V-Day is coming and if we are going to be stalked by a pudgy cherub with arrows then we should at least get some prezzies out of it! Personally, I am spending Valentine’s Day with all of my single girlfriends and we are treating ourselves to a Girls Party for some Sistah Power! However you choose to spend your Valentine’s Day – with the special someone, the family, or the girls, a little giftie item is usually in order so I [...] Read more »
Do the Tangerine Tango – Ideas for Pantone Color of the Year 2012
Color makes the world go ’round and this year, the color making the world go round is Tangerine Tango which was picked as the Pantone Color of the year for 2012. I was a bit sad to see Honeysuckle fade into the distance (pink is always a favorite) but I love energy and vibrancy of orange and Tangerine Tango really fits the bill to amp the color in a room or outfit or table setting. I put together a few ideas [...] Read more »
Scrambled Omelette with Quinoa & Veggies
Breakfast is a funny thing here at the Hive – I rarely eat breakfast but I love cooking eating breakfast foods. I am not a big leftover fan so this recipe for a scrambled omelette with quinoa and veggies was inspired by loving omelettes and having a bunch of leftovers that needed to be used. It became a hit instantly and now friends ask if I am making the quinoa and eggs! Two important elements to make it a little extra [...] Read more »
Queen Bee Picks of the Week – Skinny Scoop, My Vegetable Obsession & Stories Mugs Tell
I am trying a new format for the Queen Bee Picks of the Week – SKINNY SCOOP which is also #1 on my Queen Bee Picks of the Week. I love to make lists – I have notebooks filled with them and I purposely buy notebooks that have listing formats. It is second only to my post-it note obsession, but let’s talk about my NEW obsession – Skinny Scoop. I had an invite to join the site back in December but [...] Read more »
6 Yummy Fennel Recipes for Fennel Friday
Fennel Friday is the new fun, conga line inspiring initiative that I am working on with Pollen Ranch via Foodies Unite. As a result, I have been cooking a lot of recipes that include fennel. My purposes for this post are - I want to spread the word about Fennel Friday & invite you to follow along and share your fennel recipes on fennelfriday.com – also @FennelFriday on twitter and the hashtag #FennelFriday I am using the platform Skinny Scoop for [...] Read more »
Food, More Food & Don’t Forget the Food for 2012
Food is ruling my life at the moment. And not how you think – I am actually dropping weight (and if you find it – KEEP IT!). Beehive Blog has not had it’s usual attention for a bit as I have been leveraging my business and a few other blogs to position them for a Bright and Shiny 2012! But now that has been almost accomplished and soon I can pour a big ole glass of Pinot Noir and take an [...] Read more »
A Single Perfect Moment
I love those moments – those single perfect moments where all synapses are firing together and the clarity of the universe is at your fingertips. I had one of those this morning watching the sun radiate through the trees while the wind was blowing on my face; I could feel my breathing, I felt … ALIVE and CONNECTED … and I thought wow – this is a single perfect moment – I need to have more of these! We need to [...] Read more »
What Makes You Wealthy?
I am moving my space around and since it has become a bit more permanent than first thought, I decided to apply some feng shui. In setting up my “wealth” corner, I began to think about wealth more deeply: What Makes Me Wealthy? Not just money. In fact, is money even in the top ten? My son that is an amazing human being makes me wealthy. My nephews and niece make me wealthy. Running my own business makes me wealthy. My [...] Read more »
