Quantcast
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 42 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

FUN....at Marymoor Park

We're going today, Can't wait.Summertime to do's just wouldn't be complete without a concert in the park. Now that my son is older and somewhat enjoyable to be around (ha-he is a blast) I can share my...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Summer is officially over

Where did all the time go? What happened to lazy summer days? Today I had to head back to work in which I had to actually put in more than 4 hours. Whoa is me. 4 hour work days were the best and now as...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Canvas Paint and Sip

Have you ever tried painting?There is a new shop downtown Kirkland where you can visit with friends, drink wine, and paint a decent picture. All supplies and snacks provided with a wine bar ready to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Homecoming madness

Okay so I am completely lame and did not have a clue on how to prepare for Homecoming. My son goes to a Christian school that does not permit dancing- what no dancing? What do you do then???? Because...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I've joined a gym

Source: via T on PinterestSo I finally joined a gym. After months of trying to do it on my own I broke down and got the help I really needed. My original goal was to tone up enough to wear something...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Room Review

With Thanksgiving just around the corner I finally felt the desire to update the guest room. So far this room has served as my wrapping room, extra coupon item storage, and of course my homemade toxin...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Carb cycling

viaCarb Cycling, so what is it? The Wikipedia defines Carb cycling as A cyclic ketogenic diet (or carb-cycling) is a low-carbohydrate diet with intermittent periods of high or moderate carbohydrate...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

and now for a drink

If you have followed me for awhile you know that I come up with a new and festive drink to serve each and every Thanksgiving. It has to be fun and festive but easy to make and usually something I can...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm Back

Has it really been over a year and a half since I blogged? Life sure has a funny way of turning out. Never really what is expected or .....wanted for that matter. So what have I been up to? Currently I...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Tomato Sauce and Homemade Pasta

Food will talk to you so listen closely at what it is saying....Long overdue.... I am aware.I mentioned Here that I would quickly write up the recipe and now 4  months later I have returned to do just...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A night under the Big Top-Very very Kurios

Reality is RelativeHad the great pleasure of witnessing an amazing assortment of stunts and acrobatic that challenged my perspective. KURIOS by Cirque Du Soleil.Yes, the acrobatics were jaw dropping...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Easy tips for mixing prints....

Prints are pretty mixable across the board.Pants: Target $19.99Shirt: Target $11.99 last yearShoes: Curphew Wedge $39.99Denim Jacket: Good will $1.29Easy tips via CosmoTip 1 - Match colors not...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What's in the fridge?.....Fancy Breakfast

Ever wake up from a late night out and NEED a filling breakfast? Pretty sure we have all been there. The problem is that most of us look into our fridge and if we don't see a plate of food waiting for...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

TOTchoes

Tater tots are serious business. We all love them but there are only so many ways you can eat them so Cheffy and I have come up with TOT-Nacho recipe. In the time it takes to bake the tater tots we'll...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Aioli....We should talk

What is aioli anyways? Wikipedia says, "Aioli is, like mayonnaise, an emulsion or suspension of small globules of oil and oil-soluble compounds in water and water-soluble compounds."I would agree that...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Aging....gracefully?

As I stand in the bathroom with one arm outstretched at a 40 degree angle and the other wrapped around my head holding my face up and back, tongue out and breathing out loudly I have to ask myself...am...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Sugar I love...I hate you....ugh.

Follow my blog with BloglovinApparently I am a masochist and I love to torture myself,,,, I have officially given up sweets for Lent. Yup, no sugar for 40 days. Didn't sound so bad 2 weeks ago but...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Seattle dining "Experience" Staple and Fancy

Staple and Fancy Mercantile....I just didn't get the name until I had the pleasure of dining there recently. Located in a renovated old machine shop in Ballard it boast graffiti brink walls,  metal...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Can I just say....Salsa. It's amazing!

"The spice is enough to make you take notice but at the same time you just can't stop eating it"Truth....SalsaYesterday was pretty close to perfect hammock weather so the Cheffy and I  made sure we...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Happy Spring...

Spring is in the air and the Magnolia trees and Cherry Trees are in bloom and Easter is fast approaching. Most of you know that I had given up sweets for lent which turned out to be a great segway into...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Pallet project Part 1 - taking apart a pallet.

Not the most artistic person in the world but love making things from nothing. Cleaning up the yard last fall we noticed an abundance of old pallets lying about and decided that reusing them would be a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Happiness...Its about balance

Life isn't perfect...and although we wish for the man of our dreams to sweep us off our feet or having the perfect job we seldom have anything that can be remotely described as perfect. Its all about...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My quest for the perfect rice noodles.

One day I woke up and BAM I had to have noodles....I don't mean noodles sounded good or next time I am in town I'll grab some noodles. No, the desire was overwhelming and on-going. I am a lucky girl...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

This onion is my "B"

It has taken me quite a long time to say that but I have officially conquered the onion. Before I learned how to properly dice, cutting an onion was more like an horror film where the bad guys randomly...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Seafood Nage

This difference of sautéing and sweating is that sweating is done over a much lower heat, sometimes with salt added to help draw moisture away, and making sure that little or no browning takes...

View Article

Browsing latest articles
Browse All 42 View Live