Vitamix has a dirty little secret Shanda Smith July 9, 2014 Crafts and DIY, Recipes You all know we are a smoothie loving family and my VitaMix gets lots of green action. But lurking under its healthy exterior it has a naughty side one must not ignore. It can make the best darn c...
Getting a better ROI on your time with the Anthony Robbins RPM planner Shanda Smith April 10, 2014 A Life Worth Living, Organizing, Product Reviews For most of the days in the last year, I have felt like a hot mess. Not in the “I am still in my pajamas and so are the kids” kind of hot mess. (Those are our homeschool uniforms. don’t judge.) Instead, I just...
Tropical Thunder – the high fiber smoothie of your dreams Shanda Smith March 16, 2014 Recipes 1 Sometimes you just need a little go juice. Not in the “I am busy and don’t want to run out of energy” kind of go. But the “I need to go, but haven’t been able to” in a personal kind of way. Enter...
Parenting the Sensitive child Shanda Smith March 16, 2014 Parenting This braid represents so much more than just a throw back to the nineties. It has been almost 5 years in the making. For the first time in her life she has allowed me to braid her hair. Because, ...
To the lovely couple who sat in front of us tonight at church Shanda Smith March 12, 2014 Family, Parenting Tonight was the first night my daughter attended church service in a huge arena. I thank you for your patience. I know it is never easy to concentrate when a small person is acting like a small pe...
Vegan Black Mamba – Chocolate blueberry banana with greens Smoothie Shanda Smith February 27, 2014 Recipes 1 I love smoothies in the morning. And more important, my stomach prefers smoothies in the morning. A great smoothy is tasty and filling but also packs a healthy punch of nutritional goodness. The ...
Coconut products – 5 Healthy ways to use Coconut Shanda Smith February 22, 2014 Family, Recipes We started our families coconut journey looking for ways to add health benefits to the things we were already eating. (Feel free to assume that means we added fiber to non-fibrous food items.) But, I have to sa...
My child just ate toothpaste… Shanda Smith February 7, 2014 Parenting, Product Reviews You know those moments that make you feel like a terrible person, a terrible parent, and not worthy of being tasked with raising children. That happened to me - last night. Swag likes to brush his ...
starting a small business Shanda Smith January 31, 2014 Uncategorized The difference between having a job in an industry and owning a company in the same industry is vast. Most people should not be small business owners - especially a business in a brick-and-mortor location. It ...
To shop or not to shop? Is that really the question we should be asking Thanksgiving Day? Shanda Smith January 31, 2014 Let's Talk Logistics More than likely, someone around your dining table will bring up the Thanksgiving day shopping argument.I appears this is the hot topic of the past week and people in the no-shopping group have vehemently oppos...
