Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Personal Anecdotes

Make a weeknight meal special with Bertolli

Make a weeknight meal special with Bertolli

Posted by on Feb 6, 2012 in Featured, Food & Drink Reviews

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or Email Updates. Thanks for visiting!Menu planning is not my forte. I mean, I...

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Taking it off | Week 4 [Becoming Myself]

Taking it off | Week 4 [Becoming Myself]

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in Diet, Featured

Now I become myself. It’s taken Time, many years and places; I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people’s...

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MOVIE: Lady and the Tramp on DVD

MOVIE: Lady and the Tramp on DVD

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 in Entertainment, Featured, Movies

Next Tuesday, February 7th (just in time for Valentine’s Day!) Walt Disney Studios is releasing Lady and the Tramp on Blu-ray/DVD....

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Taking it off | Week 3

Taking it off | Week 3

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Diet, Featured

You know how I said that last week was hard? Well, staying on plan this past week was even more of a challenge… I binged a couple of...

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Going dark tomorrow…

Going dark tomorrow…

Posted by on Jan 17, 2012 in Featured

To protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). I won’t go into detail about it, but if you haven’t...

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Movie of the Week: Beauty and the Beast 3D

Movie of the Week: Beauty and the Beast 3D

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in Featured, Movies

I was only 11 years old when Beauty and the Beast was first released in 1991. I vaguely remember my mom taking me to see it. It’s...

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Taking it off with Medifast | Week 1

Taking it off with Medifast | Week 1

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in Diet, Featured

I (re)started Medifast on December 31st. I figured I’d end the year on a good note, and start off 2012 on the right foot. And that I...

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Spaghetti squash… I like you!

Spaghetti squash… I like you!

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in Domesticity, Featured, Recipes

I had never tried cooking spaghetti squash until recently. I think I was always a little intimidated by its size when picking one up at the...

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Country Dance 2 for Wii [review]

Country Dance 2 for Wii [review]

Posted by on Nov 29, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured, Video Games

Country Dance 2 is a Yee Haw of a good time! A sequel to the Country Dance game that was released earlier this spring, it is just as fun as...

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The Muppets! [movie review]

The Muppets! [movie review]

Posted by on Nov 24, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured, Movies

The Muppets is a great new movie that has something for everyone to enjoy. It makes you laugh, think, and, for those of us who were...

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Reinventing leftovers!

Reinventing leftovers!

Posted by on Nov 21, 2011 in Domesticity, Featured

When I think of Thanksgiving, I can’t help but think of leftovers. Maybe I should call them planned-overs, since I purposely plan on...

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America Recycles… do you?

America Recycles… do you?

Posted by on Nov 16, 2011 in Featured, Green Living

America Recycles Day was yesterday… but I think that should be every day, don’t you? If each and every one of us take baby steps in...

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Movie Monday: Happy Feet 2

Movie Monday: Happy Feet 2

Posted by on Nov 14, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured, Movies

Happy Feet 2 is hitting theaters later this week. Are you going to go see it? I think it looks really cute! I honestly can’t recall...

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Let’s Rock! Elmo

Let’s Rock! Elmo

Posted by on Nov 6, 2011 in Featured, Toys

This is one of those toys that I want to buy, but my kids are a little old for. Or so I thought! Both Maura and Maya had a good time...

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Sesame Street “B” is for Baking: 50 Yummy Dishes to Make Together [book review]

Sesame Street “B” is for Baking: 50 Yummy Dishes to Make Together [book review]

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Books, Featured, Food & Drink Reviews, Recipes

B is for Baking is the fun-filled, baking companion to Sesame Street C is for Cooking, 40th Anniversary Edition. Containing over 50...

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Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

Posted by on Nov 2, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured, Video Games

While I wrote a short review of Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster back in September, that was based only on playing it for a few minutes....

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Social Good Goes Mobile

Social Good Goes Mobile

Posted by on Oct 27, 2011 in Featured, Life

I think it’s so important to use our social influence responsibly! Social media has an enormous potential to do good. It allows us to...

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Seven secrets to Steve Jobs’ success

Seven secrets to Steve Jobs’ success

Posted by on Oct 16, 2011 in Featured, Life, Work

Watching last week’s 20/20, I was intrigued by a segment on Steve Jobs. Carmine Gallo, author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve...

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Just Dance 3 [a quick review!]

Just Dance 3 [a quick review!]

Posted by on Oct 7, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured, Video Games

I’m spending my Friday night dancing! In the comfort of my living room. Just Dance 3 hit store shelves today! Developed by Ubisoft...

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Fall outerwear… for a dog

Fall outerwear… for a dog

Posted by on Oct 6, 2011 in Featured, Pets

Yesterday I posted some photos of our dog, Chiquito, wearing his new Dog Squall Jacket from Lands’ End. He loves it – and so do...

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