This is a compensated review by BlogHer. BlogHer asked me to poke around their site and tell you what I like about it! So here goes: My favorite section at the moment is the Conferences part. Why? Oh, that’s because I bought my ticket for BlogHer 2011!!! (If you want to go too, buy before…
Author Archives: Joyful Abode
How to Keep From Going Crazy before a PCS
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay. As you know, my husband is in the Navy and we have moved a lot. A LOT. And we’re moving again in January (not far, just to base, but still…), this move will be our 5th move in 4 years. And I’ve learned a few things about…
Chicken Beef-ish Veggie Soup
I wanted to make a soup with a beef stock / tomato juice base, and also had leftover chicken from making Vampire Chicken earlier this week. So this happened. And it was good. Chicken Beef-ish Veggie Soup Ingredients: lots of butter 2 onions, diced 3-4 medium carrots, diced 1 cup green beans, fresh or frozen…
Get in while the Giving’s Good!
So, right now on Joyful Abode, I’m giving away lots of stuff – and money! Do you like the giveaways? Tired of them? Would you rather they didn’t show up on the RSS feed, but you could get them on the site? Or do you wish you could choose whether to subscribe to a feed…
gWhiz! – gDiapers 101 – The Laundry Edition
This post is my fifth in the gWhiz! gDiaper series. In this one, I’ll show you how I manage my diaper laundry. Everyone seems to have their own methods for handling diaper laundry, so this is just one valid way to do it. I figure if you’re not sure where to start, you might like…
Top 10 Awesome Deals for Christmas Shopping Right Now
I got sucked in to online Christmas shopping… most of my shopping has been online this year. In fact, I’m not sure if I bought one gift “in person” thus far… hmmm… other than stocking stuffers. So I was browsing around tonight and found some incredible deals. A few made their way into my shopping…
My Favorite Gift
My favorite gift beneath the tree? This gorgeous smile that’s just for me. Your thoughtful eyes quietly noticing. Your little body always growing. Every day you’re learning more. And warming my heart to its core. My precious daughter so sweet and fair. My adorable girl. My Anneliese Claire.
10 Ways to Embrace Motherhood
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay. Now that I’m a mother, my life is very different. And I love it. Here are just a few things that are different and wonderful: I wake up slowly, at whatever time my little girl decides is “morning.” We cuddle and nurse in bed until we’re both…
Pink House Montessori Baby Toys–Review and Giveaway
What Is It? A set of five handmade toys from Pink House based on Montessori’s Assistants to Infancy training. They’re designed to help your baby with grasping, moving objects from hand to hand, and (when they’re a bit older) recognizing that two things go together, and putting them together, then taking them apart again. We…
Sorta Ina’s Beef Short Ribs
We’re getting down to the last pounds of our 1/4 grass-fed beef we bought last year, and all the bits with most obvious uses have been used. So now I have to be a bit more creative. So when I pulled out these short ribs to thaw (and wanted to try something new), I googled…
Luna Lullaby Blankets–Review and Giveaway
What Is It? Luna Lullaby makes Soothing Swaddle Blankets out of cotton muslin. The blankets also come with an instructional DVD in case you don’t know how to swaddle your baby (or use youtube. hehe). They basically teach you to use the same technique as the “Happiest Baby on the Block” swaddle, which is great…
