tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62900542145412094102024-03-05T15:15:38.799-08:00Coffee. Clean. Cupcake.COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-66069745105008392942012-11-16T08:50:00.005-08:002012-11-16T08:50:51.603-08:00Dry & Cracked Winter Hands?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-28632966239357658802012-03-11T21:31:00.001-07:002012-03-11T21:31:40.389-07:00I'm not the greatestIm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock them out. I pick the round. Muhammad Ali greatest of all time ;)COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-22122498330736625452012-01-25T13:47:00.000-08:002012-01-25T13:47:01.499-08:00Pinterest rests my mind<div style="text-align: center;">
I am a collector. Of pictures. Of articles. Of personal interests.</div>
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In one place I collect my ideas, loves, interests and projects, things to bake, things to make, etc. I can't believe the space it opened up in my troves of binders and magazine articles but most importantly, in my mind! No more non-descript bookmark titles that I never revisit. No more clippings all over my desk of "things I want to make or do someday." It's all totally self-contained in one website!</div>
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Last week I was dying for some delicious but different cupcakes so I went to my </div>
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If I do these for an upcoming Halloween party</div>
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I'm outlining some exciting new changes to Coffee. Clean. Cupcake. ... can't wait to share ;)</div>
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Each person comes with a set of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">rights and regulations</span></b>. We all vary in patience, ideas, tolerance, love, anger, morals, beliefs, etc. We also have various degrees of behavior and how we handle other people, situations, issues, relationships and power struggles.</div>
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I was given a valuable technique for helping us find where we stand from passive to aggressive and I made an easy to understand chart. When you are passive {like a loyal teddy bear} you do not cause a stir or stand up for your issues but in doing that you cause an underlying volcano of emotions. When you are aggressive {like an angry snake} you tend to stand up too heavily for your issues and have a tendency to forget others have their own rights and issues.</div>
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When you are assertive {like a wise owl} you pay equal attention to what is right for you and what is right for the other person.</div>
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Within your assertive rights is a powerful belief system. It empowers you to take care of yourself while you remain respectful of other people taking care of themselves.</div>
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When we <strike>live by</strike> strive to maintain our own assertive rights and honor that of others we successfully create a relationship that is based on mutual understanding and respect.<br />
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TJCOFFEE. CLEAN. 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Help someone when they are in trouble and they will <span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">remember</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">YOU</span> when they're in trouble <u>{again}</u>.</span></b></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">4. <span style="color: #990000;">Certain people</span> are alive <span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>ONLY</u></span> because it's illegal to shoot them.</span></b></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">5. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Alcohol</span> does <u style="color: #20124d;">not</u> solve any problems, but then again, <i>neither does milk</i>.</span></b></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Hahahahaha!! </span></b></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy {<i><span style="font-size: small;">almost</span></i>} Friday of Labor Day weekend for us means FOOOURRR DAYS and if I look off in the horizon I can see it just up ahead!!!!! </span></b></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">And at some point during this weekend please take time to think of or say </span><span class="maintext_large">thank you to the men and women in the military for their service and sacrifices they make throughout the year. Remember our Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines deployed around the world on Labor Day.</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="maintext_large"></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="maintext_large">We should be so very proud of the hard-working global team and their families every day.</span></span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b></span></span></h6>COFFEE. CLEAN. 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(if your account is linked to an email address!)!! Woo Hoo!! I {heart} Tuesdays!!COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-22246777161161241462011-08-29T13:16:00.000-07:002011-08-29T13:19:39.585-07:00My Comfort Food Collection on Pinterest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ04Uk7GIfyNkLe9pw2tFvwRUNbVl8n2rZNSdxzwiy-1TB0OhY76k3DO1SMsoi4lM44-cT52J41hGB4S388ey6Pcd7miM0GI5LTAGlxnvDBmMxHTUXoWJ5M1t8G6U5ukZtaWZtOyujz8Ni/s1600/pinterest+eats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ04Uk7GIfyNkLe9pw2tFvwRUNbVl8n2rZNSdxzwiy-1TB0OhY76k3DO1SMsoi4lM44-cT52J41hGB4S388ey6Pcd7miM0GI5LTAGlxnvDBmMxHTUXoWJ5M1t8G6U5ukZtaWZtOyujz8Ni/s400/pinterest+eats.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br />
