One thing all midwesterners know is that you have to LAYER - sometimes all year long, but especially March through October. The day may start out chilly and by the mid-afternoon be downright dreadfully hot! You must always, ALWAYS, be prepared. That’s why I chose my WHITE denim jacket to highlight today. Take chances with your WARDROBE, you will be surprised with all of the ways you can turn things you already have into so many different outfits by incorporating just one item like a white denim jacket.

If you are like me, you love gardening, or at least the IDEA of gardening, but it can be overwhelming, frustrating, and intimidating. Well I’m going to help you with all of that, starting with raised bed planters.

I absolutely love gardening, WORKING with plants and watching them grow from seeds or starter plants to full fledged vegetable and fruit producing plants! But, there are WEEDS, there is the issue of watering the plants, knowing when to pinch the tips off of some plants to create full, ROBUST plants that produce gorgeous fruit, vegetables, and flowers! I am here to help you with all of that, but I want to start with raised bed planters.

Sunshine signifies CHEERFULNESS and happiness. Have you ever wondered why? It’s because we need some actual sunshine. Just a little bit will help LIFT your mood. Have you noticed that a cloudy day can make you tired, feel gloomy, just no desire to do anything? You see, just having a MODERATE exposure to sunshine can have a POSITIVE impact on both your mind and body. There’s a hormone called serotonin that has been nicknamed the “HAPPY HORMONE”. Why? Because exposure to sunlight TRIGGERS a release of serotonin in your brain. That release has been known to generate not only a BOOST in your mood, but it can help you feel calm and focused.

Our clothes reflect not only our PERSONALITY, but our mindset for the MOMENT. When you change your clothes, you CHANGE your mindset. When I taught science, I went to school dressed in a specific manner that was considered business casual. As soon as I got home, I changed into my “at-home comfortable” clothes of a t-shirt and shorts or sweatpants. Immediately my mindset CHANGED. Have you ever felt that SHIFT? Well the same thing happened when I saw this hot pink Wrap-Tie blouse. At first the COLOR caught my eye. So VIBRANT that it just popped!

This is a quick chicken salad that is not only absolutely delicious, but it also requires no stove, no microwave, no cooking of any kind. It is so versatile it can be served with crackers, made into a sandwich, added to salad greens, or just eaten as is! It is sweet, crunchy and creamy!

“Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” Have you heard that before? “Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is an idiom that means “don't RISK everything by committing to ONE plan or idea”. Why not? Well, if you invest all of your resources into one thing, you might just lose everything if it fails. When you put all of your eggs in one basket, you are not providing yourself with a BACKUP plan, you don’t have any alternatives.

How do you take a graphic t-shirt and make it really stand out as a statement piece? SANDWICH IT! I could also have worn it with jeans to make a very CASUAL look, but it wouldn’t have focused the attention to the message on my t-shirt. That’s why we wear graphic t-shirts, isn’t it? We have a MESSAGE to convey, no matter what the wording or picture. We want someone to KNOW (even if it’s just a reminder to yourself) something we like or believe in. It may be a funny message, it may be a concert t-shirt, it may say WHO you are (baseball mom, grandma, etc.), but it’s always INTENTIONAL.

This is a super easy, extremely tasty, healthy homemade recipe for turkey sausage that is so quick to put together you will be making it all the time! And the smell? Amazing! After you've made it once, you'll wonder why you never did so before. It may seem intemidating, but it's really not . . . in fact, it's insanely simple. But the best part is that YOU control the spice blend.

Nose hairs are considered a natural air FILTER. Your nostrils are lined with tens of thousands of hairs that BLOCK germs, viruses, dust, and pollen from making their way to your lungs as you breathe. But sometimes you may want to REMOVE some of those hairs to give you a more clean, polished look. However, since these hairs have a very important function, people should ONLY ever target the visible hairs that they deem to be UNSIGHTLY. Waxing the outermost nostril hairs allows you to shorten only a few (or a little more) protruding hairs. As a result, the MAJORITY of hairs remain intact and able to protect the airways.

Do you ever get TIRED of people lying to you? Maybe you feel like everyone is lying to you ~ a conspiracy theory that everyone is out to get you. But what about when it's one or two particular people that lie to you - right to your face - over and over again? When it's an acquaintance it is so much easier to DISMISS it, just turn and walk away never giving it another thought. They’re just not worth your time. You can just consider that a flaw in their CHARACTER - a real lack of integrity. No moral compass. That doesn’t make it right, but it’s not anything to worry about.