April 20, 2012
To Whom It May Concern: I’d like to file a complaint about sponges, please. I find them rather expensive since I tend to go through them so quickly as they…
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March 27, 2012
It’s a giveaway- yay! Details at the end of this post. I hope you’re familiar with MOO.com already. They’re an uber- cool company to order business cards from. Recently, they…
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March 21, 2012
By “skinny” I mean whatever weight makes you feel good about yourself (not actually skinny skinny model skinny). My feeling is… if you’re feeling skinny and healthy- then you’re skinny…
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January 13, 2012
Last month I spent some time at Joshua Creek Hunting Ranch, in Boerne, Texas (just outside of San Antonio). I’ve never hunted before. Ever. Never really had any desire to…
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January 5, 2012
So you’ve had your fun with food this year… and the scale is tipping the wrong way… and you’re not fitting into your favorite jeans… and you’re just plain miserable….
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December 13, 2011
Before I took on food as a career, I was an elementary teacher for 12 years. Here’s me in action back in the early 90′s! I’m teaching my first graders…
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December 8, 2011
I can’t tell you how much fun I had shopping for girly things. Now I’m craving a baby girl (don’t tell my husband…). Stuck on what to get girls in…
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November 29, 2011
I’m surrounded by boys! Not much girly-girl stuff in my house, no-sirree! Stuck on what to get your boys for Christmas? Here are a few ideas for gift recommendations for…
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November 18, 2011
This giveaway is now closed. The winner selected via random.org is commenter #4: Ashley! Congrats! Thanks to all for entering… If you’d like to shop on Shabby Apple, here’s your…
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November 7, 2011
I’m pretty sure I’m the last person alive who has just discovered Sephora, the make-up/beauty “candy” store. Do you know Sephora? Are you a fan? Do you spend your extra-pennies…
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October 26, 2011
My first book recommendations post was quite the surprising hit. Seems people are always looking for the next great book to read. Looking for a good book to read? Today…
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October 20, 2011
I went running today (just a little… mixed in with my morning walk) for the first time in a long time. It felt great. Here are the songs on…
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October 12, 2011
Yeah, I’m gonna talk about losing weight today. Stay with me if you’ve ever struggled with keeping those pounds off, and if you want to spill any magical secrets sharing…
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October 4, 2011
It’s hard enough to be a parent. But these days, parents also have to worry about what their kids might be doing on the internet. Social media is a draw…
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September 27, 2011
I had the good fortune of spending last weekend up in Sonoma County with the folks at Kendall Jackson and a handful of other bloggers for an event called, “Sip,…
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September 19, 2011
There was a big-time Blackout in Southern California a couple of weeks ago. It happened suddenly, as Blackouts tend to do. We were all just going about our afternoons as…
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September 9, 2011
I’m sure you remember exactly what you were doing on this fateful day. I was having a happy, early morning before I went off to work as a 2nd grade…
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September 5, 2011
I come from a family of readers. My mother read me books and poetry before I even knew what print on a page was all about. As a result, I…
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