Happy New Year! + Linky Continuation

New Years Eve, fireworks photograph  by  SherriConley Happy New Year!! I'm taking a little break (not making a linky feature on New Year...

5 Second Rule, yes or no?

I'm sure there were lots of food-dropping in the past month, especially as it's the season for stuffing oneself. There are always a ...

Sunday Linky Party #44 + Goodies

So, what are you all doing this Christmas morning? Hopefully sleeping in (or not), drinking some hot cocoa, eating with family and friends, ...

Sunday Linky Party #43 + Goodies

Happy Sunday again! I'm not doing much this weekend... just preparing for the next one. I'm also spending some quality time with the...

Sunday Linky Party #42 + Goodies

It's crab season so we had two big dungeness crabs for dinner last night, and they were deeeelicious! :) All we did was steam them and m...

Cool Gifts for Men

The gift-giving season is here and there's just enough shipping time for some online gift shopping. Although there are plenty of satisfa...

Sunday Linky Party #41 + Goodies

Only 3 more weeks until Christmas! Plenty of time to prepare decorations, menus, gifts, etc etc. I will be spending the holidays with the hu...

I Cooked This Year

I baked the turkey this year in my in-laws' home and my parents also came! Thought I'd make it easy for both pairs of parents by tak...

Sunday Linky Party #40 + Goodies

 Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I didn't wait outside in line and didn't buy much this year. Instead, I just...

Happy Thanksgiving

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Sunday Linky Party #39 + Goodies

It's only a few more days until Thanksgiving! I hope you're all prepared for the big dinner. I'm making the turkey this year and...

Recipes for Thanksgiving!

So Thanksgiving is coming up next week and if you need a little help coming up with a dinner plan, I've gathered several interesting (an...

Sunday Linky Party #38 + Goodies

I think this week's features could be called the "Home Edition," because they're mostly home decor projects. Of course I d...

Meat Keeps Holiday Guests Calm

If you haven't noticed in the past years of your entire life, everyone gets a little antsy during the holiday season. Whether it's f...

Sunday Linky Party #37 + Goodies

Get ready to fall into fall! Haha, yep :) So hope you all had a good Halloween last week. Now we're getting close to Thanksgiving and th...

Craving Fatty Foods? Sleep More

Mr Fox and Mrs PB scoffing burgers  by  Emily Dyson According to a small study (via  The Body Odd ), not getting enough ZZZs can make it har...

Sunday Linky Party #36 + Goodies

Happy Halloween all! Only one more day and it's time to celebrate! I went to a Halloween party with some friends last night and ate too ...

Sweet Tooth = Sweet Personality?

Just in time for Halloween, let us ponder whether having a sweet tooth equals having a sweet personality. After all, we do use taste-related...

Sunday Linky Party #35 + Goodies

Only one more week until Halloween! Perfect time to check out some fall and Halloween craft tutorials to make the big day even more fun. Of ...

China (part 2)

I came back from vacation almost 2 weeks ago and this is a continuation of pictures from my  post last week , which was more about the stree...

Sunday Linky Party #34 + Goodies

Hi all! Welcome back to the Sunday Linky Party! I was gone for a couple of weeks for vacation (which you can check out here ) and it's t...

China - Beijing (part 1)

So I've been on vacation in China for a couple of weeks and now I'm back! :) Yay. It's good to be back. I've taken a ton of ...

On Vacation!

Hi all, I am on vacation from 9/22 to 10/10 so there will be no posts or Sunday Linky Parties from now until then. Where am I going? To Chi...

Sunday Linky Party #33 + Goodies

I think this weekend's line-up could be called the "sewing edition" because there were a lot of great sewing projects :) I...

Pumpkins

Maybe it's a little early for a post like this, but I'm seeing a lot of fall-inspired items on Etsy and it's transitioning me in...

Sunday Linky Party #32 + Goodies

I'd like to wish you all a "happy Sunday," but today is unfortunately the anniversary of a very tragic event that happened 10 ...

