Archives: Savvy Stories

It Takes a Village, but the Village has Changed

Most of us don’t live with extended family in our homes like our ancestors of yesterday. Our houses or apartments aren’t bursting with in-laws and grandparents, uncles and aunts are not on the other side of the thin wall. Chaotic family dinners are no

Summer Abs Workout

These are all my favorite ab exercises in one workout.

Satchel

I woke up from a late afternoon nap to the warmth cinnamon wafting in from the kitchen and Shawn holding a Tim Horton’s cup of green tea in front of my face.

Whole Wheat Honey Jam Sandwiches

Jam sandwiches, ice cream sandwiches or plain, these are a sweet easy-to-make treat that everyone will love.

April Showers Bring May {Cake & Cookie} Flowers

Get inspired with this flower themed baking party you can easily do at home.

We Are Cougars, Hear Us Roar

What do you and JLo have in common?
Has a cougar crept up on you while you were busy living life?

Supreme Snack Cake (chocolate)

This chocolate cake is an amazing creation, perfect for this website: one bowl, ten minutes.

Farmers’ Market Love

Can I get three cheers for the fact that the Farmers’ Markets are opening all over the place?

Secret Mommy-hood Confession Saturday

If you wake up my sleeping child, I will think of 101 ways to torture you…only I wouldn’t carry through with any of them…I’d just keep those thoughts to myself and to my faithful blog readership.

Watching My Prom Queen Smile?…Priceless

The last four months have been focussed on one event. My daughter’s prom.