Mom and Blogger, but not necessarily a Mommy Blogger. Sugar Jones: writing about life unrefined.
I called the nurse’s desk and asked to be rung into my grandmother’s room, hoping my mom or aunt might be there to give me an update. I had been going to her hospital room every day after work to rub lotion on her hands and feet and just be with her. She was my [...]
I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]
Look at these kids. Would you let them eat the mystery meat and fried fat that’s served in school lunches? You probably wouldn’t… but I did. When the kids went to school after years of being schooled at home, I committed to sending them to school with home-made lunches. My kids were fine with that… [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner is over, but the remains of a wonderful feast are still in your refrigerator, calling out to be eaten. Rather than just eating a reheated version of the same dinner, why not repurpose the leftovers into something more? We decided to make a couple of quiches with our leftovers. The first one was [...]
Going to someone’s house for Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow? Supposed to bring a side dish? Still trying to think of something more original than green bean casserole? Sugar to the rescue!! This hashbrown casserole, lovingly referred to as Funeral Potatoes in some parts of the country, is always a crowd favorite. I learned a long time [...]
Last month, BlogHer came into town. On the night before things got into full swing, Vicks hosted a private event at East Village Tavern + Bowl. As one of the official bloggers of the Vicks Vaporub Blogger Brigade, my Chipotle Sweet Potatoes were served to the guests of the party. It was so much fun [...]
Did you hear the news? Dieting causes the brain to eat itself!! *Side Note: This explains so much about so many people. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York found that like other parts of the body, hunger-inducing neurons in the brain begin to consume themselves in periods [...]
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