Every year, I take great delight in picking out the most ridiculously useful gifts for women and for men. I put a lot of time and effort in picking out the most unusual, fun, and unique items I can find, because no one likes boring gifts. I do have three sons, so I finished the…
With three grown sons, a husband and two grandsons, I have a whole houseful of guys to buy gifts for all year ’round. So I am always on the lookout for any ridiculously useful gifts for men. In so many ways, I think guys are a lot harder to buy for than women, so I…
Here are a few more tidbits I picked up from Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary during my recent all-day seminar. He’s quite a genius on teaching people to be more persuasive. Some of the contestants could really learn from him! 3 Ways to be More Persuasive Hey, you might not ever end up on Shark Tank,…
I LOVE motivational speakers. I’ll bet I’ve listened to over a thousand hours of amazing speakers and teachers, both in person and in audio or video recordings. So, when I had a chance to attend a seminar this week that featured both Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary and the amazing Tony Robbins, it took me about…
Sooooo, we’ve been mucking around all summer with a kitchen remodel. We’ve been poking around for like a year looking at painted oak cabinets, but it’s a big change, and an expensive one. But we’ve had these old 70’s style golden oak cabinets in our kitchen for a decade and they weren’t very nice. This…
Recently, I decided to give my family a little pre-Easter treat by taking them for a visit to SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium in Layton, Utah. We spent the whole day there and we had SO MUCH FUN! Disclaimer: I was compensated by SeaQuest Utah with free admission for myself and my family. However, you know…
Camping is a great American tradition and I guess anywhere else in the world too. But it does have it’s inconveniences, so I’ve found a few clever camping hacks that will make your camping experience amazingly easy! Especially if you’re not a very experienced camper, you might enjoy my Pinterest board called “A Camping We…
I had SO much fun putting together this list of gift items for your nerd friends and relatives. I’m quite the nerd myself, so I had a blast going through to pick out my favorite items. I think most of us have a nerd or a geek or two on our gift list and it’s…
If you are like me, you have men to buy for – husbands, sons, brothers, etc. These tech gifts can turn any man into an instant MacGuyver. No guy wants a boring tie, a shirt, or another bottle of cologne – he wants cool stuff he can show off to his friends. And a lot…
Last week, my husband and I had a fun vacation. Bizarrely enough, neither one of us had ever been to Yellowstone before, or even to any National Park. We are such indoor people it seems kind of pointless to live in Utah surrounded by some of the best scenery in the country. It’s like we’re…
Today we are going to talk about my 7 BEST solutions for your most miserable sinus problems. Sinus problems are the PITS! You literally CAN’T BREATHE. And like many of you, I’ve got more than my share of them. Allergies – check! Deviated septum – check! Frequent sinus infections – check! (In fact, I have…
Thanks for stopping by today. Today we are going to talk about a subject that is very familiar to anyone, especially women – toxic friendships. Friendships that have gone sour for some reason or just people who are mean, overly needy, or just plain annoying. I think we have all been in exactly that place…
I’m smack in the middle of packing for a trip times TWO – I’m unpacking from a business trip last week to California at the same time that I am packing for a blog conference coming up in just 3 days. Yes, this is when Adrian’s Crazy Life gets far too crazy, so I thought…
My Son, the Brand New Eagle Scout If you remember this post from over the summer – My son the almost-Eagle Scout, you’ll know that I was really biting my nails over whether or not my son would complete his path to Eagle. I’m happy to report that he finally got with the program and earned…
OK, I don’t often post items about cooking, but I have long been amazed at some of the uses people come up with to use their waffle iron and/or panini presses to make all sorts of amazing foods you would never have thought of using them for. Once you stop viewing your waffle iron or…
If you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you’ll know that we are a big Scouting family. My middle son was a Scout for a while, my youngest son is thisclose to becoming an Eagle Scout, and my husband and I are part-time adult leaders in our Troop. I am the Camping Chairperson and…