My Favorite Things

“You only live once, but if you live like me, once is enough.” ~ Frank Sinatra ~ When I think about my Quality of Life I think about things I’d like to own, but more importantly, I think [...]

‘Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about CREATING yourself.”  ~ LifeBook ~ Just imagine what your life would be like if you took 4 days out of your busy schedule to [...]

This baseball season, MasterCard invited me to participate in their Priceless Chicago program called the Cubs Pledge. It’s an opportunity for Chicago Cubs fans to pledge their support for [...]

 Self-care is not self-indulgence, it’s your birthright! Every mom deserves daily nourishment and nurturing, so in honor of Mother’s Day, my inspiring friend Renee Trudeau and I are giving [...]

Oh my goodness…I’m so excited! So excited that I had to do the happy dance on my lawn when I heard I was a finalist for Divas N’ Design‘s $20,000 Most Outrageous Mom-Cave [...]

Truth be told, dinner is my arch nemesis…yet I’m trying to become some sort of a foodie (I’m secretly eating licorice nibs right now, wishing I had a kitchen manager). What [...]

Room for Indulgence If you saw my Weight Watchers video last week, you’ll know that I’ve had a hard time getting back into a healthy eating routine. Truth be told, I haven’t [...]

Add a some back fat to this picture and you’ll get a sense of what I’ll be looking like tomorrow…. read more.  

A new year for this evolving family means new rules and new chores for my kids. New chores means I need some sort of system or chore chart for kids to ensure this is going to be successful. I was [...]

Even though the Oprah Show is off the air and some of Oprah’s favorite things are too much for me to afford, this holiday season would not be the same without Oprah’s Favorite Things. [...]

(Subtitled “Yes! I love this picture of me with Oprah!) Evolving Stacey and Oprah ~ We Are Destined to Work Together I am so grateful to be an Oprah’s Lifeclass blogger. Attending [...]