Today I did it. Again. I started working out. I worked out this morning to the “Great Abs Guaranteed” video from Beach Body. It’s not much, only 7 minutes, but its more than I do on most days. (Does anybody…
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.
Apples2Apples Horror Story
One fine Sunday evening my sister-in-law invited us over to have dinner with our friend Letta and her new boyfriend. She had three failed marriages and he was recently widowed after his wife’s debilitating 10-year illness. We were elated that…
Spring: First Signs of Life
Today when I looked outside I saw something wonderful – green. There are hyacinths coming up in the back yard. Next to one of our outbuildings my “giant” daylilies are sprouting. To the west of the house the dianthus that…
Where I've Been
Looking at my parents and in-laws I’ve begun to come to the realization that 30 or 40 years is a very short period of time. I’m 28, soon to be 29, and I feel like I’ve done nothing of consequence…
Holy Molé! Where's my blog WP 2.5!
When I installed WordPress 2.3.3 I found a hack that allowed me to used the same user database across all installations. This way you kind people who read and will eventually comment on my musings would be able to just…
Linkbacks, Trackbacks and Pingbacks – what are they?
As a newbie to the world of blogging I did not understand many of the new terms presented to me. The other day while searching for something totally unrelated I came across an article that clearly explained what trackbacks, pingbacks…
Antibacterial – Friend or foe
Recently, we have been seeing many reports on the news about the effects of using antibacterial soaps and hand cleaners. they are very handy I must say. Could they be giving us a false sense of safety and health? In…
Mmm, You smell good!
In the shower today I got thinking about how people dealt with personal hygiene back hundreds of years ago. This modern era of running water and electricity to every home, in developed countries, has us all spoiled. We can shower…
My Want List
The items on my want list will either help to expand my outdoor garden or my virtual garden of websites. I always like surprises (who doesn’t) so if you feel so inclined to donate one or more of these items…
Non Garden Items for Trade
There is so much available in each of the categories below that there isn’t enough room here to list each individual item. Ask and I might just have that for which you are looking. In regards to clothing we have…
