This Crazy Life

New Year = New Opportunities!

2012-01-12T12:10:00.000-06:00

The best thing I love about a new year is all the new opportunities that lie ahead! You can find new opportunities at any time of the year, but there's just something about a new year that gets my creative brain working! We all know that new years are full of resolutions, new goals, and new plans. Sadly, the problem that typically happens, is the motivation for all these new opportunities only

Simply Scrub!

2012-01-01T00:39:00.000-06:00

I am so psyched about my new line of all natural, exfoliating sugar scrubs! I am a spa kinda gal, and I love all things spa, but who wants to pay $20+ for scrub?! Not, I! My sugar scrub is all natural and contains a special blend of moisturizing oils, extracts, and sugar that gently exfoliates your skin. I currently offer 4 scents with my signature scent being Honey Almond - also available are

Foodie Friday - Creamy Chicken Marsala

2011-12-09T23:05:00.001-06:00

I am so excited for "Foodie Friday"! Every Friday, I will share one of my family's favorite recipes for you to test and try with your crew. Some recipes will be Crazy Life originals and some will be borrowed, tweaked, and otherwise perfected Crazy Life style. So, cheers to the very first "Foodie Friday" and I hope you enjoy! Creamy Chicken Marsala 4-6 Thin Sliced Chicken Breasts 3 TBSP

How to Start Your Own Business from Home

2011-12-06T14:30:00.001-06:00

Have you ever wondered HOW to go about starting your own business for home? I am not talking about signing up as a distributor for a company, I am talking about starting a business that YOU own completely. It's actually not as hard as you may think and there are a lot of avenues you can take that can cost you little to NOTHING to get started! What kind of business should I start? One of the keys

Ready, Fire, Aim!

2011-10-20T08:20:00.000-05:00

What does that mean exactly? In business, taking the "Ready, Fire, Aim" approach means, "Plan, Do, Review". You make your plan of action, you do those actions, then you review the outcome of your actions. But your not done here. Once you review the outcome of your plan, make your adjustments, and the whole process starts all over again. Doing actions, and correcting actions, then doing it again -

You Know You Have a Kindergartener When...

2011-10-19T22:04:00.001-05:00

You know you have a kindergartener when the tune stuck in your head goes something like this: "R E D, Red, R E D, Red, I can spell Red, I can spell Red...." or " Y E L L O W spells Yellow, Y E L L O W spells Yellow. Like the early morning sun, when your day has just begun, Y E L L O W spell Yellow." Kudos to the teachers for teaching our kiddos how to spell, but do they have to use such catchy

What do you think of my new blog template?

2011-10-17T13:24:00.000-05:00

I am loving my super cute blog template that I snagged for FREE over at Trendy Girl Designs! She sure knows how to work magic on blogger! What do you guys think? It has been a rough 2011 here in this crazy life of mine, so I have been away from this blog for quite a while. I figured in celebration of my return :) I would snag a new look for the blog and I am so thrilled with how it looks! I am

"Me Time" - You NEED It!

2011-06-16T15:14:00.002-05:00

You unknowingly spend 15 minutes spiking and gelling hair, cuffing jeans just right, and making sure his shirt is stainless. "There." Finally through. A masterpiece if I do say so myself. He sure is a cutie...I wonder if he could model....Hmm, might have to check.... "MOM! Are you going LIKE THAT??" SNAP! It's back to reality. Holy Smokes it's time to go!! We are going to be late! (and you

All Things Design

2011-03-22T13:21:00.000-05:00

By definition, design is basically organization. As a designer, I determine which elements to use in a design and how to use them effectively to create a visual interest to the user and communicate the client's message effectively. At Cosmic Creations Design Studio, we know that managing visual organization or design requires taking an active, informed role in the Design Process - which we

Mommy Brain!

2011-03-21T12:12:00.001-05:00

Don't you hate it when you put something important away in a really safe place but then you can not REMEMBER where the really safe place is??? Welcome to my life. At least my life the last month or so. I blame it on this CRAZY Texas weather. Hot one minute, cold the next. A/C on one minute, lighting the heater the next. Sandals today, eskimo boots tomorrow. My brain freezes up and then it

Today is Tomorrow!

