The Gratitude Jar If you've never tried this, you should. While I love a beautiful Journal, keeping a Gratitude Jar is my favorite way to track my blessings for the year. Start with an empty mason jar. Any jar will do really, just make sure it is...
Self Care in a CabinWhen was the last time you totally unplugged from the world? No phone, no computer? No TV, No Netflix, etc.? I wasn’t expecting to completely unplug on our vacation but retreating to a mountain cabin can leave you with spotty...
My All-Time Summer Favorite! Let's Make Potato Salad!!! To me, there is nothing like a big bowl of potato salad for a summer party, picnic, or BBQ. Such a simple dish and everyone probably has a family recipe. If you don’t, that’s ok cause you are...
Featuring Rich Strike at 9-2... Last but not least in the trident of horse races, is the Belmont Stakes. While this year is not bringing the possibility of a Triple Crown winner, it is still an exciting day for us racing enthusiasts. Rich Strike,...
Rich Strike won't be featured... The Kentucky Derby, two weeks ago, left many of us picking our jaws up off the floor when Rich Strike won. No one thought the 80-1 longshot would win and this upset will be talked about for years to come. While some...
New Traditions... Sometime around 2015, my husband and I started a new tradition of watching the 3 big horse racing events together. The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. My husband's brain is like a sponge when it comes to remembering...
Once upon a time... Once upon a time, long, long ago in a land far, far away, there lived a Princess and she worked in a beautiful garden on the outskirts of a bustling city. She loved the tranquility of her work in the early morning hours and would tend...
It's March, I’m so excited!Usually, March is a dreaded month for me. It's the last month of winter. It's five weeks long. It's 31 days. And it just seems to take forever to get through to warmer weather. Now that we're living in North Carolina, Mother...
It's hard to believe that this February, my mother, Truddi Chase would have been 87! It has been 12 years since she transitioned and this has been the first year that I have not gone into a deep dive of depression during the winter missing her so very...