Welcome back to the continuing saga of my quest to become a proficient halfway decent baker. Let's jump right in! This week I undertook something that my disgustingly talented big sis has had mastered for a while now. Love you, Heather! :-p Bread! My logic was that , since I overworked the cupcakes last...

Tomorrow is 30 days at the gym. 30 days since attending my first Zumba class and 30 days since I sat in that sales guy's office and signed over some of mine and hubby's life.Yay me!You wonder what we're doing to celebrate? We're going to Bertucci's! Yep lots of carbs!Who cares, I walked a mile in 17 minutes 31 seconds...

Harrison's birthday is coming up and we're doing a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme for him.He loves Mickey. Like gets mad when Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is over love.So I did some searching on Google for Mickey Mouse themed invites and I found several ideas that I liked so I combined them.I'm sorry to everyone I took inspiration...

So back at the end of July, I got the chance to guest post over at Creating My Way to Success and I'm going to share with you guys today the post that I offered up over there. ;)So there tons of posts, books and articles about how to finish your furniture, and I'm sure there are probably almost as many about stripping...

So as most of the news has probably reported today - there was an earthquake in Virginia. A 5.9 one.This is actually my third earthquake, although I feel like my 'first' one doesn't count because I don't remember it. I was with my dad at UVa in one of the labs when it occurred.The 2nd was my junior year of high school....

Well 4 weeks is here, and I've lost a total of 8 pounds.I've gained back 2 pounds, but we're going to call that muscle.However, I am looking skinnier, and while that makes me happy, I do wish that I've lost more weight.I have noticed though that my stamina is improving along with some of my muscle tone.Today I power walked...

Ahead: Quite possibly the geekiest post I have ever written. :-)I like quests. I like them a lot. It's probably why my two biggest hobbies (besides cooking) are reading fantasy novels and playing RPG (role-playing games) video games. A quest is not a sport, it is not an activity, and it is not to be taken on lightly....