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  • Cheesy Pound Cake for the Fourth

    Some of my favorite recipes are the ones that are written down. You know the ones I am talking about; those that you found in a magazine in the days before blogs and Pinterest; copied in your very own handwriting… Continue reading

  • Fit Friday: Quinoa Salad for Hot Summer Days

    I don’t know about you, but when the temperatures rise to 100 degrees I want to do as little cooking as I can get away with.  We want our meals filling, but as light as possible.  There is no worse… Continue reading

  • Packing Tips for Summer Travel

     We travel a lot in our family.  Mr. Jones job involves 65% travel so we have become near professionals getting him ready and off, even at a moments notice.  There have been moments he has called me from the office… Continue reading

  • Feeling Fashionable & Fit

    Having spent most of my time the last thirteen years hiding behind oversized clothes, living in gym clothes and now basic black at Macy’s a couple of days a week, having the opportunity to dress-up and go out the last several weeks has… Continue reading