Exterior House Painting

It seems like it’s been a long while since I shared any projects on here. Well, the first project of the summer is now in the books. Exterior house painting. Check. Why did we have our exterior painted? 1. We never loved our colors that much. The last time we had our house painted, the […]

Sunshine Themed Party

I was fortunate enough to stumble across the set up for a sunshine themed party this week. It was so cute and the ladies who organized it did such a great job, I wanted to share. Here is what they did. Tablescape The tablescape design was simple, but the bright yellow forsythia and napkins made […]

Five Gift-Worthy Books

As we kick off Thanksgiving week, the seasonal shopping frenzy begins.  Here are five gift-worthy books you might want to consider for the bibliophiles on your shopping list. And maybe if your loved one isn’t really a reader, do not fear!  Some of these are more like picture books 😉. Not only are these books highly […]

Around Town in February

We had an unusually busy (and fun) week with various activities around town in February and here is a recap. Latin Night DF Barb got our posse all signed up for the club’s Latin Night dinner this week. It was a very fancy taco Tuesday buffet. The dĂ©cor was cute, the food was good and […]

The Perfect Running Shoe and a New Shoe Rack

Always on the hunt for the perfect running shoe and now I have a new shoe rack to home them after my morning exercise. New Balance Running Shoe Fresh Foam More 2 is my latest purchase in the search for running shoes.  As each year goes by, the miles spent running decreases, but I still […]

Around Town

“Around Town” is my code for we didn’t do much this weekend. I was feeling pretty lazy.  But downtime is good, right? In fact, Sunday was so lazy I didn’t even work out. Not one minute. Didn’t leave my house. Come Monday the piper had to be paid though. I’ll be looking for the ibuprofen […]

The Perfect Exercise Class?

Like so many others, when all the stars align, I love group exercise classes.  Stars aligning include: A good teacher who keeps the class moving, has good technique, interesting choreography, good music and a pleasing personality The class is at a time when I can attend Includes moves I can actually do I can no […]

Having a Ball in Fall

I’ve mentioned before how much fun we start to have in the desert after paying the price of living here in August and September (although we had a mild summer, in my opinion).  For all things weather in Arizona, I check my friend Stu’s blog.  Stu has weather stations in Flagstaff and Anthem, so if […]