A Little Vlog Hello

Here’s just a quick hello from us to you!  Hope you have a great weekend!

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New Season = New Home Improvment Projects

With the hope of Spring right outside our door, the promise of home improvement projects aren’t far behind!

I don’t know about you, but once that sun starts shining and the birds are singing, my mind turns to project mode and  starts plotting all the things I want to do to our home and yard.  It’s exciting!  I really could be an interior designer, landscaper and  gardener and be totally happy for the rest of my days!  Maybe I should look into that….ANYWAY….Since this is our 2nd summer in our new house, it’s time to get to work!

Last year we really were getting settled, learning about our home and yard and now is the time to do all those little  things that can be improved upon.  We were lucky enough to move into a home that didn’t need major home remodeling.  The previous owners had just installed replacement windows, paint on the inside was fresh and the outside was manicured and nice.  The  vinyl siding looks ok, but I would LOVE to change the color someday.  It doesn’t have to be now, but sometime.

As you may have remembered, I’ve been on a Home Organization kick since the end of last summer.  I haven’t posted on it in a while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on it.  I have lots to show you and will do so soon!

This weekend is the first really nice weekend of the year and I’m dying to do something…anything that includes getting ready for Spring! Maybe I’ll plant some bulbs, hang a new bird feeder or even tackle painting the living room. (get ready honey…the season of painting and home improvement projects is coming!!)

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend…you may or may not hear from me.  I may be too busy enjoying the outdoors with my family to come inside!

What’s your home remodeling plans for the season?  Any fun outside projects going on at your house?

This post includes text links to a company that has compensated me to do so. But, as always, the post is totally my own content and my own words.

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Hope Emerging

It feels like Spring outside.  It was 49 degrees today in my little town.  The sun was shining and the birds were actually singing when I woke up.  It sure starts your day off right when that happens!

The kids so have cabin fever and I know that I do too!  I want to get out to go to the parks, go on bike rides and just sit in the backyard and watch the kids play for the afternoon.  This going out for a half hour “just to get fresh air” is getting old.

I did see some hope today…daffodils and tulips poking out of the ground!  Oh that is such a wonderful sight to see.  I was out walking while the kids had a nap and before Brian left for work and I saw these little guys poking out of the ground around every corner.  Yes, there is still mounds of snow on the ground,  but they don’t seem to care!    The sun was so warm and the breeze was cool.  It was energizing! The only problem was that I kept thinking about getting home and having a piece of Texas Sheet Cake.  I’m not sure that’s such a good thing after a nice long walk.  Oh well!  It was good and totally worth it!

The weekend weather looks great!  I can’t wait!  Spring is coming!!

What signs of Spring do you see around your house?

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Save Big on the Procter & Gamble Products You Use Most, While Helping Children Get Safe Drinking Water at the Same Time

Be on the lookout in this Sunday’s paper for Proctor and Gamble’s largest brandSaver coupon book ever!  It will include over $160 in saving of your favorite P&G brands!

This money-saving booklet will be included in newspapers delivered to more than 55 million homes across the country and features coupons from numerous brands including PUR Water Filtration, Gillette, Pantene, Tide, Venus, Olay, Pampers, CoverGirl, Febreeze and Swiffer, to name a few.

Plus, for every coupon redeemed, P&G will provide one day’s worth of clean drinking water to a child in need through the Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program, P&G’s philanthropic cause aimed at saving lives by providing clean drinking water to children in developing countries.

Every day more than 4,000 children in developing countries die from illness and disease related to unsafe drinking water. Simply by redeeming coupons for popular P&G products, people can make a difference and help to provide one day’s worth of clean drinking water for every coupon redeemed.

For a list of newspapers that contain the brandSAVER, please view the following link: http://www.pgeverydaysolutions.com/pgeds/brandsaver-coupons.jsp

*For each coupon redeemed, P&G will donate 2 cents to the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Fund. Visit www.pg.com or www.csdw.org for more details.

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It’s National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day!

Peanut Butter lovers unite – It’s National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day!  Wooohooo!  In my household, we LOVE Peanut Butter and it’s consumed most days!

