Menu Planning with Pinterest Ronda Bowen, July 26, 2012 I’ve had a lot of friends ask me about what I do to plan menus. I figured I would make a blog post to help those out who want to know how The Wining Husband and I go about planning out our menus for the week. Before getting into the… Continue Reading
Expressing Gratitude Ronda Bowen, July 2, 2012October 10, 2025 Theme Song: “Thank You” Alanis Morissette I’m not sure we express enough gratitude in our daily lives. Sure, we utter our “thank you” for the big things in life, but we start taking little things for granted, and we do so pretty easily. Instead of being thankful for our… Continue Reading
Life Married! Ronda Bowen, June 5, 2012January 2, 2022 Theme Song: Pink Martini “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love” (And we won’t, now that we’re married). So, a week ago, my husband and I decided, for a variety of reasons, that we would go ahead and get married. We still are planning on having a religious/traditional wedding next year… Continue Reading
Food & Drink Overheard Cafe Conversations Ronda Bowen, May 8, 2012January 2, 2022 Theme Song: “Stay the Same” Joey McIntyre Ah, the art of the overheard cafe conversations. I’ve heard some interesting conversations at cafes! There was a conversation involving an adulterous situation; there was a situation where disgruntled thoughts about farmers’ markets were expressed. My thought is – why does it matter what… Continue Reading
Life Confession: My Shoe Obsession Ronda Bowen, May 2, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “North, South, East, Wes” Rick Wes (Yeah, it’s such an old, obscure song, but I’ve got it stuck in my head.) *This post contains affiliate links. Should you click on a link and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you…. Continue Reading
Life Bucket Lists Ronda Bowen, May 1, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John Have you seen the films The Holiday and The Bucket List? It’s kind of interesting to think about things you would want to experience in your lifetime. Sometimes people put outlandish things on their bucket lists – things like “Climb Everest” and “Swim in… Continue Reading
Life Defining, Categorizing, and Defining Some More Ronda Bowen, March 14, 2012January 1, 2022 Nope, this isn’t a post about filing or being a librarian (despite the number of books pictured in the previous post). Instead, it’s a post about how when we jump into life, we sometimes need to step back and look at what it is we’re doing and define roles we’ve… Continue Reading
Life Moved… Ronda Bowen, March 6, 2012January 1, 2022 Ah…the moving process. My son and I have moved in with my partner, and it’s wonderful! We started our life in our new home with the obligatory pizza night – ordering pizza from our favorite local pizza place. Our world is currently filled with tons of boxes – and books… Continue Reading
Life My Happy List Ronda Bowen, February 1, 2012January 1, 2022 There’s a lot of talk about happiness and happiness projects. I like to keep a list of things I can do that make me happy/will lighten a dark or anxious mood when I find myself in one. Here’s a sample of items on my list: Listen to cheesy 80s music… Continue Reading
Life What’s Hiding in the Left Side of My Closet Ronda Bowen, January 19, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “La Vie En Rose” Madeleine Peyroux Projects: Lots of writing and editing; purging belongings that are not needed So, I was going through my stuff (in a fit of insomnia, which happens from time to time) and I found a box of hidden journals. I forgot I had these… Continue Reading