Well Christmas is all set up. I still have some tweaking here and there to do, but all the boxes are put away. Phew! That was a lot of work.I have 8 trees this year. Some are not so big. Others are. I'll be sharing them next week, but with all of these new trees - I needed some new ornaments.Luckily, I thought ahead last...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I sure did. It was a nice relaxing dinner with a couple of our friends. :)Today was a good day. I'm getting ready for the Hot Chocolate 5k on Saturday, so today I {finally} remembered my brace and it made a big difference!I finished the 5k in 41:53. So proud of myself! It was such...

So awhile ago I pinned this wonderful candle alteration from The Shabby Creek Cottage.{source}The possibilities for this easy alteration are endless, but I went with some map images that I found at The Graphics Fairy. Love her site!And by following Gina's super simple instructions for altering your candle; I ended up with...

I’m not generally a competitive person. That’s why I don’t play team sports and play one-player video games (excluding MarioKart and Burnout: Revenge); I just don’t care that much about winning. I care about the experience. Maybe that’s why I am competitive with myself about cooking. “How much better can I make this...