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The Best M&M Cookies

You know those recipes growing up that your parents used to make that you always loved? Well, this is one of them. These are literally THE BEST M&M COOKIES on the planet. They have great shape and texture and are full of flavor because of one secret ingredient…pudding! I finally grabbed the recipe from my mom and made them again the other day and they were just as good as I remember… The Best M&M Cookies: Here’s why… Here’s what I love about these cookies…first, they’re pretty. When you scoop them out with a cookie scoop, they look like little… Read More

Gatlinburg, TN Travel Guide: Things to do, Where to Stay, Places to Eat

Anyone else feel like your kids are growing up at triple the speed you did? I feel like my daughter, now five, just catapulted herself through the last five years and I end up reeling with the knowledge that she starts kindergarten later this year. Because time seems to be flying by at a rapid pace, now more than ever, I am prioritizing taking trips with my family because I know it’s only a matter of time before my kids will be older and not wanting to hang out with us as much. We’ve cut back on the “things” we… Read More

Chewy Chocolate Cadbury Egg Cookies

Easter candy has GOT to be the best candy season of the year, am I right? I love the jelly beans, Cadbury Cream Eggs, Robins Eggs, Mini Cadbury Eggs, the mini sweettarts…the Peanut Butter Reese’s eggs…I mean, it’s my favorite time of the year. Today I thought I’d combine my love of Cadbury Eggs with my love of Chewy Chocolate Cookies and create a little Easter Cookie baby with these delicious Chewy Chocolate Cadbury Egg Cookies. When I first shared my Chewy Chocolate Cookies you guys went crazy and it started getting tons of comments and traction…they truly are the… Read More

How to get Old Dog Urine Smell Out of Carpet

This post is sponsored by HomeRight. We have an old dog that has started to experience incontinence issues these past few months due to some underlying kidney issues associated with old age (getting old SUCKS, am I right?). Poor Macy just can’t control it sometimes and has accidents in our house these days, so we’ve started to have to deal with how to get old dog urine smell out of carpet. Because our back door is in our sunroom, that’s pretty much the only place she has accidents, so the smell really seems to linger in that space. Today I’d… Read More

One Pan Feta and Spinach Chicken Tortellini

I think it’s safe to say that we all love a good one pan meal idea, am I right? There’s something great about being able to clean up dinner quickly on a busy weeknight! So today I wanted to share with you my favorite One Pan Feta and Spinach Chicken Tortellini recipe!! This recipe uses delicious fresh cheese tortellini and is paired with feta cheese, spinach, and chicken, and makes for the perfect meal time dinner idea that your family will love!! Today I’ll walk you through this easy dinner recipe and share with you why it’s my go to… Read More

Accent Wall Ideas for the Living Room

This post is sponsored by HomeRight, all opinions are my own. We’ve been working on redoing our living room these past few months and something that seemed noticeably lacking in our large open space living room/kitchen/dining room combination was some sort of focal point or pop of color. I started to go so neutral with the paint colors that I felt like the room was washed out and bland! So enter the ever popular (or unpopular for some of you) ACCENT WALL. Painted accent walls are coming back in from what I’ve seen online and a lot of bloggers and interior… Read More

How to Use Cricut Iron On Glitter Vinyl

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. I recently shared with you guys how much I love my new Cricut Maker…it does everything! Today I’m sharing with you how to use Cricut Iron On Glitter Vinyl to create the most adorable designs on clothes, bags, and so much more! To demonstrate, I decided to make my daughter a simple and cute DIY Valentine’s Day outfit using a white tee and pair of jeans from Target and some glittery iron on vinyl from Cricut! It took minutes to make… Read More

M&M’S® Chocolate Bar Popcorn S’mores

This post has been sponsored by Mars Wrigley Confectionery. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A little secret to any good dessert lies in the distinction between sweet and salty. My family, like any good Midwestern family, loves sweet treats…some of our favorites being s’mores around a campfire or a bag of popcorn with M&M’S® candies poured over top. I was at Walgreens the other day shopping, and I stumbled across the new M&M’S® Chocolate Bars. I knew what I had to do. I had to combine our love for s’mores, popcorn, and M&M’S® chocolate into the perfect treat that… Read More