Rhys-ently

Last updated on: December 16, 2011 at 2:22 pm By Grace Sandra

Recently my little Rhysie-Bear, otherwise known around these parts as R2, or on Twitter as #OHR2! has been developing a teensy-tiny love of salt of which I must sadly take full credit for. (more…) Read more

My Top 2011 Award Season Looks

Last updated on: December 14, 2011 at 10:09 pm By Grace Sandra

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My top 8, Audible Picks of 2011

Last updated on: December 13, 2011 at 2:47 pm By Grace Sandra

My favorite eight, Audible Book Picks of 2011 I read and or listened to a lot of pretty awesome books this year. Next post, I’ll deal with the ones I actually read, but for now here’s my favorite “listens” of the year. (more…) Read more

Yep, It’s Time to Start Thinking about those 2012 Goals

Last updated on: December 9, 2011 at 3:59 pm By Grace Sandra

People Who Write Goals KEEP THEM! (Shocker) I’ll never forget the little snippet I read in a Reader’s Digest Magazine a few years ago which argued that people who write down their goals are 85% more likely to actually follow through on them. For the past 3 years I’ve been writing my yearly goals, with some level of success at accomplishing them. (more…) Read more

DON’T Pursue Happiness.

Last updated on: December 7, 2011 at 11:29 pm By Grace Sandra

I have been thinking a lot lately about the whole idea of ‘doing what makes you feel happy.’ There’s a lot of pinning going around about being happy. There’s a lot of people advocating (and abdicating) for a whole lotta non-sense in the pursuit of happiness. It seems, everything from offering-the-morning-after-pill to 13-year-old girls to having your ideal butt is fair game. There’s SUCH a high value in our society about being happy. Frankly, it’s annoying. (more…) Read more

Beast Slayer

Last updated on: December 6, 2011 at 10:04 am By Grace Sandra

My memoir has become some what of a tempestuous beast. I’ll be honest with you, though my beast is cute and friendly I feel she’s gotten a little out of control, she’s taken to smacking me around now and then. (more…) Read more

Friday #iphoneography ~ In the Christmas Spirit

Last updated on: December 2, 2011 at 2:58 pm By Grace Sandra

Usually, we get the tree up 4 days before Christmas & take it down sometime between March & August. This year our attentive-to-details 6 yr. old insisted we did at immediately after Thanksgiving. I think we’ll keep him. (more…) Read more

Give an Awesome(r) Gift on Cyber Monday while Helping Families around the World {+ GIVEAWAY}

Last updated on: November 28, 2011 at 2:23 pm By Grace Sandra

It’s Cyber Monday & if your like me your having hard time getting anything done on your computer due to an obnoxious amount of aggressive emails boasting of their “FANTASTIC” & “AMAZING” Cyber Monday bargains. Ugh. Sometimes, y’all it’s just good for me to be redirected like a 2 year old is redirected when they start eating their boogers. (more…) Read more