My name is Ellen and I’m an over-apologizer. “I could really use some alone time. I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry your plans got canceled.” “He really shouldn’t have said that; I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry I ate the last cookie.” Honestly, I say, “I’m sorry” as automatically and often as “please” or “thank you”. My mom called it to my attention the other day. I promptly… View Post
The Kitchen is My Happy Place
I’ve written about it before, but I don’t get tired of being in the kitchen. It just doesn’t happen – it’s my happy place. Sure, my back does start to hurt from the stationary(ish) nature of cooking and, so I make sure to take breaks. Overall, though, I really can’t get enough kitchen time. So I got home on Saturday morning and took… View Post
Five Friday Favorites 07/24/15
Hi there! Anyone else thrilled that it’s Friday? I sure am. The weather is gorgeous and the weekend is looking pretty great from where I stand. Let’s kick it off right by looking back at some of my favorites from the past week – the little things that made it a lovely week. Pippa {Photo courtesy of my mom} I love… View Post
The Skinny Struggle
Okay, it’s story time. As long as I can remember, I’ve been a “skinny-minnie”. That is, I’ve been underweight by BMI standards since at least 5th grade. When I started getting migraines, which came with intense nausea, I lost a lot of weight in a short span of time. It was weight I didn’t have to lose and by fighting the nausea… View Post
Cupcakes and Ice Cream and Pie…
…Oh my! Oh, hello, there. Excuse the rhyme. But happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I certainly did, and now I’m going to share it with you. Sound good? I told my mom I’d make her whatever dessert she wanted for her birthday weekend. She settled on fudge brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting. On Friday after… View Post
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