Did you know….

* Peanuts are not actually nuts at all! They are legumes, like beans, peas and lentils.

* Americans eat 3 pounds of peanut butter per person every year. That’s about 700 million pounds, or enough to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon!

* Peanuts may be a favorite food, but we’ve found many uses for their shells too! You might find peanut shells in kitty litter, wallboard, fireplace logs, paper, animal feed and sometimes as fuel for power plants!

* Two peanut farmers have been elected President of the United States: Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.

* One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.

Are you a Peanut Butter Lover?  What are some of your favorite ways to eat Peanut Butter?

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Grilled Salmon In Winter – What??!!

One of my favorite Summer time meals is Grilled Salmon, rice and a veggie.  And even though it’s not Summer you still enjoy this easy and yummy meal during the winter and if you’re observing Lent – it’s a fast and easy meal for Fridays!

Here’s an easy, peasy recipe for you.

Take about 1 lb of fresh salmon fillet for 4 people – or less if you’re feeding little ones or more if you like leftovers.

I like to use Dijon mustard, soy sauce, a little honey and seasoned salt in my marinade.  But, really…use your imagination.  Any of your favorite flavors will be great!

Cover you salmon with your marinade ingredients and rub in.  Let sit for about 10-15 minutes while you pre-heat your grill.

Grill skin side down over medium heat until fish easily flakes apart.  I don’t really know a time to tell you…I’m bad at timing things.  When it looks like the picture below…it’s ready!  : )

Oh – and make sure that if you’re taking pictures so that you can blog about it, that you remember which way you photographed it last so that your photos are consistent.

Steam some brown rice and broccoli (but not together!) to serve with your fish.  Mmmmm!  So good!

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FEATURE FRIDAY – Women Entrepreneurs To Watch

Meet some great women entrepreneurs on this edition of Feature Friday!

ABBY Z. First is Abby Z. a soon-to-be-first-time mom who launched a successful plus-size clothing line Abby Z in 2004 and has branched out to design for women sizes 2-24 to show that a woman is sexy at every size. She is now partnered with HSN, her past showcase sold out and on February 9th she hopes to do it again! Through trials and tribulations, Abby Z. has been through it all and won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

POSEPRINTS.COM is a truly unique stationary company created and run by a mother daughter team Denise Foster and Jen Harland. Users are able to create like-caricature’s of themselves in minutes from the comfort of their own home in order to customize invitations, save-the-dates, thank you cards and more! These fun and fabulous cards are perfect for wedding and baby shower’s and birth announcements too!

FOUNDER OF CROSS CONDITIONING CROSS FIT COMPANY! Finally, LA-based celebrity trainer and fitness expert Joy DiPalma founded Core Conditioning CrossFit, the first program of it’s kind combining every aspect of training to focus on workouts as well as teaching healthy eating habits and setting nutritional goals. It’s the perfect program to get back in bikini shape or work off that baby weight! Her company has been doing amazing since she opened up her “doors” last year!

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Swagbucks – Are You Swagging?

Do you swag???

If you don’t…it’s time you do.

Search the web using the Swagbucks toolbar which uses Google and Ask as it’s search engine.  The more you search the more Swagbucks you earn.  Earn awesome prizes such as Amazon and Starbucks gift cards, electronics, health and beauty, toys and more!   It’s that easy!   Refer your friends and earn even more.

I just won a swagbuck minutes ago!

What are you waiting for??  Sign up today!!

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Green Tip – Replace Your Air Freshener

Most air fresheners are made with chemicals and are releasing toxins into your air every time you spray.  Try all natural or green alternatitves instead!

Opt for a beeswax or soy candle, a bouquet of fresh flowers, essential oils spritzed into the air or onto a dried flowers and even white vinegar sprayed onto surfaces will deodorize.

Some of my favorite green brands that carry great candles and air fresheners:

Soy Basics

Method

Mrs Meyers

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I Love Daddy

“I love Daddy”

“I love Daddy”

“Yes,  I do”

“Yes, I do”

“I just want to tell you”

“I just want to tell you”

“I love you!”

“I love you!”

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