I'm back...from a fantastic birthday weekend away in the Blue Ridge Mountains with my Hubs.  We stayed in Blowing Rock, NC (which is amazing, and I'll write more about that later) and drove a little over an hour on Saturday to bicycle 34 miles along the Virginia Creeper trail in Damascus, Va.  It was such a great refreshing time away, but I'm glad to have my kiddos back now … [Read more...]

So, today is Friday and I'm wrapping up this week of giveaways celebrating the launch of the new, improved, and dot com Life for Dessert.  If you came by this week just to win something, I sure hope you'll stick whether you win or not.  I'll have more giveaways in the future, and you never know what other random fun-ness just might happen around here either!  You still have … [Read more...]

You all know I'm pretty opinionated when it comes to products, and there's no way that I'm going to recommend a product to you that I don't completely stand behind.  This company and these products though, I absolutely ADORE! I've written about KEEN Footwear twice since I began Life for Dessert (if you want to re-read those posts, then check HERE and HERE,) and that was just … [Read more...]

About a week ago, I shared with you some of the fun things I'd gotten in the mail recently!  One item was the diaper/wipe wristlet I'd ordered from Gussy Sews (that giveaway from yesterday is still open by the way), and the other was this fabulous cafe print I'd ordered as an anniversary present for the Hubs from Red Letter Words. I first discovered Red Letter Words through … [Read more...]

My house is a wreck today. No...seriously. Look at just my laundry room.... It looks SO bad! I'm under no illusions. It's a wreck! And yes... on the far wall, that would be some paint that I put up a couple of years ago to see how I felt about painting the laundry room that color. I never wanted to do it because the laundry room stresses me out and I have to spend enough time … [Read more...]

I've been meaning to post about this for ages and was thinking I'd wait til closer to Christmas, but with the school year getting into full swing for most people, I figured now is as good of time as any to share about an awesome product. I'm working on a possible giveaway for this one too, so cross your fingers and let's hope it works out! There's something really annoying to … [Read more...]

So, yesterday I was feeling kinda sad...with saying farewell to the stay-at-home childhood of my now kindergartner and all.  But then I remembered something I once saw and decided that I need to turn that frown upside down.  Check this out...YES! That's it!  Be awesome instead!PS.  I love you Doogie Houser!So I think today I might just be awesome.  That … [Read more...]

Get a load of this guy. That would be my KINDERGARTNER! Say Wha???? Yes, I now am the proud parent of a very excited kindergartner.  And I can hardly deal with it. Seriously. Today when I dropped him off, I walked him in to make sure he knows where to go and all, and I have to admit that I was honestly a little sad when he bounded into the classroom, put his bookbag in his … [Read more...]