Category Archives: Fab Fun

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Fab-YOU-lously Simple D.I.Y. Snowman Treat Jars

BIKE (2)Here at my house in Colorado, we have about four inches of snow on the ground (though the high country has much more) and the high temps are in the low 20’s.  I’ve got Taco Soup in the crock pot (it makes the whole house smell SO good), my men (my hubby and two teenage sons) are all busy watching football on the tube and our three cats are curled up in a pile sleeping. I live for moments like this because it means that I get to dig out my glue gun and enjoy some uninterrupted crafting time.

Now that Thanksgiving is over and we have snow on the ground, I am in the mood for a little holiday crafting, and what could be better than a cute craft project that doubles as a fun way to package up holiday treats? I especially love this project because it is SO simple that a child could make it (though I might swap out the hot glue gun for some regular craft glue if I were doing this project with a child) and is made up of supplies that are cheap and easy to find at most any store that sells craft supplies.

To make your own super simple and yet super FabYOUlous Doily Snowman Treat Jars, just follow these simple instructions…

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Love in a Pan

My Sweet Grandma's Fab-YOU-lous Apple Crisp Recipe

846f76_506e1b8312ce41f4b311a53637dfe784Oh how I wish you all could have met my beautiful, smart and funny Grandma Brown.  Some of the very best memories of my childhood happened at her house–and many of those memories involved her delicious Apple Crisp.  I have no idea where she got the recipe–it’s nothing complicated or fancy, but boy is it GOOD.  I am so thankful that before my sweet grandma passed away after a brave battle with Parkinson’s Disease, she took the time to write her recipe down for me.  I love the fact that I have her recipe written in her handwriting.  I will treasure that piece of paper for the rest of my days.  If you want to show someone that you love them, I would highly suggest making this dish for them.  Nothing says love like my grandma’s Apple Crisp with a side of vanilla ice cream.

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Make New Friends but Keep the Old

One is Silver and the Other Gold

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I remember singing those words a hundred years ago when I was a young girl attending Girl Scout camp.

Okay–so maybe it wasn’t quite 100 years ago, but still…it was over three decades ago and the crazy thing is–some of the girls that I attended that camp with are still, to this day, dear friends of mine. In fact, I am blessed to be able to say that my first best friend (before we were even old enough to understand the concept of a best friend) is still my best friend to this day (I’m looking at you Mia!)

Friendship…I can’t imagine life without it. There is no better feeling than that of knowing that there are people in this world who love and accept you just the way you are. I for one would be absolutely lost without my precious “broad squad” and I give thanks for them every single day.

While I have been blessed to have some wonderful life-long friendships, there have also been times when I was faced with the prospect of having to make new friends. This happened when I went away to college and again when I left all of my family and friends behind to move to another state. Both of these experiences took some adjustment and forced me out of my comfort zone; however, both experiences resulted in additional friendships with more incredible women that I am blessed to have in my life.

If you are faced with a situation where you need to make new friends–or maybe you’re just looking to expand your current circle of friends, follow these 12 easy tips to make friends the easy way.

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D.I.Y Indoor Succulent Garden

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Here in Colorado it has been WET. Normally we celebrate Mother’s Day by planting our outdoor flowers but not this year; this year we spent Mother’s Day inside the house watching the rain pour down. So…we figured we’d wait and do our planting over Memorial weekend. Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t cooperate with that plan either. So since at this rate it might be September before we get to do any outdoor planting, I decided to take matters into my own hands and create my own indoor succulent garden. It was SO easy (the hardest part was picking out my plants) and I LOVE the way it turned out.

If you’d like to create your own succulent garden–it’s easy and it doesn’t cost much to create something truly beautiful. Just follow these simple instructions and you’ll have a gorgeous tabletop garden of your own in no time.

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Seven Fab-YOU-lous Ways to Live a More Playful Life

1.)  Stop “shoulding” on your play time: Okay–we get it. You’re a grown up and you have real responsibilities and commitments. Guess what…we ALL do. We are not suggesting that you shirk those important tasks or drop the ball on your obligations. We are simply suggesting that you incorporate more minutes of guilt-free play time into your day without dragging yourself down with all of the imagined things that you should be doing instead. In fact, studies have shown that those who regularly incorporate scheduled play time into their daily routines are actually more productive than those who keep their nose to the grind-stone all day, every day.

Stop being a martyr and begin allowing your own emotional health to become a priority in your life. If a task is truly important–it will get done. If you allow yourself time to refresh and reinvigorate with some playtime, it will get done even better. Stop using “busyness” as an excuse because there is always a way to make time for the things that are truly important. Your emotional well being and enjoyment of life are worth at least the level of commitment that you give to your other tasks and responsibilities.

2.)  Adopt PLAY as a way of life: Once we’ve set the intention of adding more playfulness into our days, we need to get serious about acting upon that intention. Usually, we go about living our lives doing all of the things that we need to get done and then…if we have any time or energy left over, we might allow ourselves a little snippet of time to play. Unfortunately, this approach is (as my grandpa used to say) “bass ackwards”. Instead of fitting some playtime in if we have a few extra minutes (because seriously–when is THAT ever the case?), we need to make an effort to schedule our pleasure and give it the same level of importance that we give to our “to do” list.