Here is my <a href="http://pinterest.com/tangojuliet7/i-heart-to-eat/">Pinterest</a> board of allll my favorite and yummy treats!! Leave a comment on where I can find YOUR favorite comfort food and I'll send you a free printable (if your user id has an attached email address to it!)!!<br />
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TJCOFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-72659990492139293692011-08-26T11:47:00.000-07:002011-09-03T01:23:29.226-07:00I LOVE MY LIFE! But I have a secret....<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today I'm using my blog as my<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strike> diary</strike></span> journal! I {as most of you may well know} have been the suffrage of certain retardos the past few years... I've used my heart and my mind as a shield to barricade myself from the doings of others. And when I came across this quote I knew it was time to share a <strike>pizza me</strike> piece of me as I promised you months ago that I would.</span></div>
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I wish I could credit the author but I just saw it posted somewhere anonymously. It hit me like a strike of lightening!! I have traveled a long way in the last <strike>three</strike> TEN years and have only now come into a place in my life that is bright, <span style="font-size: large;">happy</span> & full of possibilities. I am not weighted or burdened with energy-draining life forces that only see the negative or feed upon the <span style="font-size: x-small;">down-trodden</span>. I don't trudge through each day waiting "for things to get better." I don't have to tell myself I'm only doing this until the kids are older. I have instead risen in the cream with those that lift me up and are beautiful, kind, decent and loving individuals that I am lucky enough to spend my precious hours {and the rest of my life} with.</div>
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I enjoy everyday feeling blessed and fortunate about the absolute loves of my life. I have three <span style="font-size: large;"><b>darling</b></span> children that <strike>drive me crazy</strike> show me unconditional love and light. My amazing friends that no matter thick or thin they remain true and keep me on a solid foundation of trust, loyalty & a healthy dose of <span style="font-size: large;">butt-kicking</span> if I need it!! My mom & dad who <strike>keep me from going under and</strike> push me always in a forward motion with love, time, generosity, understanding and encouragement!! And, my gorgeous, dedicated and dear BF that believes in me, makes me feel strong, gives me <b><i>butterflies</i></b>, keeps me sane and reminds me that there will always be those that try to pull down a force to be reckoned with. </div>
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My secret?.... Are you sure you can handle it? Some will try to have <span style="font-size: large;">me</span> believe it's wrong, dirty, preposterous and will get me Hellfire & Damnation (if they actually went to church or believed in the almighty Lord)... or maybe they just mean it's their own vigilante justice? That it's <span style="font-size: large;"><b>their</b></span> job to make me live out some kind of personal hell here on earth and remind me how <u>loathsome</u> of a person I am!!??!!</div>
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As ALL of this gets screamed from the mountaintops I analyze the damage it bears to my children. Their poor innocent hearts that carry the <span style="font-size: x-small;">weight</span> of this <b>mockery</b>. I make myself remember that as our hearts beat together inside my body {10 & 5 years ago} they will forever beat to the same rhythm no matter who tries to intercede and that I will always be the one to beckon them to safety, love, passion and well-being.<br />
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If you knew my secret would it change your opinion of me? Statistically speaking 65% have failed the first time, 76% failed the second time [and a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>whopping</b></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>87%</b></span> FAIL the <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>3rd</u></b></span> time]!! But still I don't know if I should say... <span style="font-size: x-large;">maybe I should just end here and keep in my happy thoughts of what a <i>beautiful</i> and <b>significant</b> life I have created... hhhmmm..... </span></div>
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HAHAHAHA! I'm just kiddin' I'm gonna tell ya!! Because honestly folks IT'S THE BEST <strike><span style="font-size: x-small;">DAMN THING</span></strike> <u>DECISION</u> I'VE EVER MADE IN MY WHOLE <span style="font-size: x-small;">(ENTIRE)</span> <span style="font-size: large;">L I F E</span>!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ended my -<u>miserable</u>- marriage!!!</span> OOOOHHH MY JELLO! OH NO!! My secret is out! I'm a <span style="font-size: large;">waste</span> of a life and should not be allowed to <u>move on </u>or be H.A.P.P.Y. or live life or enjoy my kids or eat chocolate or <span style="font-size: large;"><i>swim in the ocean</i></span>!!!!!! </div>
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Granted this was now almost FOUR YEARS AGO!!! and, OF COURSE, when a marriage dissolves and children are involved it is a<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #cc0000;"> lose/lose situation</b></span>. But what better? Stay as I did for <i>seven</i> hellish years <i>{eehh... I will admit the first year & some change was okay... average, mediocre at best}</i> and chug along dying inside a little each day for <b>seventy more</b>??!?? Stay and let my children see that when you keep in a relationship that <u>hurts</u> you, <b>displeases</b> you, <span style="font-size: x-small;">dissatisfies</span> you and all you have left is your daily trip to the grocery store to give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning is enough!!?? <u>Never</u>!</div>
