I hate Halloween. Yes, I said it. I don’t like scary things. I don’t like the pressures of a Halloween costumes. Pumpkin carving is nasty and it just never turns out right. I do try to fake it for my kids. But overall, I just see Halloween as a blocker to my favorite holiday, Christmas. …
You should know by now how much I love food. I’ve been trying to eat healthier which is sometimes easier said then done. I was offered a chance to take part in a HEALTHY GREEK EATS RECIPE CHALLENGE sponsored by Healthy Greek Eats. They supplied me hummus, greek yogurt and tzatziki along with some recipe cards…
It’s an event my family has talked about for months…Festival of Bacon! Last year we went to a Bacon Festival in Orlando which was basically bacon cook-off between food trucks. It was pretty awesome. This was the first year for the Festival of Bacon, held in Festival Park in Downtown Orlando. Gates opened at 11…
On Saturday, more than 300 bloggers and brand strategists gathered at Orlando’s Full Sail campus for the 2013 Florida Blogger and Social Media Conference, also known as FLBlogCon. This was my second year attending the conference, and once again, my brain is still trying to figure out where to start in disgusting all the information.…
I used to work in Celebration, Florida. I realized today that was about 14-15 years ago. How did that happen? I remember going rollerblading a few times while I worked there, but I didn’t have a bike back then. One of my blogger friends Kelly has been blogging a lot lately about biking around Celebration,…
Winter Park is so lucky to have not only a great chocolate store, but the owners doing some amazing things and are just amazing people. You know I love Peterbrooke Chocolate, I mean, I even had my birthday party there! They invited some bloggers over Friday to test one of their new creations, the Broissant. …
We are one month away from FLBlogCon 2013 and it’s time to prepare!! If you are unaware, FLBlogCon is a one-day event focused on all aspects of blogging. There are a lot seminars to choose from on a variety of important blog topics that appeal to all levels of bloggers. From the newbie to the…
It’s back-to-school time for my kids! Are they excited? NO. They are excited to see their friends. But that’s about it. I did ask them what they were wearing to the big day and they looked at me like I’m crazy. “The same thing we wear everyday, mom.” To which Brendan added, “I hope the…
I’m sitting here watching the final stage of the Tour de France wondering to myself why it’s not on a network tv channel. It’s been on NBC Sports this year, which is great…but still. More people need to watch this amazing event. I know the Tour took a lot of heat for all the doping…
Scene: My house, Friday night. I’m in my penguin pajamas around 6:30pm as I’m exhausted and ready for bed. However, this is the first weekend in a LONG time where we have ZERO PLANS. My husband comes in from outside and says, the Duncans are here. That’s my sister’s family. So I go outside, in…