Mommy CT

Tonight I realized time flies whether you're having fun or not so you might as well sit back and enjoy your life. I was downloading vide...

"You may say it but if you do not show it then saying I love you is just a phrase. To have a successful relationship your significant o...

"One person's perception of happiness is another person's perception of unhappiness."

Last year when my husband and I were lying on the beach in Cape Cod we decided that in 2012 we were going to take our little girl to Disney ...

"Be yourself, love yourself and be true to yourself, if someone doesn't agree or is constantly tyring to change you then they obvio...

Every year we rented a house in the Cape with my little one, which we love but wanted a change. Last year we decided this year we needed to ...

"Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life." Herbert Henry Asquith

We always think we need to go on a plane of drive hours and hours away to entertain our children. Well after some research I found there are...

A great home, beautiful child, two crazy dogs and 8 years of good times. Happy Anniversary to the guy you stood by me through it all!

These brownies are awesome and a crowd pleaser for sure. Ingredients: Box of dark chocolate brownie mix chocolate chips 24 marshmallo...

As an adult I see more and more how parents cause so much harm when they compare their children to one another and I do not mean just their ...

HAPPY 4th of JULY Everyone! Below is a schedule of upcoming fireworks. Have a happy and safe holiday! Tuesday, July 3rd 2012: Danbury Ma...

"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong ...

"If you can dream it, you can do it." Walt Disney

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?" Robert Schuller Life is about taking risks, risks that are to be...

"Laughter is the key to staying young!"

"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the great...

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing fathers. I was blessed to have a great father and love that my hubby is an amazing father to my li...

I want to wish a very Happy Birthday to Hubby,  may today and everyday you be happy and know, even though I do not say it enough that I appr...

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don...

My daughter is at the age where she is too smart for her own good. I love watching her and listening to her speak. She loves to make up stor...

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep movin...

Let's face it I do not know one person who can honestly say they do not have any stress in their life. Some have more than others but it...

"He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has." Henry Ward Beecher

"It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding." Erma Bombeck

I remember 5 years ago if you left me a message on my cell phone I probably would not have heard it for a week or two. Before working from h...

There's been an increase in shootings and crime in the town I live in. I grew up in this town and always felt safe in it but once I had ...

I am always throwing out bananas since they get ripe so fast so here's a great tip. Mash up the ripe bananas and freeze them in a smal...

Memorial Day is a day to remember all of those who have fought and continue to fight for our country. Join in for a moment of silence at 3:0...

"Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor." Brian Tracy

As Memorial Day is approaching I thought it would be fun to post some facts:   Memorial day was first celebrated on May 30, 1868. It was ...

Robin Gibb, with the Bee Gees, passed away over the weekend so I thought it would be fitting to post my fav Bee Gee songs.

“Enjoy everything that happens in your life, but never make your happiness or success dependent on an attachment to any person, place or thi...

I've been on a kick with eating Middle Eastern food and one of the side dishes was lentils and rice. Of course this is not as good as th...

“The days are long, but the years are short.”  Gretchen Rubin

Happy Mother's Day Everyone! I always loved my mom and appreciated her but never fully understood what she really sacrificed for me unti...

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." Elbert Hubbard

When was the last time you did something nice for yourself, not for your husband or significant other, not for a child or a friend, but for ...

“Never trust a man who can dance. ”  E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey I just stated reading this book and it is amazing!

"Happiness isn't guided by how life is, it's guided by how life could be!"

The saying "time flies when you're having fun" is the perfect saying for the how I feel about my lil one. She has this amazing...

"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe." Dalai Lama

" He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away." Raymond Hull

The Internet is filled with amazing sites and deals. Below is a list of some of my favorite ones that I use regularly. Ebates : This site...

I came across these quotes and thought they were hysterical. Everyone could use a good laugh once in a while! Enjoy! "I don't thi...

"There is no sweeter sound to fill a home than a child's laughter."

These have to be the easiest, yet delicious, apple turnovers you can make. What you need: 3 apples peeled 1 package crescent rolls ci...

Today we all should do a little something to give back to the earth. Plant flowers, recycle, pick up litter in your neighborhood or walk to ...

"Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our  grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon...

My blog reached 10,000 hits this week and I want to say THANK YOU to all my followers and readers. When I started this in July of 2009 I was...

Why not start Spring by cleaning up your health! Ever notice the gym is always super busy after New Year's and as the week pass by it sl...

"When you compete with others you are really trying to fix something you don't like about yourself."

“I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself” Mae West

Before the madness starts again tomorrow, take the time to enjoy this Sunny day here in CT. Happy Sunday!!!

