In the last post, I covered two common reasons why people often don’t take vacations. Now, I’m going to cover what you can do to make the...

School is out for summer!!!! Or at least it’s about to be as summer vacation is on our doorstep here in Massachusetts. That means a lot...

Growing up, I spent $30 of my Christmas money, on a Bonsai. I loved it. It was so cute and it gave my “Asian Themed” bedroom (because I...

With Mother’s Day being a focus I decided to add one more post about a book I just finished that has really spoken to my soul as a woman....

For Amin’s 30th birthday, I wanted to do something really special. Amin is half Iranian and over there they love the flavors of lamb,...

Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner!!!! I grew up in Tampa Florida which has a really strong Latino demographic. I had fantastic...

Growing up I LOVED Easter! It was so much fun! I remember all the cool candy I’d get in my Easter basket, but one thing I absolutely...

One of my favorite childhood memories was coloring Easter eggs with my sister in the backyard under our maple tree which was much smaller...

My husband and I got a book called “The Gourmet Cookbook” by Ruth Reichl. We got it mostly for the really interesting (and expensive)...

Oh man! I know some people HATE cleaning but for me, I really enjoy it ESPECIALLY if it’s spring cleaning. To say I just “hate” winter...

I had good intentions. I went to the store to buy ingredients for last week's Guinness, Jameson Whiskey, and Bailey's Irish Cream Recipe....

Let’s be real here. Most holidays in America are celebrated with food, booze, or both and St. Patricks Day is no exception. It’s really a...

I love oysters. Growing up my dad was paranoid about eating anything remotely not burnt to a crisp. He demonized everything from...

I love to do my own nails which you probably already know if you’ve seen my “End of Summer Nails” and my “How to do a Manicure at Home”...

I am a self-taught artist. My parents were both artists, but that doesn’t mean they were supportive. To be honest, they were only...

My husband and I got married at the age of 22. I know it was young, but honestly, we had been dating for five years at that time and we...

While technically October is the month that begins fall, I find that people often think of August as their chance to really enjoy true...

A few years ago, I got to enjoy a 16-hour layover in Tokyo where I went to Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku (that trip is for another blog...

For the last few years, I’ve been watching Halloween Wars on the Food Network. It combines two of my favorite hobbies which are cooking...

October has to be one of my favorite months next to December. The air starts getting cool and you get to break out all those great fall...