If you’re new here, you should know something about me: I LOATHE – HATE – DESPISE the use of Mason jars for anything cutesy. They’re for food – for storing food! The beauty of a well-filled Mason/Ball jar fills me with joy. Especially the squatty ones that I use for gift-giving my homemade Apple Butter. …
Show of hands: who uses fresh spinach in their smoothies? ~me!~ Who also finds it difficult to use the entire amount of fresh spinach you have in your fridge? Good intentions or not, I found I was wasting one of the most valuable additions to my smoothies because I couldn’t use it fast enough. You …
OMGosh, y’all. How many times have you worked towards perfection in all that you do? How many times have you fallen short? How many times have you tried again, with the idea, the hope, that this time will be different – only to miss the mark? Maybe – just maybe – if you wanna save …
My yard space, my garden space, is limited. Maybe yours is too. BOOOO! How are we to grow our own yard-to-table tomatoes with limited space? We get creative, that’s how. In 2014, we built a cedar bed close to the house (in one of the few full sun spots available). It was an easy project, …
Perks come with adulthood, right? One of those perks is enjoying a tipsy float. It’s what grandma drinks, yo! Tipsy floats are summer cool. They’re easy to make (you really can’t screw it up), perfect for pool parties, cookouts, 4th of July, Christmas (what?!) or ~your idea here~. Gaze upon this tipsy fizzy float and …
It’s hot outside. It’s hot inside. It’s hot in the pool. It’s hot in ~your hot spot here~. What’s an ohsohot person to do?! Enjoy a smooth summer smoothie, that’s what! DON’T LEAVE!!! I know, I know – it’s green. Try and ignore that for a minute. I swear it’s refreshing and delicious. OMT! won’t …
Fear is an awful companion; one many of us wish we could shake. It can be the life of the party in the beginning – its dangerous and bordering on unhinged behavior can be familiar and explainable – even, comfortable. Then, one day, you’re gripped by fear in the worst way and all you want …
Say again? How is it for spraying your spouse? P-E-R-F-E-C-T! That’s the question (and my answer) Boy asked when I told him we bought the best nozzles we’ve ever used. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, you support the blog …
This post is the latest addition in the What I’ll Tell Sweet E series: It’s Time to Blind Us With Your Light, Baby! Not too long ago, I wrote about proudly being who you were born to be. The extra post! There’s gonna be folks who come and go from your life that will insist …
Gardeners, where you at? Does this sound familiar: You plan, then plant the perfect garden. You lovingly water and weed around your tender babies and cheer them on to maturity. You watch impatiently as the produce gets thisclose to harvest; you can taste the homegrown goodness. Picking day arrives, only for you to discover half-eaten …