I always thought Friday the 13th was a lucky day...today proved it! Like every morning I wake up, get my daughter ready for school, make br...

This is my all time favorite Celine Dion song!

“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” Anaïs Nin

Becoming a mother is the busiest, happiest time in a woman's life. After labor and delivery begins a whole new adventure full of surpris...

Hi everyone. Thank for all your continuous support and for following my blog. I would like to invite you and your friends to be a Guest Blog...

This is a great song. This video is disturbing but a lesson to all of us: you do not need to stay in a situation where you are not appreciat...

"Send out to the universe what you want and you will receive it. Tell people how you feel and it'll make a difference. Life is too ...

Happy Easter Everyone!!!

"Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another."   Marquis De Condorcet

I love picking a theme when doing any gift. It makes it easier when looking to buy stuff for someone. This year I did a beach theme for my n...

Below are this week's Easter Deals: Kohl's: Children Easter Dresses on sale this week, save 50% on all dresses until April 7th. O...

"Look deep within yourself and you will realize that you are the source to your own happiness."

Easter is near and these are the perfect, quick and easy, yet yummy appetizers to please any guest or to bring to any party. Don't cook-...

Easter is a week away and I am sure you are running around in preparation of creating the best Easter Basket for your little one. I love tha...

"Laughter is the key to staying young."

“Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility...without thi...

Baking has never been my strengthen. I always felt why make things from scratch when you can buy it in a box and just add water eggs and oil...

“Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” Dalai Lama XIV

“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.” Dalai Lama XIV

"Success is not something that is given to you, success is something you earn!" Many times I come across people that get things ...

I decided to start a 90 day challenge with my husband to loose the extra weight I am still carrying and gain more muscle. I was diagnosed 8 ...

"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is." Erasmus

"We are always looking and asking for "signs" but what good are they if we never act on them when we see and receive them!...

"Life is about becoming the person you never thought you could be, to have more then you thought you would have and to be the person wh...

Easter is by far my favorite Holiday. I am not sure why, maybe it's because Spring is coming or because it is a holiday where we are all...

This is my favorite song by Sting

“We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.” Amy Tan

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Some things are destined to be -- it just takes us a couple of tries to get there.”  J.R. Ward

I hope you all had a great St. Patty's Day! Funny how although I am not Irish I, like most of us, still really enjoy this day. When I wa...

I feel like life is a juggling act. I am a part time worker and a mom and I seem to constantly be juggling the two. For example tonight I a...

Enjoy a night out while helping a great cause! Fairfield Coupon is teaming up with the Boys and Girls Village to promote their "Laugh...

This is a great song!!!

"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

" There may not be a lot of things in my life I was made to be but one thing I know for sure is I  was made to be a mom!!"  My...

"In the end we're all destined to be what we're meant to be"

"Funny how the things we all complain about, the things we cry about,  the things we all worry about are all the things that make up wh...

"Sometimes you have to let yourself breakdown before you can build yourself back up" I saw this quote today and wanted to share...

"Change is hard, but also not knowing what you want is harder. Always have faith in yourself that you will do what you need to do regar...

Today I lost a very special animal, my family dog Toto. He was the cutest little long haired Chiwawa and only 12. It's crazy how losing ...

" To the question of your life, you are the only answer.  To the problems of your life, you are the only solution." Jo Coudert

Reports state we lost an amazing singer today, Whitney Houston. So young, so gifted, so talented, so sad! May her soul rest in peace and her...

"A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep ha...

We all reach a point in our life at one time or another when we wonder "Is this really it?" When that happens we usually have reac...

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” Similar Quotes

"When we are angry we are blind to reality. Anger may bring us a temporary burst of energy, but that energy is blind and it blocks the ...

Happy Monday Everyone! Not only is it Monday but it is also the end of the month and that means...well whatever you want it to mean but to m...

"A day without laughter is a day wasted." Charlie Chaplin

Did you know the Dietary Guidelines recommend people get at least 48 grams of whole grain in their daily diets. Thanks to General Mills you...

"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one...

Today was the first snow day we had in 2012. Gratefully it was on a Saturday so there was no rush to plow the drive way and clean off the ca...

Everything that happens in life is a test. It's a test to see what can break you, but really it's about learning how to fix you, and...

"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining si...

I see so many people doing the treadmill and then go to a Zumba class. I love Zumba and doing cardio but after speaking with trainers and pe...

"When you speak less people will listen more."

" While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about." Angela Schwindt

It's funny how different children can make you feel. People always say having children makes your life more difficult, and although it i...