Enter to win $100 store credit or a selection of rustic home decor items from the Drops of Sunshine online store. I’m going to tell you a little story about following your dreams without letting fear and obstacles get in the way. Two months ago, I was sitting at a dinner table in Portland, Oregon with some…
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The Happiness Report #38 (Happy Calm Focused Edition)
The Happiness Report #38, featuring Happy Calm Focused, Bags and lots of other happy things! Christmas music is playing, my daughters have been busy in the kitchen making our favorite cutout Christmas cookies (recipe here…you’ve gotta make these) and I feel like I’m wrapped in a blanket of holiday bliss. It’s been a low key…
Thankfulness and a Pineapple Hard Cider Recipe
A simple twist on a favorite cocktail… this Pineapple Hard Cider Recipe is certain to keep you warm from the inside, out! Hi friends! I just wanted to take a moment out of the holiday weekend to say I hope you all had a truly wonderful, family and friends filled, Thanksgiving. As I counted my…
Kitchen & Home Essentials Gift Guide ($250 Giveaway!)
A packed full of awesome deals Kitchen & Home Essentials Gift Guide plus a $250 Gift Card Giveaway from Overstock.com. I love love love being able to shop online!!! In fact, I’m pretty sure getting out in the bitter, cold temperatures to do Christmas shopping is more “roughing it” than I care to experience. That…
Outdoor Entertaining and Mixed Berry Mojitos
Summer is the time for outdoor entertaining! A little shopping trip at Tuesday Morning ensured I was stocked up with all the summer essentials! I don’t know about where you are, but it’s been down right chilly in Kansas! Not the kind of weather we’d expect for the first part of summer break. That’s not…
Gift Ideas for Kids from HMK
I’ve partnered with HMK to share some of my favorite gift ideas for kids! So far on Dine & Dish I’ve shared with you some great hostess gift ideas from HMK as well as some great gift ideas for friends, but I haven’t shared with you some of my favorite selections of kids gifts from…
5 Perfect Hostess Gift Ideas from HMK
I’ve partnered with HMK to share a selection of my favorite hostess gift ideas! Finding the perfect, and let’s face it… unique, hostess gift can be hard. I don’t know about you, but I tend to always just go for a bottle of wine and a card. However, isn’t that what everyone does? Wouldn’t you…
Being Purposefully Thoughtful with HMK
Do you know those people who are some how naturally thoughtful? Those friends who drop by a coffee exactly when the timing is right, or send you something unexpected, completely out of the blue in the mail? I am so blessed to be surrounded by so many just naturally thoughtful people and each time I…
T-Mobile Kansas City Holiday Event
The fun group of guests at the T-Mobile Kansas City Holiday Event This past Thursday I had a really fun opportunity to host a holiday event at a T-Mobile store location in Mission, KS. I was assigned to bring the food and the guests and T-Mobile was in charge of the fun… and boy did…
Green Mountain Coffee Discount Code and Gift Guide
If there is one thing about my habits that has changed more than anything this year it would have to be my fondness for a good cup of coffee. I liked coffee before, but we never made it at home. I never knew the goodness of waking up to the perfectly brewed cup of coffee…
