I’ll admit – I’m fastidious about washing my hands.  I’m a nurse and I’m constantly using the foam or gel dispensers on hospital walls, washing my hands before and after entering a patient’s room, in-between touching patients if they share a room, cleaning up if I sneeze… you get the idea. So it really bugged… Read More The Hand-Washing Police

Good morning everyone 🙂  Thanks for your kind comments about my book review – I really appreciated it.  I may do this again in the future, depending on what books I come across. I wish that I had lots and lots of copies of “Never the Bride” so that I could send one to each… Read More Free Book Winner

I’m always on a quest for good running music.  I heard this song while I was jogging this morning, and it made me happy – I hope it does the same thing for you, too.  Enjoy! (“I’ve Got the World on a String”, sung by Michael Buble)

I pass this bench every time I go to the grocery store near us: I finally had to stop and take a picture.  I don’t think that they could put it any more bluntly than that.

These are my last few days of freedom (as Chris so aptly put it on Tuesday – thanks, Dear!).  I start at my new job on Monday, and even though I’m excited and raring to go, I have to admit that I’ve enjoyed these weeks of  unemployment a lot more than I thought I would.… Read More “The Last Days of Freedom”, or “How An Unsuspecting Career Girl Came to Enjoy Being a Stay-At-Home Wife”

One of my favorite things about Fall is the food – pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, apple dumplings, chai tea, chili during football games, turkey and cranberry sauce – the list goes on and on.  I’m looking forward to dusting off some of my seasonal recipes and incorporating them into our weekly menu. I’ve already pulled… Read More Fabulous Fall Food

I was so excited to figure out who the winner of my giveaway was!  In order to ensure that I was not being at all partial or biased, I called Chris up at work this morning, had him go to Random.org, and input the numbers for me. And the winner is… D.A.R., of Just Another… Read More And the winner is…

Good morning everyone!  I usually don’t post on Sundays, but decided to do one today.  We’ve been having a great Labor Day weekend thus far, and I’m looking forward to relaxing a bit tomorrow.  My sister, V, drove up here from Indy for a visit and has been with us since Friday evening.  It’s been… Read More Good Morning and Happy Sunday!

I am so not happy with the military right now.  My big little brother, E, was all packed up and ready to come home from Iraq when they literally at the last minute told him to go back to work.  As in, “Your not going home right now.”  As in, “We know you’ve been here… Read More So Not Happy With the Military Right Now

Laughter is one of the keys to a great marriage, and Chris and I crack each other up.  Sometimes, it’s all I can do to keep from snorting in public when he’s around, and he’s been known to laugh uncontrollably if I just look at him the wrong right way.  I think that being able… Read More Hello Hilarious

Judgmental.  Just typing that word conjures up all sorts of negative images.  I don’t hear it being directed towards me all that often (although that may change after this post!), but I do “see” it a lot in the blog world.  People getting upset for others’ “judgmental” comments or “judgmental” remarks, people being accused of… Read More Judgmental vs. Good Judgment?

Hello my lovely readers, and welcome to my new site!  I’ve been thinking about getting my own domain name for a while now, but kept putting it off.  I wasn’t happy with the fact that the old domain had both our first and last names in it, so I finally went ahead and bought this… Read More Welcome and a Giveaway!

One of the nice things about moving to our current location is that I’m only 20 minutes away from an Ulta.  This is my new favorite place for all of my Sebastian hair products and for makeup.  Naturally, I was excited when I got a coupon for 20% off the entire purchase!  It’s good online… Read More Ulta Coupon

What is wrong with teachers in America? I just learned today that last week, a 38 year old former high school anatomy teacher of mine was charged with over 15, and possibly more like 30, counts of sexual misconduct with a teenage boy in Indiana. Apparently, things started when he was 15 and continued till… Read More To My Old High School Teacher: Shame On You

Things that I accomplished today… Used my new Chi hairdryer and loved it – check. Ran Triage – check. Played chase with Bear – check. Teased husband about rushing out to buy the new Madden PS3 game – check. Talked with my lovely sister V – check. Went out for dinner and drinks with O… Read More Things That I Accomplished Today

I’ve decided to steal Fidgeting Gidget’s 5 Question Friday idea and do it today instead of my usual Saturday Summary. I felt the need to shake things up a bit 🙂 1. When they make the movie of your life, who will play you? Hmmm, well I’ve been told before that my face and hair… Read More 5 Question Saturday!