Hi there~ I feel like I am a little late to the Winter Décor theme going on over at Pinterest. I am kind of excited that winter decor in January and February is becoming it’s on recognized season. It makes taking down the holiday decorations less of a let down and more like, “let’s bring [Read more…]
Have you ever had a paper bag that was too pretty or fun to throw away? Well, on a recent trip to Park City {Utah}, I found this fun shop called “Root’d.” I bought a wedding gift and the shop owner put the gift in this brown paper bag. The fact that this paper bag remained intact on [Read more…]
I am in love with these peanut butter and jelly cookies. I first saw the adorable peanut butter and jelly sandwich cookies over at http://www.ericasweettooth .com and knew I had to make. I love how these peanut butter and jelly cookies turned out. It is rare for a my recipes to turn out so well. Don’t [Read more…]
Here’s this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday idea! Yes, it’s Wednesday! We were out of town for the holiday weekend and I was catching up on laundry! Living the dream in my laundry room! A few weeks or was it a few days ago, I posted a photo of my junk drawer. Anyone else have a junk drawer [Read more…]
Hi everyone- Well here is a first at I’m Not a Trophy Wife- I actually baked cookies to look like the donuts and I must say the results are impressive {for my baking talents}. I found the cookie donuts in the cookbook, The Smart Cookie- at least I think that is the title because that is the hashtag [Read more…]
Hi there- I KNOW I am not alone with this phenomena sweeping the country this time of year. It started with a plan to paint our basement bathroom. Well, I should have known my 8 paint samples and counting was an omen of things to come. I had my samples and did the initial color test [Read more…]
A little free time always benefits my dogs, Tanner & Chloe. Usually, free time is in the form of an extra walk, but this week with the super cold temps I decided to make them some early Valentine Treats. Don’t they look like they need some homemade dog treats? One of them is overly dramatic! Can you guess [Read more…]
In 2014 I committed to drink less soda. I am not proud to admit I have had a diet Pepsi in hand since high school. Not proud of that one, but it’s my reality. Here are the small changes I made last year: Never leave the house without a large water bottle Stopped going to fast [Read more…]
I love practicing my cookie decorating skills with a batch of sugar cookie dough on a snowy weekend. I am practicing on a mitten theme this month. In January, it’s a mitten theme. I also like to stick to one design to make a streamlined assembly line. I made these mitten cookies to mail to my daughter and her roommates in the cold, mid-west [Read more…]
Hi everyone My boys’ fitness trainer for tennis introduced them to the jump rope. Their jump ropes have been hanging in the garage since last summer. So here is a video I was all too eager to share with the family to get all of us jumping in 2015! I am a runner because I don’t have to [Read more…]
It’s freezing in Denver this week and my dogs are going crazy being stuck inside most of the day! Their early morning walks are pretty short this time of year! To fight off the boredom and subsequent antics I searched online for dog treat puzzles and found this one on Pinterest. I purchased a treat [Read more…]
It’s January and for many people it is the month to get organized. It’s my goal too until my list gets to three pages and my OCD mind starts making sub-lists and then subcategories of the sub-lists of the original list. The organizing experts – how does one get that designation? – suggest tackling one [Read more…]
I have a disorder: recipe aversion disorder. It’s a disorder that leads to a popularity contest between the small appliances: microwave, toaster oven and the beloved quesadilla maker. Each of these appliances help ME feed my family. Cheese and pasta cover up a multitude of recipe mishaps! And heres the segue for this 2 minute Tuesday post. [Read more…]
We are in puppy heaven right now with a 16 week old Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe! Of course, during the crate and potty training we nicknamed her Cujo (1990’s movie reference.. or was it the 1980’s) and Crazy Eyes (from Orange is the New Black). But, look at this precious face during the day! We are [Read more…]
