Balent Times

My friend, Jen, delivered this beautiful kitchen island to my house on Thanksgiving Day because she had no where to put it in her new hou...

I've been collecting Dunkin Donuts Christmas ornaments for years and this year is by far my favorite.  Be sure to run out and get one be...

Currier has been losing sleep over the fact that we don't have a chimney and fireplace for Santa to enter our house on Christmas Eve.  I...

My friend Rebby gave me this book for my birthday.  It's a mix n' match profanity generator and it's hours of belly rolling laug...

Paolo has a deviated septum from being hit by a truck.  He's had several unsuccessful surgeries to try to correct it.  This is what we l...

I love Plum Island Soap Company products, especially the Healing Salts for sore muscles. All of the products are made with pure ingredients...

Today I picked Rya up from school early for manis and pedis in the living room.  I love having a little girly girl!  Happy Friday! 

This is pretty personal so of course I want to shout it from the mountain tops— BOTOX® changed my life! Several months ago I was at the der...

At Thanksgiving time this anonymous card was sent to us with a $100 bill in it.  There was no return address and the card was signed "a...

Now that I'm a full-time working girl I don't get to see my workout buddies as much anymore.  I've resorted to waking up at 5AM ...

The Melissa Bath Essence from Swiss Just is like taking a bath in warm holy water.  I'm not sure of the exact properties of this stuff...

Just a few days ago it was 23 degrees here in Charleston and I was completely miserable!  Today it's 68 degrees with the sun shining str...

It's starting to get chilly here in Charleston.  It's in the mid 50's which means it's frigging freezing to me!  There's...

I love waking up to find that both kids have snuck into our bed in the middle of the night without waking us.  Love love love this!

I discovered this little container of goodness in the supermarket a few weeks ago!  Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbetto takes me back to Sicil...

My dear friend Ella let me borrow her Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens to try out.  I've been playing with this sick lens all week.  I love ...

I grew up drinking Moxie soda.  I realize it's not for everyone.  It has a rather bitter almost minty taste, but I love it.  It's on...

I invented the mini waffle PB&J and it's Currier's favorite! Paolo loves em too!

A few years ago Trent bought me the Mack Daddy of all label makers, the Brother PT3600, for Valentine's Day and I wasn't lying when ...

I finally tried Bottles and Brushes .  It's a BYOB art class!  It was the perfect Girls' Night Out.  Both fun and relaxing.  Not a...