As a member of the BlogHer Life Well Lived panel, from time to time, my blog is selected to answer that week’s question. This time, I was asked, “How do you put yourself first? How does taking time for yourself help make you happier?” A question many of us struggle to find the answer to … [Read more…]
…or how I screwed up this month. Because you’re probably scratching your head right now, wondering where delicious photos of royal icing-adorned treats are. It is the first of the month, after all. There should be a new post today! Sadly, February became a comedy of errors, one thing after another derailing me from my … [Read more…]
I’d throw myself at your feet and apologize profusely, but I’m sure you already understand that it’s not exactly making me happy to be away for so long. What can I say? I guess I haven’t yet figured out how to balance everything. We know how well I do with being held back–I want to … [Read more…]
It’s very unlike me to disappear for a week like that. Especially at a prime time for sharing recipes! But a break I needed, and so I took a break, sitting back and re-examining the direction the blog has taken. The thing is, while I love writing this, and I love baking, and I even … [Read more…]
It’s been a long week–and an even longer weekend. While we did not host Thanksgiving at our home, we did have a second Thanksgiving yesterday–a sort of practice run, just to see if I could actually do it. There were some lessons learned–you don’t roast a turkey with the roasting pan cover on, for example … [Read more…]