As a busy mom, it’s no surprise that my holiday to-do list used to be longer than Santa’s: Buy the gifts, buy the food, prep the food, wrap the gifts, thaw the turkey, bake the turkey, make cookies with the kids… and on and on. Thanks to Safeway, I’ve got everything I need to stay [...] [...more]
With the holidays right around the corner, it’s time to get ready for endless entertaining. Nothing expresses hospitality quite like a clean home. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that one of the first things people notice when they enter a home are its floors, especially if they’re wood or laminate. If you’re [...] [...more]
One of the biggest struggles I have with trying to decide what meals to make actually starts before I even open the refrigerator. I have heard that one of the best ways to manage this is by scheduling your meals before you head out to the grocery store. The perk to this approach is that [...] [...more]
Even though I’ve switched over to reusable bags for my grocery shopping, I still end up with a drawer full of those pesky grocery store plastic bags. Beyond taking up space in a small kitchen drawer, I can’t seem to find a reasonable use for those thin plastic bags. The perfect way to handle my [...] [...more]
Christmas trees have got to be one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. The smell alone is enough to put in the festive holiday spirit. There’s nothing better than walking into a warm house and breathing in the beautifully fresh scent of a Christmas pine. And with all of [...] [...more]
Seriously, the more and more I read about dogs…the more I realize my parents seriously screwed me over by not allowing me to have one. An Oklahoma City family can thank their family pet, a dog, for saving their life. A gunman busted through the family’s front door and told them all to get on [...] [...more]
Holiday decoration have gotten pretty chic. The days of spray painted and snowed plastic Christmas trees and crocheted green and red doilies are thankfully behind us. They’ll be long gone until they’re just retro enough to be cool again. In the mean time, Christmas decorations have gotten a pretty classy makeover. Think glitter, delicate silver [...] [...more]
I am so looking forward to the holiday season, but I’m absolutely dreading the high price that comes along with cooking, decorating and entertaining my friends and family. The current economic downturn is doing nothing for my holiday spirit. Well, I’ve picked myself up by the boot straps, put on my cheapest thinking cap and [...] [...more]
One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is scouring the Internet looking for crazy and kooky kitchen items for my overly culinary family. I’m just going to love the look on my dad’s face when he opens his gift and realizes he has to find an excuse to use Titanic shaped ice [...] [...more]
Each year my family of around 16 people gather at either my house or my Grandmothers for Thanksgiving dinner. Without fail each year, my Grandmother puts the same silly turkey place-cards with our names that have been used since the last kid was born in 1990. I am fairly sure she bought the place-cards in [...] [...more]
