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DIY Valentine’s Day Gift: “Reusable I Love You Because” Framed Note

January 8, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 14 Comments

I made this DIY Day Valentine’s gift “I Love You Because”… frame for us a few years ago, but you can use it all year, thanks to it being reusable.

You can erase the note you wrote on the glass with a dry-erase pen over and over again, so you an use this for years to come. The kids can leave you messages, your partner can leave you messages.

This is definitely a cute gift for your boyfriend or husband, or you could decorate your home with it for Valentine’s Day.

Every family member can use it to leave little love notes to each other.

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Healthy French Toast With Chia Seeds Recipe

January 6, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale

Try something new for breakfast — this healthy French toast with chia seeds and almond milk.

Healthy French Toast With Chia Seeds

Do you make something special for breakfast on the weekends?

Our weeks are so busy that it’s nice to sit down to some yummy comfort food.

I like making this healthy French toast with a twist — I add almond milk and chia seeds. [Read more…]

Our Trip to Colonial Williamsburg And How I Save Hundreds of Dollars on Vacation Deals

January 4, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 2 Comments

How I Save Hundreds of Dollars on Vacation Deals

Hello from beautiful Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia! I was here in January and couldn’t stay away — I’m currently visiting again and flew in my mom from Germany so she could also experience my favorite town.

I’m republishing this post about my trip with Landon to WC with a lot of my tricks of how I save a lot of money on traveling.

On Sunday a few months ago, I realized that we only had a week until we had to give back the Ford Fusion Energi hybrid car Ford had given us for a campaign to raise awareness about hybrid cars, and that I had to act fast if I wanted to get in one more road trip.

We love road trips!

We used the car to drive to Pennsylvania, for our stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, but I wanted to get in one longer trip.

That night, I found an unbelievable deal for a fancy resort in Williamsburg, VA, and booked it: $150 for two nights.

Since I make my money from blogging and social media managing, I can work from anywhere, so we have the ability to just up and go when we want to.

Landon was excited, he loves to travel, and we got on the road at 9:30 am the next morning, after I called his school that we would be gone for two nights.

The drive took 8 hours, we made several coffee stops and had a nice lunch at Cracker Barrel… [Read more…]

Healthy French Toast With Chia Seeds

How I Save Hundreds of Dollars on Vacation Deals

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