Over the past few weeks since I started my workout routine I had a feeling that something was up. If you’ve read my blog posts from the beginning you’ll find some irony in what I’m about to tell you. After…
Author: Lucero De La Tierra
Firstly, I'm a mom and wife. Professionally, IT consulting is my job and blogging is the outlet for my passions. I write about things that affect the everyday life of a stay-at-home parent or any parent for that matter such as parenting, relationships, discipline, the media, product reviews, giveaways, social media, food, cooking, gardening and anything else that might come my way.
Winter Sowing Experiment Follow Up
Even though it seems I’ve had more failure than success at this endeavor it wasn’t a total loss. There are some Japanese Irises that are growing; they are no more than 1/2 an inch tall, but they are growing. Also,…
Most Disgusting Restaurant Offerings, #1
I’ve been reading many blogs lately about food. Everyone talks about the foods they love and the best meals they’ve had. Given the fact that right now nothing sounds good to me, not even my favorite foods, it gave me…
Pink Lemonade Spring into Summer Sweepstakes
I’ve been entering all sorts of contests this morning. Guess that’s what happens when you have to get up at 5:30 in the morning to send your hubby off to Columbus and can’t go back to sleep. Anywho, Pink Lemonade…
I am blog #1392 on the Million Blog List
Today I listed this blog on the Million Blog List. In less than a month they’ve gotten almost 1400 blog owners to voluntarily list their blogs. Their purpose is to see how long it will take to get 1,000,000 blog…
I am blog #1393 on the Million Blog List
I listed my blogs today on the Million Blog List. The point of the site is to see how long it will take to get oen million blogs to list themselves on their site. They started their listing on April…
Things to Consider When Planting Trees in Your Yard
It is always nice to see a beautifully manicured lawn with a selection of ornamental and shade trees to accent the landscape. It is also equally frustrating to see a lawn where no consideration has been given for mature plant…
I'm Late. . .
These two little words can conjure up feelings of ire, fear or elation. Isn’t it amazing how powerful language can be given the circumstances in which it’s used. Let’s examine: – “I’m late. . . for work. A raccoon bit…
The Fish Tank Greenhouse
I guess you could call this recycling. My husband’s cousin’s widow gave me a 10 gallon fish tank that she said she was just going to throw away. It was practically brand new and in perfect condition. So, I couldn’t…
Teaching a Toddler to Read
My little one will be 2 1/2 in a couple of weeks. She loves it when I read to her, telling stories and playing like any normal toddler. I’m focusing in more on teaching her the basic necessities of life:…