February 26, 2010 by Marci | 9 Comments
Each Friday (well, most Fridays) here at Overcoming Busy, I have posted little things we can do right now, this very instant to overcome busy. There has been a post on being thankful, bed-time to-do lists, praying, early morning prep time and more. There are lots more ideas swimming around in my head. This morning, [...]
February 24, 2010 by Marci | 3 Comments
Anyone out there still working on their New Year’s Resolutions? Still striving to meet those goals? Most people have forgotten all about their goals by this time of the year. Life has gotten in the way and the goals have taken a back seat. So, there’s always next year. How many times have we shrugged [...]
February 22, 2010 by Marci | 5 Comments
I love cookbooks! I could spend hours curled up in my cozy chair reading through them. I love finding new recipes to try and old favorites that I had forgotten. My cookbook shelf is full of cookbooks of all types. There are specialty cookbooks for things like desserts or Mexican dishes or crock pot meals. [...]
February 19, 2010 by Marci | 3 Comments
I don’t know about you, but our family doesn’t do well when we are constantly on the go. Things get forgotten. We all get tired. Nerves get frazzled. Kids get cranky. Parents get cranky. Busy does not bring out the best in us. That statement got me thinking. What does bring out the best in [...]
February 17, 2010 by Marci | 2 Comments
Looking through my feed reader last night, I noticed there were quite a few posts I had marked to save to read again or share. Here are a few of them I thought you might like. Creme Fraiche – Martha Stewart uses this ingredient all the time and I look for it in the store [...]
February 16, 2010 by Marci | 2 Comments
Laura, at I’m An Organizing Junkie, is hosting a 28 Day Organizing Challenge during the month of February. The challenge to readers is to declutter and organize a space in their home during February. All throughout the month, Laura and a talented group of guest authors, are serving up tips and tricks to make the [...]
February 15, 2010 by Marci | 3 Comments
From the beginning of our marriage, I have taken feeding my family very seriously. My goal has always been to plan and prepare healthy, well-balanced meals. I was raised on home-cooked, and usually home-grown, food. I wanted that for my family as well. We stay away from processed foods as much as possible and try [...]
February 12, 2010 by Marci | 4 Comments
This weekend, you will either be celebrating or ignoring Valentine’s Day. We’ve never been big on the Hallmark holiday’s either, but it does bring up a good point. At our house we tell each other “I love you” before bed and before work and other times when we are in trouble or just feeling mushy. [...]
February 11, 2010 by Marci | 1 Comment
Dallas Designs Promote Your Page Too Thanks to all the feedback yesterday. I received comments and emails regarding whether to go with a blog or Facebook page to promote Dallas Designs. Dallas and I decided to go with the Facebook fan page! We did discover there is another Dallas Designs on Facebook with a “group” [...]
February 10, 2010 by Marci | 8 Comments
I have always wanted my kids to realize that they are not alone in this world. It is not all about them. That is a hard lesson to teach little ones whose worlds are so small. I think the reason I want so badly for them to look outside themselves is that I struggle in [...]
February 9, 2010 by Marci | 3 Comments
Until this year, the valentine decor in my house consisted of whatever my kids made at pre-school or church and hung on our fridge. Those handmade treasures of love stayed there the week of Valentine’s Day until another beautiful drawing was given to me to replace it – about a week. Things are different this [...]
