Alicia Marie 
Whether it’s random acts of kindness, or just showering the ones you love with their favorite things – the holidays are filled with opportunities for gift giving and showing people that you care. Inspired by the 12 days of Christmas as a way to get creative with gift giving this year, Paper Coterie designed these … Read more
Monday: Grilled Pork Loin w/ Potatoes, Onions, & Peppers Tuesday: Chicken, Spinach And Cannellini Bean Quesadillas Wednesday: Dinner on the Go {Wendy’s} Thursday: Three Cheese Chicken Alfredo Bake Friday: Tacos Saturday: Leftovers Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner
Looking for ways to make a difference this season? Here are three good ways to do so, courtesy of World Vision: •Volunteer Virtually: Not everyone is able to physically volunteer, but you can volunteer virtually by donating food kits online through World Vision. Each ‘kit’ contains enough food to feed a family of five for … Read more
I headed to ROSS Dress For Less yesterday because I wanted to check out their selection of toys, men’s coats, and kitchen items. ROSS is great because they have everything I need for my home and family at prices that are 20-60% off of retail. They’ve just opened up new stores in the Chicago area … Read more
Image and recipe courtesy of BetterEats.com. This custardy, raisin-studded bread pudding highlights the sweet, comforting taste of baked pears. When turned out of its baking dish, the flanlike pudding sits in a pool of caramel syrup, making it worthy of any holiday table. Serve it warm or chilled. Cook Time 95 min Prep Time 15 … Read more
I’m kind of a neat freak when it comes to my boys’ closet and it drives me nuts when they just pull things out and everything ends up piled around their room. I know there’s no magic wand to get them to be as O.C.D. as I am but I think these Rainbow Monkey hangers … Read more
If you are in the Chicago area I have a special treat for you! I get to offer 20 of my readers a pair of tickets to the pre-screening of this movie. I’ve seen the previews for it and it looks like it’s going to be a hit. Here’s the synopsis of the movie: Old … Read more
Are you done with your Christmas shopping yet? If not, I’m sure this Amazon.com gift card will come in handy! I have recently discovered Amazon Prime and it’s made it so easy to cross off items on my list as I buy them one at a time and get free two day shipping on any … Read more