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I left a <b><u>loveless</u></b> union and blazed a <span style="font-size: large;">new</span> trail! And when you are leaving the one that didn't make attempts to repair the damage as it was happening it makes it <u>very</u> HARD on them to succumb to the <span style="font-size: x-large;">reality</span> of <u>their</u> part in the demise. Once they finally become cognizant they are losing you but there is nothing from that point on that can change that fact...what happens you might ask? Well, <i>it changes them forever</i>.</div>
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And sadly, when they are compelled to move on <span style="font-size: x-small;"><strike>in 2 week's time</strike></span> <b>quickly</b> they may make rash decisions and find a new mate that is more interested in <u>what they offer</u> than in <i>who they are</i> as a person. They will pour over how wronged they were and the depths of the sorrow will <span style="font-size: large;">sound</span> so true and compelling. They will have all this <u><b>evidence</b></u> of only the one side they are pointing the finger at and forget to recall their wrongs, faults, or {oh my!} THEIR blame. And if they find just the <i>right</i> kind of <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">crazy</span> this new person will take on a role of attack dog. They will fore-go any life of their own they could create in <b>happiness</b> and instead spend their time fixating on ruin, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>turmoil</b></span> and a constant reminder that HATE is the only method of transaction.<br />
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I could write a book (and I've been offered to partner a blog) but I don't know that I want to spend my time looking back. What started with {voice-activated recorders} in my vehicle, speckled in the story are a <b>vulgarly</b> named BLOG to slander & harass me, <u>daily</u> [voyeuristic] internet searches for anything you can google connected to my <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Tawnya+Cossa&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">name</a> and <strike>most recently</strike> showing up at my family's front door for no apparent reason other than to deceive the children & point blame instead of accepting responsibility, has now finished sharply and led us to exchanges made at the Sheriff's station.... what once were two people solely interested in the <i>care and keeping</i> of their children has now become some kind of manipulative <b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">power</span></b> play from a person insistent on being Alpha. And sadly the <span style="font-size: large;"><strike>mastermind</strike></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> {birdbrain, blockhead, buffoon, clown, dimwit, dunderhead, ignoramus, lamebrain, moron, dumdum, jerk}</span> to <i>"<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>the plan</u></span>"</i> isn't even a primary member. Truly the book could end up in a whole mini-series of offspring stories and the three kinds of crazy I have had to tolerate...but, I've kept a journal so maybe someday I'll publish them as memoirs when the cut isn't so close to the surface. And in 30 years time it might be what my beautiful babies will need to answer the ache of all the wasted time they were led down the <span style="color: #cc0000;">wrong</span> path.<br />
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I only say ALL of this because I want to be clear to my fan(atic)s that it really does no good other than drive yourself completely insane. All this "laughing" you are doing together really just means you have nothing else to "<b>do </b>together." It's as transparent as a window and not just to me. Lawyers, mediators, judges, therapists, friends, family, complete strangers... Be mindful of the thin line between Love & Hate then try each day to move toward <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=apathy+definition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">Apathy</a>. You will find it on the farthest end of the emotional spectrum. <br />
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As for me... well... I [<u>at the time of my separation</u>] was exhausted of emotion and found indifference way back then. But what I did succumb to in the past was the need to prove treachery and vengeful behaviors as ignorant and arrogant. I don't feel the need to do that anymore. I have <strike>cleared out all the garbage</strike> made enough adjustments to be at <i>peace</i> with where things are and I don't regret a single moment, thought, action or decision I have made. I smile everyday. I am proud to be where I am. Mom-At-Home using WIC and wanna-be blogger, photographer, chef & seamstress. I still might just open that "illegal" daycare or maybe I'll just "abuse the system" a little bit longer....<br />
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I started <a href="http://www.whatnextareyou.blogspot.com/">www.whatnEXtareyou.blogspot.com</a>. It is a research and life study blog designed to allow others to vent their worry, anxiety, frustration & concerns over individuals that choose to invade, stalk, abuse and harass them due to a separation in a relationship, a new mate that is insecure and jealous of their place in the heart of their ex or maybe just envy of a life they wish they had.</div>
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We may now continue on our merry way with my fun & entertaining posts!! ;)</div>
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TJ</div>
COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-25194100439622734762011-08-03T11:32:00.000-07:002011-08-03T11:32:38.248-07:00Happy National Watermelon Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier_NksjtyOullzQi5i2qogo78ypII9JWiPdz78BwoqgzrF10EjFI50zlGFzrs7n7S7I1ZQNAEVmem4XYBerdRxZwOdOiATeg55aqytNpZGIV5F_opWEcTnY_Cg9vdhbrYbWPfzYSn8FnF/s1600/strawberry-and-watermelon-popsicles-recipe-photo-260x260-ak-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier_NksjtyOullzQi5i2qogo78ypII9JWiPdz78BwoqgzrF10EjFI50zlGFzrs7n7S7I1ZQNAEVmem4XYBerdRxZwOdOiATeg55aqytNpZGIV5F_opWEcTnY_Cg9vdhbrYbWPfzYSn8FnF/s320/strawberry-and-watermelon-popsicles-recipe-photo-260x260-ak-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
This is very refreshing when sweet watermelons are in season.<br />
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</div><div class="articleSubHead">Ingredients</div><ul class="ingredients noGroup" style="display: block;"><li class="item"> <span id="itemDetail1"><span class="amount">1/4 cup</span> <span class="name">water</span></span> </li>
<li class="item"> <span id="itemDetail2"><span class="amount">1/4 cup</span> <span class="name">sugar, superfine</span></span> </li>
<li class="item"> <span id="itemDetail3"><span class="amount">1</span> <span class="name">watermelon flesh, cubed and deseeded</span></span> </li>
<li class="item"> <span id="itemDetail4"><span class="amount">9 ounces</span> <span class="name">strawberries</span></span> </li>
</ul><div class="articleSubHead">Directions</div><ol class="directions instructions"><li class="direction s1 instruction"> <span> <span class="instruction">Put the sugar and water into a small saucepan and boil until syrupy (about 3 minutes). Allow to cool.</span> </span> </li>
<li class="direction s2 instruction"> <span> <span class="instruction">Puree the strawberries and sieve to get rid of the seeds. Puree the watermelon and mix with the pureed strawberries and cooled syrup. </span> </span> </li>
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<span>For more kid-friendly Annabel Karmel recipes, visit <a href="http://www.annabelkarmel.com/usa" target="_new"><span>www.annabelkarmel.com</span></a> or <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/annabel-karmel-20/" target="_new"><span>see her cookbooks.</span></a></span>COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-68971882082393604242011-07-30T23:57:00.000-07:002011-07-30T23:57:29.315-07:00What color is your parachute???<div style="text-align: justify;">I chuckle when I remember this course in high school....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's still going <b>strong</b> in 2011 and has branched off into retirement, recession-proof, workbooks, seminars, etc.!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking back I recall after filling in all the bubbles being led down the path of {<i>educator</i>}... it didn't appeal to me. Granted, at the time, I was working in the Senior program childcare class, went to be a 6th grade camp counselor and spent many Saturday nights babysitting. But it didn't appeal to me!!!?? hhhmmm....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think of it now and even with the budget cuts and teachers losing their jobs it's still only one of few paid positions where you could practically mirror your children's schedule and take all the same breaks & holidays!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><i>was</i></u></b></span> I thinking exactly??!!??</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I know of many that have gone into teaching even after achieving a degree for another intended career path. And in the same amount of time I have been an administrative assistant, retail manager, waitress, bartender, graphic artist, wellness consultant & dispatch supervisor. None of which are conducive to raising children if you want to be more mommy and less zombie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've never ever had a serious desire or passion to do this one special pursuit or attain any certain level of achievement... am I the only one?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But my <span style="color: red;">deadline</span> has approached!! My dear BF and I were of the same mind that once Little A was a year old I would get back into a line of work that would be focused around the kids and so far I've <strike>narrowed</strike> compiled the list:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Massage Therapist</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Phlebotomist</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Medical Transcriber</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Real Estate Agent</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unique Childcare Provider [Drop n Shop] </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Or just go back to a supervisory part-time job with benefits at good ole UPS, waitress at my old stomping grounds in AG!?...or more recently was discussing Starbucks barista with good friend! <span style="font-size: large;">Yummm!!</span> hehe I would drink my paychecks away there!! haha</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love all the input I get from friends, family & complete strangers about being "Martha Stewart" and the delightful sentiments about my ideas and the fun things I do with my kids! And a long term goal is to be like all the blog goddesses that I drool over each morning with my coffee... 3-4 digit followers, rows and rows of ad space, sponsored projects...aaahhhh... that is my dream job if I've ever had one! But until then...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Practical, logical reality rears its ugly head and says PAY THE BILLS WOMAN!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far I'm leaning way over towards my Drop n Shop idea and a little towards the massage field... your thoughts, love or ideas are greatly appreciated!! Or just tell me... What Color Is Your Parachute? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tootles,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">TJ</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-72297532826596508712011-07-22T11:30:00.000-07:002011-07-22T11:31:18.053-07:00OMJ! Oh My Jello ;)We made Banana Berry Jello yesterday! This is the pic before we put the bananas in our Berry Blast Jello...<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">About 20 minutes into chilling we put in sliced bananas then 4 hours later added whipped cream for the perfect "ice cream cone" of jello!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Tootles,<br />
