When I was a little girl, my home burned completely to the ground during a lightning storm. Thankfully, we were not home at the time. We lived a few miles outside of town and in those days, if you lived outside the city limits, there were no fire hydrants, etc. After growing up and living […]
Print FriendlyTop 5 Sunscreens
July 15, 2015 by 21 Comments
Summer has always been my favorite season and the beach, any beach, is my ideal vacation spot. I guess it’s because I grew up visting the beach every summer. Back in the day, I shunned sunscreen like it was the plague. I was a baby oil/iodine concoction addict when I was a teen. As a […]
Who Else is Watching Your Baby?
July 13, 2015 by 35 Comments
I was appalled when I read an article about a nanny in Houston who heard an unfamiliar voice coming from a two-way baby monitor. The voice said, “that’s really a poopy diaper,” then warned her to password-protect the camera. I can only imagine the nanny’s reaction. One couple heard a voice shouting from the baby’s […]
Dessange Paris California Blonde Review
March 23, 2015 by 65 Comments
I have extremely dry hair. When you add in lowlights, highlights and sunlight, well, my hair can be a hot mess. I’m sure you guessed by now that I’m not a natural blonde, but I play one in real life. And, it’s true, blondes do have more fun! 🙂 I’ve tried expensive specialty salon shampoos […]
How to Thank Someone for Retweets
March 4, 2015 by 116 Comments
When I first created my twitter account in 2009, I just didn’t get it. At all. I wasn’t blogging yet, hence the @allismith77 non-creative-year-I-graduated-high-school handle. Sigh. I finally changed it today! (You can change your handle to a new one, if it’s available, without losing your followers, etc.) Back then, I immediately followed all […]
Is Your Salad Dressed to Kill?
February 16, 2015 by 37 Comments
I well remember the days, er, years when I would automatically order a great big salad every time I went out to dinner. And I was always so proud of myself. Until . . . the public demanded that restaurants share the nutritional value of their meals. I have a love/hate relationship with Eat This/Not […]
She Said, She Said – Skincare & Music
February 2, 2015 by 25 Comments
I FINALLY caught up with my youngest daughter and demanded that she actually join me in our MONTHLY She Said, She Said – January post. It’s where we share our monthly faves. I mean, really, it’s been a while. Man, did she make up for her absence. When I received her e-mail, I thought she had […]
5 Tips for Living Longer and Moving More
January 5, 2015 by 50 Comments
As I get older, I find myself wanting to live a healthy lifestyle so I can live longer. These are my 5 Tips for Living Longer. Of course, I’m not a doctor, but these tips work for me. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. It’s January […]
One Word 2015
December 31, 2014 by 19 Comments
Who remembers my one word for 2014? Come on, now. I certainly wrote about it enough and you can read my very first post about my 2014 word here. It was L O V E and man, I had to often remind myself that I had chosen to walk in love in all situations. I’m not […]
New Year’s Eve Tablescape & Menu
December 29, 2014 by 50 Comments
Do you have big plans for New Year’s Eve? How do you usher in the new year? My plans are the same as they’ve been for years – staying home, dozing off and waking up at midnight to see the old year out and the new year in with my husband and whatever kid(s) happens […]
