This blog post on the Country Heart and Home blog is perfect for those who are selling cupcakes at a bake sale or are giving cupcakes as a gift. Cupcake Boxes Read Full Story

Complainers are everywhere they can identify obvious problems easily and tell everyone about it. Problem solvers are rare and valuable to have in your business. When these people talk about problems they don't focus on how the problem effects them but on how they can solve the problem.I know I'm spouting out the obvious here, but I'm sick of complainers that rock the boat and make everything worse for everyone. When someone complains, and are very verbal about it, there are consequences for e... Read Full Story

Day 5 was by far the easiest day, I found a cooler corner where it was a few degrees lower. I was able to do 75% of the class - so I am getting there. What I can't figure out is why I am still going, it's hard and when I'm doing it I want to quit but then just hours after the class my body is craving to go back. I think my body is nuts, it can't stand the heat but it wants to go back into it again......I've never craved an activity after such a short time of doing it, especially one that t... Read Full Story

This card was hand stamped using Stampin Up stamps and cardstock. I like the center opening because it's different from the usual folded card. Read Full Story

What I want to know is why are schools catering to parents whims and fancies so much? It is as if the teachers and administration are so scared to rock the boat and offend a parent nothing ever gets done.Its hard enough to be a teacher without having to keep parents happy. Instead of constantly complaining that the teacher isn't working out try working with them to find a solution to the problem instead. Concentrate on the teacher's strong traits and discuss what she/ he needs to help their w... Read Full Story

These are simple handmade cards. These layouts are good if you want to make a bunch of cards quickly for a craft sale or just to have on hand in case of emergency. All the stamps are from stampin up - but all have been discontinued so you would have to look at ebay for a set. Read Full Story

I've decided that I will go every other day instead of trying to go everyday so I won't make my goal of 8/14 days. Oh well, better to keep going then over do it. Today I arrived at the studio and there was a junior hockey team there - talk about feeling old and out of shape. All these young fit hockey players wearing shorts or what looked like underwear getting ready to stretch and sweat. I almost went home but true to my new goals I stayed. Yoga studios must be the newest pick up joint ... Read Full Story

The "experts" on the subject of keeping kids safe Online instruct parents to protect their kids by ensuring no one can access their kids. Sounds simple enough right, well I disagree with this method because you can't ensure that no one will ever access your children's information or them. It is safer to start young and educate them in baby steps about information, the Internet, and email instead of doing it for them. Many parents have been to courses that instruct them to keep their contact i... Read Full Story

I am in the process of making a kitchen bulletin board to keep all the notices, papers, and items easily at hand. I started looking online at the various ideas out there to help create an organized space for all the papers that pile up constantly. Kitchen Fridge organizational system for papers Real Simple Magazine's How to create a bulletin board article Organizing your bulletin board can allow you to get the most use out of the space and keep visual distractions to a minimum. These ... Read Full Story

I meant to only take one day off then with my kids school and halloween life just got in the way and I ended up taking 3 days off. As a result day 3 was almost as hard as day 1. I was doing all the poses and felt OK after doing both sets of the first 3 poses. I was probably doing about 80% of the poses but after an hour my stomach decided to rebel and I was done. I did leave the room but came back in and sat in the heat for the rest of the class. If you have never ever practiced yoga bef... Read Full Story