It has been 8 months since we moved into our new home in Rochester, MN. So of course we just got around to doing a quick home office makeover! (There are still pictures to be hung and walls to be painted around the house, but that’ll be a project for another day…or year.) I love… Read More
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #allLaundryatWalmart It is laundry day in the Corkin household, and, to be honest, I really don’t mind. There’s something nice about making my family’s dirty clothes look and smell great. And seeing the bottom of our white… Read More
I got to be a guest writer on SoFabFood.com and share a childhood recipe: Hawaiian Haystacks! I thought it was a recipe everyone knew about until I realized most people haven’t even heard of it. Have you? My husband had no idea what I was talking about when I asked him about it the first… Read More
In case you haven’t noticed, I am lovin’ the low-carb recipes lately. As a type 1 diabetic, I am especially sensitive to how foods make me feel. And for me, low-carb foods keep my blood sugars more stable and still leave me feeling satisfied. (Read: they help me feel amazing!) You might think that low-carb… Read More
Jake (my very attractive husband) and I wanted to start out the year with a spending fast. (A fast is when you go without something.) So, for the whole month of January we planned to only spend money on basic groceries, utilities, and other essential expenses. That meant no eating out (sad for this foodie!),… Read More
As a type 1 diabetic, I am always on the lookout for low-carb recipes…especially quick and easy ones because, you know, life. When I stumbled across spaghetti squash a few years ago as an alternative to carb-loaded spaghetti, I kind of fell in love. And please don’t ask me why it has taken me this… Read More
Hey, I’m Amber and I’m a busy mom. And there are some products I’ve discovered and incorporated into my home that I can’t live without. When I say I can’t live without them, what I really mean is that I am very grateful for them because they make my mom life so much easier! (Likewise,… Read More
I think saying thank you is one of the classiest things you can do. Just the other day Jake, my husband, told me that a now-coworker said how impressed he was with Jake because he sent the guy a thank you email after his interview. Just a simple thanks left a big impression on this… Read More
Life as a mom can be tough. That is why celebrating our successes is so important. Routines of celebration help us take inventory of what we accomplish throughout the day using positive reflection. Wondering how to build your confidence as a mom? One way to do this is to keep a record of your daily/weekly… Read More
Aubri and I both wanted non-typical food served at our weddings. Jake and I got married in the winter, so we thought mashtinis would be a fun food. (Don’t know what mashtinis are? Keep reading!) Aubri and her husband, Nathaniel, had a french toast bar at their wedding reception. Both foods were a total hit!… Read More