TJ</div>COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-53586427610099242862011-07-06T14:56:00.000-07:002011-07-11T22:44:44.120-07:00Slough off the winter with a little scrubba scrubba scrubba!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fam and I visited <a href="http://www.theluffafarm.com/">The Luffa Farm</a> over the weekend in Nipomo.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you haven't been there you really must go!! We were shocked to see what a luffa really is and how it grows.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We picked a luffa and a yummy scented soap from the store before we left (with our free geranium clippings to boot!!) <i>Amazing</i> the difference between a store bought and a natural luffa but I'll leave you to find all that out when you <span style="font-size: x-large;">go</span>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I was scrubbing away the day it reminded me that I <strike>used to</strike> make a <span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>killer body scrub</u>!!</span> Back in the day before I was chasing my sweet little beans <span style="font-size: x-small;">I used to do a lot of things that I somehow forgot about</span>. hehe Now that little A is getting older and M & W are much more independent I find I have time I didn't have before now!</div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here's my recipe:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>1 C oil (your choice*)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>1 C brown sugar</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>4 chai tea bags <span style="font-size: x-small;">(break all of it out of the bag and finely ground - mine was from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf)</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>1 t cinnamon</i></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I ground up the chai tea fine in my coffee grinder and combined all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl then added the oil until it got to a consistency that I liked. After mixing it all up I transferred it to a cute jar I had <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I keep alllllll my jars, cups, bowls... between kids and crafts we find a use for <strike>any and</strike> <span style="font-size: small;"> everything</span>. The cousins are over so just today the girls rummaged through my bin to find little bottles to make "face paint".. maybe I'll post on that one next!!)</span></span> </div><br />
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I keep my jar in the fridge to last longer (usually about 4-6 weeks). These make awesome gifts or party favors!! <span style="font-size: x-small;">And the mixture is great for quick at-home pedi's too!!!</span><br />
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<u>I think the kids and I will mess around with some new fun recipes this week. I'll keep you posted!!</u><br />
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Hope you give it a <span style="font-size: large;">try</span> and then show me some comment <u><i>love</i></u> about how yours turned out!! <br />
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Tootles,<br />
TJ<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>*Note about the oil you choose: Really any lightly scented oil will work. I've used olive, almond, grapeseed and apricot in the past. You can also get unscented body oils from a beauty supply.. whatever works.</b></i></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Q: Can your home house children & beautiful décor? How can we keep our nice things nice and our clean things clean??</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A: Yes. But only if you have bulk loads of stain remover, a large quantity of gorilla glue, and have more patience than Mother Teresa heeheeheehee hahahahahaha</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Actually there are a simple set of rules (I like rules) or guidelines to keep your house, your things, and your sanity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">K.I.S.S.</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Not sure where I heard this first but KISS </span>is an acronym for the design principle "<b>Keep it simple, Stupid!</b>".<sup id="cite_ref-kiss-jargon_0-0"> </sup>Other variations include "<b>keep it short and simple</b>", "<b>keep it simple AND stupid</b>" or "<b>keep it simple and straightforward</b>". The KISS principle states that simplicity should be a key goal in design, and that unnecessary complexity should be avoided.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">And really… KISS is <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">so true in all or most parts of life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This means NO Knick Knacks, chotchkies, or small breakable fragile items within a 20-30-40” reach. Don’t expect a child to resist your grandmother’s favorite candy dishes on the coffee table or your great uncle’s Hummels on the entry room bench.