Iditarod hopeful Australian Cattle Dog Adorable video!

Watch the video below :)

The Ultimate Dog Shaming

Very VERY funny.

Something to think about before Black Friday

https://www.facebook.com/stayvocal

Wow...my kids would LOVE me!

I'd love to have something like this!  If only there was an area....Hmmm.  It's got me thinking....

indoor-hammock-bed



Quick Banana Oatmeal Smoothie

This sounds perfect for some great nutrition on the go!

Almonds, cooked oatmeal, bananas and yogurt meet up in your blender for a power breakfast. Drink this Banana Oatmeal Smoothie before your morning exercise routine and you’ll have the energy you need to get through your workout.

 

 

 

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Ingredients:

• 2 whole bananas (best with brown flecks on peel)
• 2 cups Ice
• 1/3 cup Yogurt - preferably Greek yogurt flavored with honey
• 1/2 cup Cooked oatmeal
• 1/3 cup Almonds

Instructions for:

Quick  Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe

Pour all ingredients in blender pouring ice in last. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smoothie thickens.

Nutrition Information Per Serving:

Calories 380; Total Fat 15 g (Sat 2 g, Trans 0 g, Poly 4 g, Mono 8 g); Cholesterol 5 mg; Sodium 35 mg; Potassium 690 mg; Total Carbohydrates 53 g; Dietary Fiber 9 g; Total Sugars 19 g; Protein 12 g. Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin B6 25%; Vitamin C 20%; Vitamin D 0%; Calcium 15%, Iron 15%.

Halloween is around the corner!

Thought this picture was fitting and adorable!

 

 

Best Meatloaf Update!

Best Meatloaf CONFIRMED!....in testing :) 

 

Update:
It was delicious!!! I'd recommend!

I didn't use mustard - the mister doesn't like mustard.
Didn't have majoram or hot sauce. (Would be a nice kick with the hot sauce if you like spicy!)
I used 1# sirloin, 1# chuck and 1# mild pork sausage.
And I used Stove Top stuffing in place of the bread crumbs.
Added worstechire sauce...didn't measure, a few good splashes.

Very tasty!

Ingredients

1	Tbs olive oil
1½	cups onion, chopped
3	garlic cloves, minced
2	large eggs
½	cup milk
2	tsp dijon mustard
1	tsp hot sauce
1½	tsp fresh marjoram, or ½ teaspoon dried, crumbled
1½	tsp fresh thyme, or ½ teaspoon dried, crumbled
	salt and freshly ground pepper
1	lb chuck
½	lb veal (optional. Use half pork and beef if you can't find ground veal or don't buy veal)
½	lb pork, twice-ground
1½	cups fresh bread crumbs
¼	cup fresh parsley, minced
½	cup ketchup
¼	cup light brown sugar
1½	Tbs cider vinegar

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2 In a skillet over moderate heat, add the oil. Heat the oil until hot, but not smoking. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
3 In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, and hot sauce together. Add marjoram, thyme, salt, and pepper.In a large mixing bowl, combine the meats, egg-milk mixture, bread crumbs, parsley, and the cooked onion mixture.
4 In a small bowl stir together ketchup, sugar, and vinegar. Set aside.
5 Form 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture into a small patty, add it to a small oiled skillet, and cook until no longer pink. Taste for seasoning and adjust.
6 Transfer meat mixture to an oiled loaf pan. Brush meat with ketchup glaze.Bake in oven for about 45 minutes, until glaze has set.
7 Brush meat loaf with remaining glaze and bake for 15 minutes more; glaze again.
My oven takes 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach the desired doneness. Times do vary, so allow for that!
8 Internal temperature of loaf should be 160 degrees F.

The oak has to go!

So we have a lot of oak in our house.... A LOT.  And I loathe it.  Especially the kitchen.  Trying to convince the Mr. we NEED to paint....all of it.  I plan on surprising him by redoing the kids bathroom cabinet to convince him I will be doing it.  :)  In the meantime, here's a little inspiration I've been showing him. I think he's starting to see the light.

http://www.themoney-pit.com/2012/08/kitchen-reveal-80s-to-awesome.html#

My previous life as a manicurist...

I was a nail technician for several years, until I got pregnant with my oldest son in 2002.  I competed nationally and internationally, judged competions and had quite a successful career. Here are just a few examples of my past work and achievements.

http://www.beautytech.com/contest/strut2002/winners.htm

http://www.beautytech.com/contest/strut2004/winners.htm

http://www.nailsmag.com/article/93763/Who-Did-the-Cover-NAILS-First-Cover-Tech-Contest

http://www.beautytech.com/contest/strut2003/judge-bios.htm

Awesome under bed storage idea!

Now here is an awesome storage solution!  We have this type of storage under the master bed in our travel trailer.  Now to figure out how to do it under the bed at home??!!  Oh honey!!!!

 

 

Window insulation on the cheap!

Use bubble wrap to insulate your windows!  Great idea!


http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Conservation/bubblewrap.htm

100 days until Christmas!!!

Wow...It's almost the most wonderful time of the year!

How about 30 great recipes for the holidays?!

 

Christmas Candy Recipes

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

1. Give up your need to always be right
There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. It’s just not worth it. Whenever you feel the ‘urgent’ need to jump into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question: “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?” Wayne Dyer. What difference will that make? Is your ego really that big?

2. Give up your need for control

Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. Whether they are loved ones, coworkers, or just strangers you meet on the street – just allow them to be. Allow everything and everyone to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you feel.

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu

3. Give up on blame

Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.

4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk

Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don’t believe everything that your mind is telling you – especially if it’s negative and self-defeating. You are better than that.
“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

5. Give up your limiting beliefs

about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!
“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind” Elly Roselle

6. Give up complaining

Give up your constant need to complain about those many, many, maaany things – people, situations, events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to. It’s not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking.

7. Give up the luxury of criticism

Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.

8. Give up your need to impress others

Stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not just to make others like you. It doesn’t work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not, the moment you take off all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.

9. Give up your resistance to change

Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace change – don’t resist it.
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” Joseph Campbell

10. Give up labels

Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don’t understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open. “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Wayne Dyer

11. Give up on your fears

Fear is just an illusion, it doesn’t exist – you created it. It’s all in your mind. Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.
“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

12. Give up your excuses

Send them packing and tell them they’re fired. You no longer need them. A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using all kind of excuses – excuses that 99.9% of the time are not even real.

13. Give up the past

I know, I know. It’s hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening, but you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for – the past that you are now dreaming about – was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.

14. Give up attachment

This is a concept that, for most of us is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too, (it still is) but it’s not something impossible. You get better and better at with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things, (and that doesn’t mean you give up your love for them – because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another, attachment comes from a place of fear, while love… well, real love is pure, kind, and self less, where there is love there can’t be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot coexist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.

15. Give up living your life to other people’s expectations

Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them, they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them, to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need….and eventually they forget about themselves. You have one life – this one right now – you must live it, own it, and especially don’t let other people’s opinions distract you from your path.

 

Love this idea - Staple fabric to the box spring then add furniture legs!                           

 

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