Are You Affected by the Weather?

I can't believe that it's September already! I love summer because I love the hot temperatures, sunshine, and longer days. Now it...

Sunday Linky Party #31 + Goodies

Happy Labor Day Weekend! My friends and I will be having a barbecue in the park, so I'm excited! There are also lots of good sales this ...

Reconstruct Your Old Clothing (part 2)

In continuation of last week's Part 1 involving reconstructing shirts and such, Part 2 focuses on sweaters. Some of these projects I fo...

Sunday Linky Party #30 + Goodies

Hi everyone! How're you all doing this week? I've spent a wonderful month with my hubby while he was studying for the Step 2 (he...

Reconstruct Your Old Clothing (part 1)

I've been purging out my closet lately to make room for new clothes (and to generally get rid of stuff that I haven't worn for years...

Sunday Linky Party #29 + Goodies

Here's to another happy Sunday! :) Hope you're all having a good weekend (although that's not always possible). But we try to ma...

Cute Bento Box Lunches

Alright, I've been eating a lot of Japanese food for lunch because there's a Japanese supermarket near my work that sells packaged l...

Sunday Linky Party #28 + Goodies

Going to visit a friend in Sacramento today :) Not sure what to do there, but I'm excited. We have some great projects again this week a...

Top Words on Your Blog

Ever wonder what the most recent keywords to your blog or website are? Apparently, mine are about making orange juice and partying, ha! I f...

Sunday Linky Party #27 + Goodies

So on Friday night, I worked late, and then headed to YardHouse, a pretty classic American restaurant serving burgers, seafood, and "th...

The Truth About 100% Orange Juice?

I was feeling a little sick today so I thought drinking some orange juice would help. I've always heard that Vitamin C and lots of liqui...

Sunday Linky Party #26 + Goodies

Well, I don't have much going on today. My husband is annoying me with his indecision about whether he wants to eat at home or not. I th...

Cute Animals

So I'm looking at Cute Overload (as usual), and suddenly wondered if there were many cute animal photographs on Etsy . Apparently, ther...

Sunday Linky Party #25 + Goodies

It's a sunny Sunday this week. Unfortunately, I read on the news that the heat wave has traveled to the East Coast. I can't imagine ...

DIY Simple Skincare Recipes

I'm really into making my own facial scrubs and such, so I was delighted when I found this article on Yahoo recently with a bunch of su...

Sunday Linky Party #24 + Goodies

Oh my, what to feature this week. It's been another week of amazing projects. I'm really thankful for all of you linking up because ...

Beach Comber

This weekend, a friend and I made a trip down to Santa Cruz for some leisurely beach hiking. Although Santa Cruz is famous for its beach boa...

Sunday Linky Party #23 + Goodies

Last week, hubby and I tested whether $$$$ sushi was much better than $$ sushi (according to Yelp price ratings) and the conclusion is... it...

Summer Night Magic

Because it's so hot outside, because I've got a cut up watermelon in the fridge, and because I miss those lazy summer evenings hangi...

Sunday Linky Party #22 + Goodies

Happy almost 4th of July! I am in NY! :D Finally getting to spend some quality face time with hubby. We'll be going out and eating some ...

Cole Rise

It rained like crazy today and the traffic home was so bad. The humidity (which is rare in Cali) and clouds reminded me of summer storms in ...

Sunday Linky Party #21 + Goodies

Well, I did absolutely nothing today. I slept in, ate lots of food, and caught up on show-watching on the internet. And I feel very satisfie...

Yosemite in the Spring

I took a few days off about a month ago to hike and hang out with hubby/a bunch of friends in Yosemite and meant to make a post about it, bu...

Sunday Linky Party #20 + Goodies

Happy Father's Day! What are you doing with your dads today? I'm just looking forward to more relaxing -- it's Sunday after all....

Turn that Meanie into a Softie

All you really need is a soft chair. According to six studies done by psychologists at Harvard and Yale , changing how a person feels physic...