“Maybe you should buy yourself a slimming one-piece swimsuit." That’s what the nurse told me after I saw the number on the scale. I was feeling discouraged after finding out, after a month of working out and eating right, that I had gained weight instead of losing it. I was…
Michelle TuckerMarch 28, 2021
I'm always looking for good gifts for my kids. I hate getting the kind of gift that ends up getting played with once and is never seen from again. The good gifts are the ones that keep popping up and getting played with all throughout the year. When my daughter…
Michelle TuckerMarch 3, 2021
While much of the Bay area heads up to Lake Tahoe each winter, our family opts to spend our time in the snow a little farther south in beautiful Yosemite. Two miles outside of the park's south entrance lay one of our favorite wintertime resorts, Tenaya Lodge. We recently visited…
Michelle TuckerFebruary 22, 2021
Greek lemon rice soup, also known as Avgolemono, is one of those dishes that reminds me of home. The funny part about this is that my family never actually made the soup, nor are we Greek. Lemon Rice soup is a staple dish at almost all of the Greek restaurants…
Michelle TuckerFebruary 7, 2021
Did you jump into 2021 wide eyed, bushy tailed, and excited to tackle the new year with a whole set of resolutions? Or, like me, did you roll into 2021 a bit disheveled, disoriented, and wondering where the heck the holidays went? I did, excitedly, have a few “let’s do…
Michelle TuckerJanuary 3, 2021
Sometimes it is hard to "let it go!" This year we’ve all had to learn to let go of things -- it hasn’t always been easy. I’m the type where once I have a plan or an idea of how things are supposed to be locked into my brain, it’s…
Michelle TuckerDecember 22, 2020
It's no secret that we love Christmas movies. These classic holiday movies are just as important to us as twinkle lights and mistletoe. We seriously wait all year long to squeeze in all these best-loved movies during the short time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have a lot that we…
Michelle TuckerDecember 14, 2020
This popcorn turkey recipe was given to me years ago from my great Aunt Eulah. Let me start by staying that she was sometimes a bit of a prankster. If you are looking for an exhilarating popcorn turkey dressing recipe that the kids will beg you to make year after…
Michelle TuckerNovember 25, 2020
Is anyone else’s family looking and feeling more like a boorish group of cave dwellers than a modern day family these days? I think we're seriously caving into caveman mode in our house. nearly nine months together in our house, I am starting to learn we’ve all become a little…
Michelle TuckerNovember 22, 2020
Is it ever too early to start shopping for matching Holiday pajamas? I don’t think so. If you've tried to buy them in the past you know that the good ones sell out quickly. Even though I buy them early we don't open our pajamas until Christmas Eve. They are…
Michelle TuckerNovember 20, 2020