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Better Homes & Garden Bathroom Makeover…I Need Design Help

September 1, 2011 By 23 Comments

My bathroom has been boring and plain since the day I moved in. How long ago was that, we moved into this house almost two years ago and I still haven’t really decorated any of the house very much at all. In my bathroom the only decorating I’ve done was a few candles here and there. Take a look for yourself and let me know if you too think I should have a Bathroom Makeover????

 

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So what do you think? Boring?

What should I do, how should I liven it up? I just don’t know what to do. Should I use more color in the towels, how should I organize everything? Better Homes & Gardens has quite a few cute décor items to choose from.

I also put together this video just to make sure you got the full 360 degree look at how plain my bathroom is and how terrible my home design skills are.

 

 

We will receive products from Better Homes & Gardens to update our boring bathroom.

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Giveaway Jingle Link Up Your Giveaways Here

September 1, 2011 By 7 Comments

You’ve got a giveaway, I want to know about it! Oh, and if you list your giveaway on Mom Start Facebook page then I will try to remember to tweet it out to all of my twitter followers. If you could link directly to the giveaway you want me to tweet that would be very helpful. At 10,300 followers and growing all the time! Cool? I hope so!

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I’ve got a few giveaways you might want to check out too!

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7 Degrees of Cars

September 1, 2011 By 21 Comments

You know how they say you can know everyone by seven degrees of people. I can connect to Matt Damon by 2 degrees, the woman who bought my dog, is also a co-worker/friend of my neighbor, and she is part of Matt’s inner circle of friends. Not that I care about things like that.

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Anyways, I was thinking about cars while I was trying to fall asleep last night, a pretty weird thing to be thinking about right? Yeah, the things that keep me up could be a blog post every day but I usually forget about them as I’m falling asleep but today I didn’t. I’m trying to think if I’ve known someone or had something to do with every car dealership out there even though I’m only 30 something years old.

We currently have a Toyota, but before we bough our van we purchased our previous van from the Dodge Dealer in Tacoma. So that’s two right here. My husband’s sister owns a Jeep from some Jeep dealer down in California. And my sisters have a Nissan, and a Honda, well she had a Honda now I’m not really sure what she drives. It’s one of those little cars, a mini cooper maybe? My grandmother has almost always had a Ford, and my mom has a Yukon which is a GMC vehicle while my dad drives a Toyota like me. My first car was a Geo Metro, no longer made I hear, while my husband’s first car I want to say was some type of Chrysler he got at a Chrysler dealer. Now I’m sure that just by extending those people closest to me and extending out by seven degrees we would hit every type of car company out there, what do you think?

 

So yes, this is the craziness that I fall asleep to at night. That and all the e-mail that’s still in my inbox every day.

 

 

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Tasty Treat Thursday Strawberry Rhubarb Oatmeal Mini Muffins

September 1, 2011 By 25 Comments
I like to add a little something extra when I deliver a new mom meal for a member of my MOMS Club. I find it nice to offer a low to semi-sweet dessert, breakfast or snack option. Mini muffins are great because a mom can snack on them when they’re busy but need a pick-me-up, or their older child(ren) can have one in hand … dads like them too of course. Make these for yourself, for a brunch date, or to give a friend. Enjoy!

 

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Strawberry-Rhubarb-Oatmeal Mini Muffins

Tasty Treat Thursday Strawberry Rhubarb Oatmeal Mini Muffins
5.0 from 2 reviews
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Recipe Type: Dessert, Breakfast
Author: Summer Oleksy
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup salted butter, melted or softened
  • 1 cup quick oatmeal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ
  • 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 11 oz strawberries (it’s what I had on hand)
  • 5 oz rhubarb (also what I had on hand)
  • 2 eggs
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350oF. Lightly grease mini muffin pan
  2. Place strawberries and rhubarb in blender or food processer to chop finely.
  3. In mixed bowl cream together butter and sugar.
  4. Add remaining ingredients and stir.
  5. Portion muffins into prepared cups. These do not rise much!
  6. Cook in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Toothpick should come out clean.
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Makes about 4 dozen mini muffins

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About Summer:

Summer is very active in our Local MOMS Club chapter, she is the mother of two adorable active boys, and is always thinking of ways to help others. She is a friend, a wife, and always busy as all mommies are. She is very active on Facebook, addicted to Geocaching and very interested in organic and green living while cooking up a storm.

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