I received so much positive, cheerful feedback from the post 2 weeks ago-“The Simple Things”-that I decided to post an additional 30 things that make me smile. Enjoy! : ) And please, add your own at the end! 1. English accents (or any accent for that matter) 2. Sitting by the TV on a rainy […]

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.”  ~Irish Proverb

Q: “First of all, I LOVE your blog… you have so many great ideas and I love reading about them. I have a problem that you might be able to help me out with…I just moved into my first apartment a few months ago after living in dorms the past few years and i’m loving it,

Today was one of those days where my morning started off so well that I just knew it was going to be a good day. I woke up at 7 a.m., got some cleaning done and then trekked off to Shaw’s to buy some waffles ‘n’ turkey bacon for breakfast-which was so delish, by the

There are plenty times in life when we have the utter urge to do something bad, wrong, regretful, etc. but catch ourselves with a better, healthier alternative. Here, 7 simple BETTER choices for those tricky times… When you feel like you could punch something/one——–>go for a long run ‘n’ sweat it out. Instead of going

1. Watch a feel good holiday-esque movie, such as Love Actually, The Holiday or even Elf. Hey, it is actually November now, so it’s kinda OK to get into holiday spirit, right? 2. Make a delish, comforting warm fall dessert like hot apple cider with pumpkin pie or apple crisp. (Try Maiann’s low-sugar healthy apple

Ok, I have to admit-between me and my best friend together, we utterly, completely let ourselves go the other night. It all started when we went out to a Halloween party and the first thing we saw (unfortunately) was the snack table, filled with loads of candy, donuts, cookies and anything ‘n’ everything sweet.