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From home renovations to potty training small blurbs, rants and raves from my personal everyday life.

There is just not enough time: The Frozen Green Bean Revelation

There is just not enough time: The Frozen Green Bean Revelation

One of my favorite summer “things to do” at one point was to head to the Front Royal Farmer’s Market or Springtime Garden Center to buy fresh vegetables. So as I stood in front of my grill last night grilling frozen green beans, I thought, how can I be rushing through life this fast! I…

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The Inaugural SPCN Vineyard Run

On Sunday, August 26, 2012 @ 8:00 AM SPCN (Sports Pro Community Network) Internet TV will host their first ever Vineyard Run! Lucky for us, it’s right in our back yard! Desert Rose Winery, Rappahannock Cellars and Cobbler Mountain Cellars (which I am ashamed to say I have yet to go to) will all take part…

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A Lazy Thursday Afternoon…

A Lazy Thursday Afternoon…

Occasionally in the Real Estate biz, I will find myself with most of my paperwork done and my current clients and transactions tucked squarely away for the day. It is a nice feeling that most often calls for an afternoon glass of wine (remember if drank during the day white wine doesn’t count). This past…

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Wednesday Wino Report: DIY Wine Tour

Wednesday Wino Report: DIY Wine Tour

It never ceases to amaze me how we Front Royal folk (myself included) forget to take advantage of our own back yards. Recently, a good friend and I decided to embark on a husband-less adventure to try out two vineyards within 30 mins of Front Royal – Hume Vineyards and Chester Gap Cellars. The drive from…

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Front Royal Women’s Resource Center: Dare to Dream Breakfast

Front Royal Women’s Resource Center: Dare to Dream Breakfast

This morning at Joe’s Steakhouse in Front Royal, VA the Front Royal Women’s Resource center held their annual Dare to Dream Breakfast.  The Dare to Dream Grants (made possible by fundraisers, member dues and donations) are handed out to those local women in need of financial assistance to start their own businesses, go back to…

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Arriba FRIBA: Front Royal Independent Business Alliance

Arriba FRIBA: Front Royal Independent Business Alliance

The Front Royal Independent Business Alliance (FRIBA) announces it’s official launch today on The River 95.3′s News at Noon. A few months ago I was contacted by Craig Laird of Royal Oak Computers about forming an Independent Business Alliance (IBA) for Front Royal VA. Skeptic that I am, I was hesitant at first but after…

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Wednesday Wino Report: Apartment 2g Wine Classes

Wednesday Wino Report: Apartment 2g Wine Classes

Last Friday my husband (an avid Bud Light drinker and non-wino) and I headed to Apartment 2g in Front Royal VA for a Malbec Class and Tasting. This was the second one of these classes — hosted about once monthly — that I had been to and my husbands first. We arrived at Element a…

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Singing Sundays at Stonewall Jackson Restaurant

Singing Sundays at Stonewall Jackson Restaurant

A few weeks ago my husband and some of our friends decided to be rebels and head out on a Sunday night in Front Royal VA. After some of the greatest pizza ever from Melting Pot we headed to Stonewall Jackson Restaurant for some romping stomping karaoke. A little back story on why we where…

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65 Calorie Dessert: Chocolate Bananas

65 Calorie Dessert: Chocolate Bananas

While this 65 degree, first day of February is a fantastic indication that Spring is nearly here… it also reminds me that Summer is rapidly approaching, aka: Bikini Season (dah-dah-duhhhhhh). So, as I get back into the gym to sweat, lose and lift my winter blubber, I am reminded of one of my favorite sweet-tooth…

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Where does your money go Front Royal VA?

Where does your money go Front Royal VA?

While driving ($3.30 per gal. gas) home from the gym ($36 per mo.) this morning, I heard an ad on the radio that struck a chord with something my husband and I have been talking A LOT about recently… Where the in the hell is our money going!?! The ad in question was for feedthepig.org,…

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