This is a shout out to all clothes manufacturers: What the heck happened to jeans that actually FIT?! Remember those days?  The days when jeans actually fit your waist and your butt. Women come in many different sizes, however finding jeans to fit each one of those sizes is like finding a needle in a haystack. There are skinny jeans, super skinny jeans, curvy jeans, mid-rise, low-rise, ultra-low rise, stretch, semi-stretch, non-stretch, jeggings, the list goes…

Tomorrow will be a fun filled day. Tomorrow my husband is taking off to spend the day with me. Tomorrow we just may go to the Houston Rodeo.  But not today. Today I will remember. Because tomorrow I will turn 33 and tomorrow my dad would have turned 57.  I never spend my birthdays sad or crying or playing the “what ifs” game. Ever. I refuse to do that.  But I also can’t ignore the fact that my dad committed suicide and the fact that we shared the…

A few months ago I shared my story with you and the response was overwhelming.  I felt free that day.  The stigma with suicide and those who are left to pick up the mess is cruel to say the least.  Even now, 15 years later, it isn't any easier.  Two days before my surgery I had my pre-op appointment.  It began at my doctor's office with the nurse who assisted in the surgery.  She went over everything to expect and…

Today I am going through my Pinterest files trying to select a few new recipes for the 30 Days of Pinterest Project Series and I realize this is going to be harder than I thought.  Every recipe I have pinned is something that I myself would love to try.  My husband and kids are another story, but the…