Bring On Lemons

  I am absolutely enjoying my YMCA membership. This doesn't mean I go as often as I'd like, but that's why I make weekly goals. If you haven't visited your local YMCA you should! There are classes you can participate in in person as well as those you can do from the comfort of your own home.  The locker rooms, showers, and the entire facility is clean and well organized. I enjoy the variety of activities from basketball and tennis to swimming and spinning or yoga!  Let me know if you'd like to meet up! There's a lovely area to chat, work, and drink coffee as well! Some days you'll find me working out, working, relaxing, and working some more! There's no shame in spending the entire day at the YMCA! (did I mention the hot tub and sauna?) See you soon! Let's get strong and healthy together!  May your paths be abundantly filled with lemons, sunshine and sugar (but not too much)! xoxox Crystal

This lip stain is truly revolutionary! I used it the first time this holiday season - I am a musician and vocalist as well as a coffee lover and busy mom of 5. In a matter of 15 hours, I had to sing, play music, and all the jazz that goes along with the season. I applied my wonderskin lipstain and when I arrived home after all of the busy-ness of the day, I was pleasantly surprised to see my lips looking most fabulous (WAY better than my nylons). Anyway - I just ordered more and simply think all my other lip colors should be thrown away as they are absolutely inferior!  May your paths be abundantly filled with lemon, sugar, sunshine, and lips that don't leave their color on your cup! xoxoxo Crystal

 I was gifted several books this holiday season and two of them were by the lovely author, Sarah Morgan. I thoroughly enjoyed both books but wanted to take a moment to give " One More for Christmas " 5 stars. One More for Christmas is a quick relaxing read. I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book. The plot was fun, there was just enough romance, the characters were believable and well-written, and Morgan brought the scenery to life. I can see why Morgan is a best selling author - her books are very enjoyable. I look forward to passing along One More for Christmas to my adult daughter as well as my mother in law; can be enjoyed by adult readers of all ages! May your paths be abundantly filled with lemons, sugar, sunshine, and books that make you smile and warm your heart! xoxox Crystal

 Happy second day of January ya'all! Did you hear that it's bad luck to work on the first day of the New Year? Now I know...but hopefully all the housework I did yesterday won't cause me any issues this year! Now that we've discussed my tendency to fill every moment with work of one sort or another, let's talk about my plan for 2025 and beyond. Here's what I'm hoping you'll see on this blog: 1) redesign the blog to bring it more current (I'm not opposed to cloth diapers, but my baby is 7 so I'm not "into" them anymore and I don't live in the corner of a cornfield 2) be more intentional with the focus of the blog Let me explain #2 a bit more. When this blog baby was born it was just a space for me to share what interested me. I know it may seem weird to most, but if I had to describe the blog, I'd say it's a place you can find: RECIPES BOOK REVIEWS MOTIVATIONAL STORIES ADVICE ABOUT LIFE TIPS FOR BUSY PEOPLE There's probab...