I’m happy, happy, happy to announce that the winner of the Too Blessed to be Stressed Cookbook GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE, including some of my favorite kitchen stress-reducers, an autographed copy of the Cookbook, and a $25 VISA gift card is … Pamela Black! Congrats, Pamela!!! And the three winners of autographed copies of the award-winning ...
Stress-Busting Your Holy-days Tip #6
Hey there, BBFF! I’m assuming you made it to this sixth and final tip in my Decom-stress Your Christmas series by reading the previous five posts (if not, there’s no time like the present!). I hope you’ve enjoyed them, and maybe, just maybe, you’ve found something helpful. If so, I’d love to hear from you! ...
Stress-Busting Your Holy-days Tip #5
So glad you’re here! This is the fifth of six tips to help decom-stress your Christmas season. I’d love to hear from you if you’ve had a chance to implement some of the other suggestions (scroll back to see the first four). Stress Buster #5: Make it a Holy-day, not just a holiday.Marinate in peace. ...
Stress-Busting Your Holy-days Tip #4
Welcome to #4 of a series of six tips for decom-stressing your Christmas season. This one you definitely should take personally, girlfriend! Stress-Buster #4: Take time for YOUPrevent BOOP (Boiling Oatmeal Overflow Phenomenon). I postulate that women are like little pots of oatmeal. At the beginning of the day, we simmer … little manageable bubbles ...
Stress-Busting Your Holy-days Tip #3
Crispy Chicken Salad Alrighty then – are you ready for the the third of six terrific tips to help decom-stress your Christmas season? (Scroll back for the previous two.) Stress-Buster #3: Come and Get it! (Food Prep)Look Ahead. Investing ten minutes of preplanning saves barrels of time … and craziness. Make a menu plan and shop ...
Stress-Busting Your Holy-days, Tip #2
Deb’s Famous Chicken Salad Hey there BBFF (Best Blog Friend Forever)! Got some great tips here to help you decom-stress your crazy-busy life during this hectic Christmas season. Scroll back for Stress-Buster #1. And without further ado, here’s the second of a series of 6 forged-in-the-fire tips I think you’re gonna find bodaciously invaluable. Please ...
Stress-Busting Your Holy-days Tip #1
Ho-Ho-Ho! Do these iconic words from a jolly old elf produce a shiver down your spine instead of a twinkle in your eye? Yep, many folks agree: Christmas is not only the most wonderful time of the year, it’s also the most stressful. Crazy-busyness can make it feel like just another harried holiday, not a ...
Cookbook Giveaway Winners Announced!
All right! Congrats to: Diane StankoPatty BrooksEthel AppenzellerPamela WrightDonna Solze andMarie Garthwaite Come on down! (If you’re not on this list, don’t fret … keep reading. Another chance to win is right around the corner!) Okay, so maybe you don’t need to go anywhere, but you’ve just won a free copy of my new Too ...
The Wee Hours
Whew! I’m dragging. And there’s not much I can do about it. Aside from clonking myself over the head with a hammer. And believe me I’ve considered it. About five years ago I asked Papa God for more hours in the day to get things done. He sent me menopause. Now I have half the ...
Cookbook Giveaway
Releases Nov 1 I’m really excited to announce that my long awaited Too Blessed to be Stressed Cookbook will hit bookstore shelves in a matter of days! I want you to be as excited as I am, so I’m GIVING AWAY copies!! If you’ve been following my blog (if not, subscribe now so you won’t ...