DIY MAKEOVER!! We did it ourselves. A 25 thousand dollar makeover for 5 grand. No structural changes were made. Only paint, fixtures, hardware, changed the formica to marble, changed the electric stove to gas, used inexpensive subway tile for the backsplash and changed the metal 2-compartment sink to a porcelain farmhouse one. I swear I am eating healthier [...]
AMAZING STORY!!! So I take my daughter to Paris France so she can finally see the city she was named after. One day we met up with her friend for lunch who also was vacationing there and as they picnic’d on the ground I shot this picture then posted it to Facebook. The next day my friend from [...]
Healthy Junk Food So every now and then I buy fruit cups. Either chopped fruit or applesauce. Granted it’s not as healthy as whole fresh fruit but to throw in a lunch box for my kid or to satisfy a sweet tooth of mine after 5 straight hours of photo editing on the computer, i’d say it’s a convenient, healthy, [...]
Rasberry Lemonade Tea with Mint Yea, yea, I know! You’re thinking “That’s a lot of ingredients to put in a damn drink!” but I couldn’t help myself. Ever since we re-did our kitchen I love being in it and creating pretty things to eat and drink - but first photographing them! I had made an herbal fruit tea [...]
Burlap and Glass Here’s some easy ways to create a gift for someone. I recommend having some burlap fabric in your wrapping paper box as it’s spectacular for adorning the lid of a jar to covering the most awkward of shapes to wrap (satin is great too). Heirloom tomatoes in a recycled glass jar is a lovely, easy [...]
Drink Your Veggies! This entry is inspired by personal trainer and fitness consultant Guy La Brusciano. www.fitnesstherightway.com He actually got my husband to eat raw green vegetables which is something i couldn’t do for almost 2 decades! Here’s his delicious drinkable recipe: 1 cup of raw kale 2 cups of raw spinach 1/2 cup of water 1 [...]
Creative Gift Wrapping. What a waste of time right?!! Maybe so, but when you don’t have wrapping that’s suitable or pretty enough for the intended receiver then a few things around the house can do wonders. I had no wrapping for a large make-up kit i was giving so I used brown paper and cut up fashion magazines [...]
PROTEIN!!! Cottage Cheese?? YES! A 4 oz (113 g) serving of 4% fat product has 14 grams of protein. It also contains 70 mg calcium One egg has 6 grams of protein so after you’ve eaten all your hard boiled Easter Eggs pick up some cottage cheese. Personally I like it savory with spices on it like “Spike” or other pre-mixed poultry [...]
Jennifer Charm is an aesthetician who my daughter and I have been going to for years. I asked her what inexpensive home item can be used for facials. Specifically an exfoliant for me and an acne treatment for Paris. She recommended baking soda for me and honey for Paris. I just added a few drops of water to [...]
My husband said “I didn’t get you live flowers for this Valentines Day, Instead I got you really really really dead ones.” - (He got me Tea from Bird Pick in Pasadena)
