hits, and others… Continue reading Gift Guide for the Guy in Your Life

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Crafts, Holiday

Easy Mother’s Day Craft — Bookmarks

Last year, in the middle of quarantine, I wanted to the girls to make something easy and special for their grandmas and godmothers for Mother's Day. My main goal was to only use materials I had since I was barely going to the store, going to a craft store was out of the question since… Continue reading Easy Mother’s Day Craft — Bookmarks

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iWatch Bands

I have had my iWatch for 3.5 years and I have loved it from the start. It really has helped me stay motivated to move my body. I have become obsessed with closing all my rings. On days when I feel like I have accomplished nothing if I have closed my rings I feel like… Continue reading iWatch Bands

Holidays

Easy Valentine’s Activity

I am always looking for easy activities to do with my kiddos. It helps keeps us all sane. This Valentine's activity happened by accident. We will be making this a yearly tradition, the girls had so much fun with it. My oldest started cutting out different size hearts and asked to hang them in our… Continue reading Easy Valentine’s Activity

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Your Kids

I am big on traditions. Each holiday I try and do something different that my girls will love and hopefully look forward year after year. Valentine's Day is no different. A few years ago, I started a fun Valentine's tradition. A week before Valentine's I cut out hearts in all different sizes. I make a… Continue reading Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Your Kids

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2020, Was a Doozy

16 days into 2021 and I am starting to be ready to reflect on a jarring year. 2020 was a year we never hoped for but was. 2020 was the year we all wished we could fast forward but had to live through. 2020 was the year we all wanted to sleep through and wake… Continue reading 2020, Was a Doozy

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Live in the Moment

One of the best things that came out of Covid, is it made me all appreciate things a little more. Things were taken for granted not because they weren’t important but because they were always there. It wasn’t until we couldn’t socialize like we were used to that these moments became so much more special—… Continue reading Live in the Moment

Holidays

10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween Covid Style

As everything else has gone down in 2020, Halloween will be no different. Trick-or Treating will be out. It will most defiantly not be what we have done in years past. Oh, the letdown . . . So, how can we make the most of it? Do your best to make Halloween as normal as… Continue reading 10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween Covid Style