A King's Breakfast!

You have to make your way to the blog A Kings Breakfast. One of my best friends Debbie is the creator of this blog and when she told me she was doing this, I thought of course she is, her cooking is phenomenal! She has great healthy ideas for breakfast and brunch and they are delicious! How do I know? I've had that little blackberry and cherry bar above and it was SCRUMPTIOUS!!! Link here for the recipe. Enjoy!

Happy Valentines Day To My First Love

I can't think of a more appropriate time to write about the first love of my life – my dad. His name was Gordon. He was a really great guy who marched to the beat of his own drum. He was funny and scarily intelligent. Our home was filled with philosophy and history books. He cursed like a sailor, not because of a limited vocabulary, but because he liked it! He treated people with respect regardless of who they were or where they came from. My guy friends used to come and visit us not to see me but to sit down and have debates with my dad. He was just that kind of guy. He wasn't perfect by any means but he was always there for his kids. And look he was already treating me like a queen at 3 months old. I mean what more could a girl want?

Love you dad. Happy Valentines Day.

Strawberry Shortcake Time!!!

Once strawberries are in season, we pack up the kids in the car and take a trek to one of our favorite haunts, Brandon Farms in Brandon, Florida. It's about 30 minutes away from us but so worth it. They are famous for their strawberry shortcake and I can tell you why its soooooo yummy!!! On one side you can order your shortcake and the other they have a vegetable stand and they also sell jars of jams and honey (you can try the different varieties). Once you're finished with dessert, I mean lunch (in our case) you can go around the back and take in the acres of strawberries. It's just gorgeous! We also had a surprise friend join us at the farm. Isn't he cute! Too bad I'm allergic.

Pride and Prejudice 200th Anniversary!

For those of you who love you some Mr. Darcy. (hah!) You have a reason to pull out the Pride and Prejudice novels or DVDs. It's the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice. This is the reason I have such a tremendous crush on Colin Firth. Ok, ok, but Colin aside, it is a wonderfully written book by the author, Jane Austen. I have such a love of her writing and characters that my shop 10 Camelia Way is inspired by all things Jane Austen.

Happy MLK Day!

The kids are happily off of school. We started the day with a pancake breakfast. Add fruits and whipped cream and you are in heaven. Then we headed off to the parade down by the waterfront. It's a  beautiful sunny day!

I have been reading Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech. I hope he can see that his dream was realized. That people of all races were standing side by side celebrating his dream. I am saddened because he knew that dream would come with the ultimate sacrifice but celebrate because his vision is now a reality. 

People I Dig!

Hellooo peeps!

Hope you are having a wonderful start to the new year. Like most people I have been analyzing last year, especially when it comes to my business. How did it go? What worked? What didn't? How to apply lessons learned in 2013?

While doing this I came across a sweet heart of a lady named Leonie Dawson. She hails from Down Under. She is a wonderful, free creative spirit who has been extremely successful in business and she shares all her info through e-books or for free.

I've been getting advice from her blog and YouTube videos and I recently bought two of her workbooks – 2013 Create Your Incredible Year Calendar Workbooks – one for business and one for life for about $17.95 or you can buy each separately for $9.95. Pretty reasonable price I think.

She has a great part in the workbook about letting go of 2012. I didn't really think how important this would be. But writing it down and then saying goodbye to it, really did wonders for me. I know it may sound a bit cheesy but I'm telling you it works! You say to hell with the bad parts, bring on the good parts and lets go for it in 2013!

Leonie is quirky, freaking happy with her life and just absolutely a great soul to be in touch with. If you could use a dose of happy along with great advice you can visit her site. 

Hope you enjoy her as much as I do. Take a look at the workbooks below.

Happy Monday: Smallergies

My friend Tina started a new company called Smallergies. Her little one suffers from extreme allergies and she wanted to have a way to educate parents in a similar situation. She also offers cute clothing for babes and toddlers that alert caregivers to their condition. Parents can visit her facebook page to find information or just to have a support system. Head over there and give her a great big LIKE!