Monthly Archives: April 2012

Organic Gardening – the Next Part of My Quest for a Healthy Diet

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. As I have mentioned in a previous post, I am …

“Hollywood Stories” book review and interview with the author Stephen Schochet

Hollywood Stories Stephen Schochet ASIN: B004EEPNKU Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Publication Date: February 2010 333 pages About the Book: The cover of Hollywood Stories describes itself as a book of “short, …

Marvel’s The Avengers Movie Prize Pack Giveaway (ends 5/11)

I am so excited that Marvel’s The Avengers movie is almost here!!  I was a big comic book fan growing up, and while The Amazing X-Men were my favorite, Thor …
Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

Mantova Artichoke Paste Review and My Recipe for Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

While I was trying to figure out what recipe to make for Wednesday’s Weekly food post, I got a package in the mail.  In it were 3 jars from Fratelli …

Gorton’s Seafood “Fisherman’s Friday” Sweepstakes Review & Giveaway

One fond food memory from my childhood is a dinner we had regularly of Gorton’s fish sticks with macaroni and cheese.  As my palate “matured” I came to enjoy their …

Weight Loss Update – 4/20/12

So, I’m actually a pound up from my last post, but I’m happy. In Sparkpeople, we talk about something called an NSV.  NSV stands for non-scale victory.  So here are …

A Cure For Brown Thumb?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m not totally a black thumb.  I haven’t killed every plant …

98% Positive

Many of my readers know that our family has been through a bit of a rough spot over the past few years (see A Business Lost, Head Sense vs. Heart …

Ultimate Blog Party 2012 #UBP12

I am so excited to have stumbled upon this great blog party! I wanted to share it with all my readers because I know many of you love to win things …

Vegetarian “Everything But the Kitchen Sink” Chili

This recipe is so much fun!!  I adapted it from Sparkpeople, but the first time I decided to cook it I didn’t have all the ingredients the recipe I called …