So I think it’s safe to say summer is long gone.  With Halloween behind us, Thanksgiving is just around the

Do you like scary movies?  I really don’t.  I watch tons of movies, typically at least two new movies a we

Discovering the accuweather.com extended forecast is either the best or worst thing that ever happened to me.Â

I’m not a baseball fan.  I can watch a football game and be moderately entertained, but put baseball on the

I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging lately.  I thought it would be a lot different than it is.  I thou

I am near-sighted.  I started having trouble seeing in fifth grade.  Most people would say this isn’t a bi

It takes exactly thirteen minutes for my oven to preheat to 350 degrees.  I think this is a bit of a long tim

I’m a football orphan.  You’ve heard of football widows, but me?  I’m a football orphan.  And the cul

I’m not much of a fan of Halloween.  Sure, I like decorating the house a little and find myself unable to r

I’m back into the swing of watching daytime talk shows during the day while I’m busy blogging, baking, and

How is it possible today is the first day of fall?  It feels like just yesterday I was anxiously awaiting the

I am so not done with summer.  My kitchen is loaded with peaches, plums, blueberries, blackberries, corn, tom

I’m not much of a trooper.  I don’t really go with the flow well.  I plan pretty much every part of my l

I’m going to my first NFL game in about ten years in a couple months.  First a concert, now this; I’m get

Did you hear about the Farmers’ Almanac predictions for this winter?  It was all over the news.  I tried t

Growing up, I HATED this time of year.  You know, all that back to school nonsense.  I didn’t want my clas

Don’t ask me to make decisions.  Sure, on occasion a burst of clarity hits me and I can make a decision swi

Fruit and vegetables are some of my favorite parts of summer (along with pretty much everything else).  I lov

  Fireflies are another perk of summer.  As if fresh fruit and vegetables, longer days, sunshine, warmth

There are some kitchen tasks I can’t stand.  I hate separating eggs.  They’re just so eggy and messy and

Life sometimes has moments of pure perfection.  They can be the simplest, smallest things that bring us pure

This giveaway is CLOSED!!!  Congratulations to Barb on winning :) A few years ago, I could take or leave pean

Exercise is a really important part of my life.  Clearly, when you spend most days baking and eating decadent

There are a lot of things I don’t understand about the world and life.  I don’t understand why cake and p

  How is it possible the Fourth of July is almost here?  It seems like it was just yesterday I was whini

I love to watch fireworks on TV.  That’s right, while everyone else is heading to fireworks displays in the

This is my two hundredth blog post.  It seems like it should be more than that, but two hundred is a lot, a b

Breakfast is an ever evolving meal in my house. When I was little, I ate cereal, Toaster Strudels, and Eggo wa

Are you superstitious?  Some people have all kinds of superstitions.  They eat certain foods at certain time

This time of year with Memorial Day and summer fast approaching always reminds me of being in school and count

Smoothies and I go way back.  There used to be this kiosk in a local mall that made smoothies.  I don’t re

Growing up, before all this chocolate allergy nonsense, I was pretty obsessed with Godiva Chocolate.  Sure, I

Spanish was always one of my favorite classes in school.  I started taking it in second grade and continued i

So I’m loving this warm weather.  The birds are singing.  The trees are budding and the flowers blooming.Â

It seems spring has finally sprung, which is a good thing considering it’s May.  But I’m not going to dwe

A lot of times I get sad when a movie or, especially, a musical or play I’m watching ends.  Even if the sho