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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Bites

During these hot summer months, we are all looking for easy to make, requires no oven, simple dessert recipes. That is why one of my favorite summertime treats is cookie dough bites! Actually, I love them anytime of the year. This is a spin on my recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough bites. I added the flavors we all love in a good oatmeal raisin cookie, from the cinnamon and oats to the plump raisins. They stay in the fridge so they are a nice and cold, bite-size snack. Incredibly addicting. The best part…you don’t have to feel guilty about eating… Read More

Poolside Organization

One of the things I am most excited about, in our new house, is our pool!!! I can’t wait to have a pool because I know we will live in it on these hot summer days (it was 115 yesterday!). I still need to stock up on pool toys, and other pool stuff, but for now I have all the essentials ready for our first swimming guests. The two things you need the most, when having people over to swim, are towels and snacks! Excited for our first swimming get-togethers I went out and got stocked up on both. I… Read More

How to Clean a Wine Glass {video tutorial}

Today I’m sharing a super simple trick for how to clean a wine glass. All you will need are some dirty wine glasses, a few drops of dish soap and a baby bottle brush. Yep, you read that right, a baby bottle brush! This is the one I have and it works perfectly! It’s best not to buy the ones with metal on the handle because I shattered a wine glass with one of those once! Are you wondering how you can clean a wine glass with a baby bottle brush? Well let me show you! Now you have a… Read More

Cleaning Checklist for Moving

This month we are packing up our house and moving!!! We aren’t moving for a few more weeks but using this checklist, I have already started packing up the house. With the packing process under way there are lots of empty shelves and spaces that need to be cleaned. I’m not one of those people that likes to leave behind a messy house for the new owners so today I wanted to share a cleaning checklist for moving so you know what you should clean when you move out of your home. #1 CupboardsWhen I move into a house, one… Read More

An English Tudor Story, continued…

I ended my last post about our house story by saying, “All I know is that God is in control and that His timing is perfect.” Well a few months later I can tell you how true that is! Today I’m going to share our continued house story and how it’s even better than I could have imagined. The day after I got back from Cambodia, my husband told me that “our” English Tudor home was in escrow. At first I wasn’t too worried about it because it had been in escrow 2 other times and fallen out so I… Read More

Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

A few weeks ago my daughter and I made up this gluten free muffin recipe and I couldn’t believe how good it was! The combination of coconut oil, bananas and chocolate chips are delicious!!! These are super easy to make and I promise they will be a hit among family and friends! Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins 1 3/4 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup coconut milk 1/2 cup coconut oil 1 tsp vanilla 3 ripe bananas 1 1/3 cups gluten free flour (I recommend this one) 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup chocolate chips Preheat… Read More

HangerJack, Extra Space when you Need It!

My husband is an avid runner, and fortunately his best friend is a gear review blogger. This is great for my husband but frustrating for me because we have so many backpacks, water pack, running shoes, etc. Because his running stuff always smells so bad after a run, he has taken over the back door landing as being his “drop” station. I’m lucky if I can get out the door without tripping over a pack, shoes, his smelly clothes, or whatever else he dropped there after his last run. It has been my mission for months to try and organize/solve… Read More

Hanging Pictures Frames {the Cheater way}

Okay you are all going to laugh when you read this but this is true, I actually do this. I don’t know about you but it REALLY erks me when I’m hanging pictures frames, I measure it out, check and double check my measurements, drill the hole for the wall anchor, screw in the screw, hang up the picture, and it’s CROOKED!!! Makes me so mad! I don’t know how you can measure, check and double check your measurements, and still have it come out crooked! At this point you are kind of stuck because you can’t take out the… Read More