People of OMT! and the INTERNETS, old and new alike! ( ▲ – dang that’s shouty) Do you feel like you’re drowning in the indecision of what’s next? You’d like to rebrand your life (not to mention a website)? Are you at a crossroads in life? Marriage? Divorce? Babies? Retirement? Do you feel you have …
Seriously, that headline! How to Know If It’s Your Allergy Meds or Carbon Monoxide – I’m sure you know by now, I have a story to tell… ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, you support the blog at no cost …
I am about as cold-natured as anyone I know. As a Texan, the joke is that when the temps drop below 70°, we need our jackets (I ain’t even exaggerating). Who-Boy, dats cold weather, right there! Note to my Northern Friends: Go ahead and yuk it up. I’ll take my turn in the summer when …
This y’all. This is the best homemade Spanish Rice I’ve ever made. Not to mention, easy! It’s Spanish Rice done right! Homemade Spanish Rice Ingredients: 4 bacon slices 1 cup chopped onion 1 1/2 cup diced green pepper 1 16 ounce can diced tomatoes 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. …
Notes Notes Notes! I gots ’em and I bet you do to. Writers write, y’all. As a writer, when inspiration hits me, I grab any scrap piece of paper I can find on my desk, then place it on top of an ever-growing stack o’inspiration. Yep, it’s a hot mess. Any of this sounding familiar? …
Dream Bars are everything you dream about in a bar: balanced sweetness with a flaky crust and a filling that makes you immediately realize these will be your new addiction! I have been making these Dream Bars since I was a kid. The recipe was handed down to me from The German; I have no …
Ball jars that are not used for Ball/Mason jar purposes (storage) makes me itchy. Ball jars were meant for canning, storing food, maybe nuts and bolts for Dad, but the prevailing theme is storage. They are not dishes! So, how to not put a salad in a Ball jar? Don’t. Do. It. Grab ya a …
I love a good hack, kitchen or life, it doesn’t matter. ♫ Hit me with your best hack…fire awaaaaaay! ♫ Apologies to Pat Benatar. Love ya! The original hack involved a boxed cake mix and added ingredients not included in the box instructions. A hack that I’m pretty sure I miswrote on a sticky note …
I’m a sucker for a great hack – especially – if it involves CAKE! My desk is filled with scraps of paper with hastily written hacking notes, and as I was cleaning off said desk, I found a blue stick-it note that simple had this written on it: Whole milk = H2O 1-2 more eggs …
The holidays are FILLED with eating, especially sweet treats. Gingerbread Men, pumpkin rolls, and the never-ending parade of cinnamon rolls (mmmm, cinnamon rolls). At this tine of year, it’s completely understandable that you may want to curb your itty-bittie’s intake of all thangs sugary. Enter the candy-free Advent Calendar, by LEGO. WHAT WHAT?! Is this …