Our summer is officially over and the kids have been in school now for a whole week. It was so hard for me to let summer go this year because it was one of our best, yet. I intentionally didn’t do my typical Summer Bucket List, but instead deemed the summer of 2015 “The Summer…
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The Happiness Report #37
Tattoos, styling wands, hand painted aprons, 1 second a day videos and more… here are a few of the things making me happy lately! Hi friends and happy summer to you! We’ve been out of school for a little over a week and have had some super fun days so far. The weather has been…
What I Learned About Happiness on a Princess Cruise
While on a recent 7-day cruise with Princess Cruises, I learned a thing or two about happiness. Here’s what I discovered! I recently returned from a glorious 7 day cruise aboard the amazing Regal Princess ship. I’ve always been a fan of cruising and really believe it is the best way to vacation! With that being said,…
I Lived…Goodbye February Blues For Good
I hate February… And I hate how I always find myself in a giant funk this time of year. It’s ridiculous. After 41 years of February’s and recognizing how they make me feel for at least half of those, I should do something about it to prepare myself. But every, single year, February comes along…
The Happiness Report #36
Let’s talk about what’s been making us happy lately! Hi friends! I hope you all are well and are ready to have a great weekend! The girls and I are headed to Oklahoma City for the weekend to hang out with my sister and to celebrate her youngest daughter turning 18. I may have cried…
2015 Focus Words – Be Happy
Today I’m sharing my 2015 Focus Word(s) as well as how I plan on using this phrase to shape my year. Plus, I’m giving one lucky Dine & Dish reader the chance to win an Etsy gift certificate! Instead of making resolutions each year, I always choose a focus word. This word or phrase is…
The Happiness Report #34
A post full of happy things I’ve thought about, discovered and done this past week! Come share your happy things with me! Happy Happiness Report Day, everyone! The photo you see above is of Leah this past spring at Ella’s first communion. I found it while I was looking for an old photo of a recipe…
Happiness Quote – Thoughts for Today
A happiness quote and my thoughts on practicing the art of selfish happiness. This was the first time with NaBloPoMo where it became late at night and I still had nothing to post. But then I remembered why I was doing this challenge…so I could feel ok just writing, without even a purpose sometimes. Yesterday…on a…
The Happiness Report #33
The Dine & Dish Happiness Report #33 – come share what’s making you happy lately! Hi friends! I hope you all have had a great week! Are you ready to share some happy things? Let’s do this happiness report thing!
The Happiness Report #32
My new motto…”If at first you don’t succeed, pie, pie again.” Happy Friday, friends, and happy Happiness Report! I hope your weekend is off to a great start. This is such a busy time of year for most people…I think it’s so important especially when times get busy to take a few minutes out of…

















