I'm a modest person but this morning I had something orgasmic - Equal Exchange Fair Trade Coffee and Chocolate, together. The combination was almost indescribable with my taste buds feel in love. When Mambo Sprouts asked me to review coffee and chocolate from Equal Exchange, they had to twist my arm (sarcasm) but I agreed and my mouth is screaming Thank You! I know this sounds very dramatic but trust me if you

My good friend Monica inspires me to be a better person and mother, yet we’re in different countries and mostly communicate via email, blog posts and the occasional phone call. At one time we were flipping a website together; talking regularly from country to country (isn’t blogging and the social media world cool?). But life happens and here I am looking for her blog posts for further inspiration and motivation.

The Tea Party Convention was being held at the same time as the Blissdom convention and the buzz is that Sarah Palin was their keynote speaker – fans of Sarah (including some of my family members) were super excited; while others were rolling their eyes. I’m with the second group of people and would rather let you know that I bunch my toilet paper and preferred role A over role B of toilet

Another, trip in my challenge to live more eco-friendly and non-toxic; a frustrating one too! The Soda Stream, a product my family and I have really enjoyed for the past few months – it appears that though it is good at reducing waste and does save my family money…the bottles aren’t as non-toxic as I thought. While on my travels to Blissdom I got notification that Alicia from The Soft

I feel emotionally and mentally exhausted – my bones hurt but I smile from ear to ear. I have witnessed camaraderie in its greatest form; without strings attached. Friendship based on doing GREAT for other people and working hard to make something BIG happen. I’ve lived most of my life in this small community and after less than three years of blogging I was able to reach out to my

Standing in line for food; it doesn’t make a person swell up with pride. Asking for help to pay a heating bill or finding the courage to borrow gas money – it is tough. Times are tough for many, many people right now. People see me with a nice car, home, traveling and with a job and there is a perception that I cannot understand but the reality is I