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Give them the lesson before the mistake</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I have found it best to decorate while the kids are at school or asleep. That way it gives you a window of time before they go on high alert to destroy once they’ve seen the target. Sometimes I get away without even them noticing! And if they do come upon my newest treasure we talk about how much mommy loves it and I ask them if they like it too. If at that point they want to pick it up or touch it I let them as I remind them how pretty it looks and then that’s when I hit them with the lesson! BAM!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">And pay attention because you’ve got to get it right!! I say...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">"I looove this (insert "</span><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;">new thing</span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">" here) and Momma would be SO sad if it got ruined, or broken."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">This way I am letting them in on a part of the house that is important to me and it makes it important to them.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve seen it in action already even between the kids! M & W bought new toothbrushes the other day and they both wanted the exact same newest greatest glowing, multi-color, swirly light up version. And the first thing M said to W when they were at home putting them away, “W! I love this toothbrush! And if you break it I will make you buy me a new one!”… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ok.. so it’s NOT exactly as I put it or intend the lesson when I share my feelings for a new item in the home but you get the idea. Wink wink.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How do you keep the “art” from taking over like the Blob?</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">That’s simple! Even since M was little we have always “displayed her art” in a prominent part of the house for a specific amount of time (usually a week or two.. maybe 3 if I don’t feel up to taking it down and organizing it)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Each child has a box or three like this:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They are available at Michaels (I got mine when they were on sale for about $7/ea), probably JoAnns… It’s a scrapbook paper organization case. They stack great and I even use them in the kids closet for the top shelf to keep sweaters & other misc. stuff organized. At this point I decide what stays and what goes. I’ve never really put the vote to the kids but when we go back through their boxes they are always pleased with the selections. I’m sorry if I offend the mom that keeps EVERYTHING but I’m exhausted by the amount of paper that comes home so I keep it to the stuff that really means something or shows signs of being a sentimental favorite. Remember… KISS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">And what about the TOYS! Ugh…</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>I'm a pinning fool on Pinterest</i></span> as I decide how to re-do the kids rooms sans toys! They have always been the staple in their rooms and so tends to be the main theme of the room. I Loooove Pinterest! Don't you!!? <i>If you haven't joined the craze yet but would like to check it out, send me your email address and I will send you an invitation!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So after I tackle the chore of de-toying the kids rooms I will be put to the task to blend <span style="font-size: large;">this</span>:</span><br />
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I heart Tuesdays! I have a short & sweet story and a FREE Printable for you today! My dear sweet friend E has 3 beautiful children and while her sister was visiting and caring for the children she added some great homemade artwork around E's house! One of them has stuck with me all this time and I want to share it with you!</div>
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COFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-4018741790559316302011-06-26T11:57:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:12:30.712-07:00Pet Rocks!As one of the kids starting begging for a new dog I jokingly said, "Go out and make a Pet Rock! That way it's waaay easier for mom to clean up after!!!" The first Pet Rock was made:<br />
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The girls started teasing that T was a little cuckoo for drawing a face on a rock... but lo & behold they decided maybe just maybe that could be a whole lotta fun!<br />
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We have The Mayor & his wife who run the art gallery:<br />
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The Green Family:<br />
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The Puffle Family:<br />
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The Crazy Family:<br />
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M's Masterpiece:<br />
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W loves his rocks...<br />
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All this while Aden played hula hoop...<br />
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Heeheehee!! What new craft are your kids in to?<br />
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Tootles,<br />
TJCOFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290054214541209410.post-51946275160752033362011-06-26T00:05:00.000-07:002011-06-26T00:05:25.113-07:00Sucha cute idea!Thank you to <a href="http://blog.holamama.es/">Hola Mama</a> for her great post!<br />
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Think the kids and I are gonna do a little art ourselves tomorrow! Will post our "exhibit" soon!!!<br />
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Tootles,<br />
TJCOFFEE. CLEAN. CUPCAKE.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10137607754417508066noreply@blogger.com6