2011-03-11T17:47:00.000-06:00

We were running errands yesterday, and he wanted to go to Game Stop to buy Jak3. I told him, "we are not going today, but we will go tomorrow". So, he returns with "when is tomorrow going to be here?". I thought about it a few minutes and said, "Later, we will go home eat, take a bath, go to sleep, and wake up. When we wake up it will be tomorrow." He seem to understand, and it all sounded

Life is what you make it!

2011-02-23T11:38:00.000-06:00

Have you ever noticed that it is easy to live by that thought whenever things are going your way? Well, what about when they aren't going your way? A lot of times it is easier to wallow in self pity instead of keeping your head up and moving forward. I think Zig Ziglar did an excellent job when he said, "It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life - it is how you

Coming Home. Is it the right thing to do?

2011-01-31T22:24:00.001-06:00

Whenever you are or have recently become a parent (more profoundly a mom - no offense dads :) and you work a job, you may find yourself asking the question, "is coming home the right thing to do", "is the timing right", "can we AFFORD it?", etc. All of those questions are VERY good and are definitely ones that you should be asking yourself if you are considering sacrificing a second income to

Icy Toes & Frostbit Nose

2011-01-25T13:52:00.001-06:00

After 11 years of togetherness and 7 years of marriedness, I am fortunate that my husby still so willingly lets me indulge in his toastiness. I remember shortly after we got married, like a week or two, we got a HUGE snow storm in Tyler, TX where we then lived. I mean it was HUGE guys! We got 3 whole INCHES of pure, unadulterated SNOW! :) That's a big deal in East Texas, I mean we went from a

Good Deal Alert: Airwick Freshmatic Refills

2011-01-23T23:04:00.001-06:00

At my local Dollar General store, the Airwick Freshmatic Ultra Refill Winter Luxury Edition is marked down to 25 cents per can! These things are $5.00/can at Dollar General and not too far from that at Wal-Mart. I am not sure if this is a company wide mark down, but if you use them, it would be worth it to look and see if your store has them marked down as well. I paid less than $2.00 for 7 cans.

Little Boys and Action Movies..Not the best combo in the world!

2011-01-23T19:29:00.002-06:00

My son just finished watching the Karate Kid (the original one) and oh my goshness! He is wired! I think I am going to be listening to "hi-ya!" "take that" "finish him!" "Yaaaaaa" for the next week! His daddy isn't any better. Talk about throwing fuel on the fire. My living room is a live version of the Karate Kid. All I need are some white robs and head bands to complete the mood. Someone

What is success?

2011-01-21T20:21:00.000-06:00

Success (n.) - achievement of intention: the achievement of something planned or attempted Have you ever noticed that somehow in the process of try to attain whatever level of success we are working toward, we lose sight of what success really is?It is so easy to forget about the small achievements and only focus on the progress of the long term goal. And if your long term goal is a lengthy work

Chicken Spaghetti - Pioneer Woman Style!

2011-01-21T19:38:00.000-06:00

Let me tell you, if you haven't tried this recipe, you are so missing out! My recipe for chicken spaghetti is a lot different from this one, so it was a nice treat to have a different version of an already great dish! The only revision made to the recipe was totally accidental in that I FORGOT to buy a green bell pepper, so that was omitted. Bell pepper or not, the dish was fantastic! Even my

AmeriPlan® Business Opportunity Details

2011-01-21T19:28:00.001-06:00

AmeriPlan offers a home business opportunity that can be worked exclusively from home if you choose. We are the nation's leading & largest health & dental benefits company. We have been in business for 19 years and have an excellent rating with the BBB, Chamber of Commerce, and more. Basically, what we do is two things:1. We help people get start working from home with AmeriPlan.2. We

Chocolate Milk & Grouchy Kids...Don't do it

2011-01-21T09:39:00.000-06:00

You know how when you take the time to thoroughly plan out your day, something usually ALWAYS derails, bumps, and otherwise messes up your so CAREFULLY thought out schedule? Well. This morning is no different. I have been confined to walls of my house for an entire week now, which for me is a really BIG deal. I am not use to this. I feel my coveted sanity slowly seeping away, like an outside

Resources to get more blog exposure

2011-01-20T20:18:00.000-06:00