Reversible Coffee Sleeve Tutorial

Coffee sleeves are eco-friendly, and make great gifts! You can wrap one up with a coffee shop gift card, or whip up some matching reusable snack and sandwich bags for a great lunch set. The coffee sleeve in this tutorial is part of a set I made Cowboy for Christmas…

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Apple Bread Pudding Recipe

Last spring my friend Dorothy aka my partner in coffee introduced me to a fantastic child care menu planning resource from the state of Delaware. It’s full of nutritious, whole grain, low fat recipes that I fell in love with right away. I vowed to try all of the recipes…

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Three Things I Want to Learn in 2012

I’ve always enjoyed learning new things – back in the ’80s I badgered my hairstylist into telling me how perms worked, just because I wanted to know. So I was surprised when this topic ended up being more of a challenge than I thought it would be. 1. Power Point…

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Healthy and Eco-Friendly Birthday Parties

This is a guest post by Melissa C. of Blog Content Guild, who has offered to share some eco-friendly birthday ideas with us. This is not a paid post; the only benefit I received (besides the great tips) was time saved from having someone else write the post. Anyone who…

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Five Things that Bring me Peace

5. Kid Hugs Almost nothing lifts my spirits like a hug from on of my kiddos, grandkiddos, or child care kiddos. They know it and are quick to offer some “hug therapy” whenever I seem to need it… and even when I don’t. Kid hugs rock!   4. Cleaning I…

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