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Read up on these 10 things that #bartenders hate and make sure you (and your bartender) enjoy the next time you're in their #bar.

Last Summer I started bar-tending at a local bar and grill.  I have a bit of experience in this field and while it may not be a college degree job, it’s a lucrative job.  However, with that solid money each shift comes a few things on my list of hates.

Read up on these 10 things that bartenders hate and make sure you (and your bartender) enjoy the next time you’re in their bar.

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109 Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas tell you get over writers block! #blogging #lifestyle #blog #blogger #ideas

109 Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas

There are times that I get stuck on what I should blog about.  Maybe my brand ambassador posts are already up.  My #BehindTheBlogger series are all scheduled to post.  And sometimes, I have nothing left to review.  So I turn to my trusty list of blog topics for a lifestyle blogger.  I hope these ideas give your writers block a bit of a nudge!

Your favorite day

A…

#BehindTheBlogger | The Lucky One

The Lucky One

I’m not entirely sure what to write about.  A good luck charm? My luckiest day?  How I’m lucky?  Honestly readers, I’m just not in that kind of mood.

I’ve been mulling over this subject for a couple of weeks now.  This topic could not have come at a worse time.  With the past two weeks I just don’t feel lucky at all.  Someone close to me is moving reallyfar away.  All of my jobs are…

Shear Madness in Buffalo, NY is the #WNYHotspot to get your kiddos a new style! My readers get a money saving coupon on the blog!

Shear Madness Haircuts For Kids is a FUN environment for kids to get a GREAT haircut! Children sit in cars and planes for styling chairs and watch a movie while getting a trendy haircut. As children outgrow the vehicles they can sit in regular size chairs and play X-BOX (even adults can get a haircut and get in on the action). Our talented cosmetologists provide OUTSTANDING service, POSITIVE…

Ever offered your support to someone only to find yourself offering excuses as to why you can't support them when the time comes? Listen up...

“I’m here to support you”

We have all said those to words to someone.  We have the inner-moral need to let people know we are readily available should they ever need help. Often that phrase should be said like this;

“I’m here to support you.  But only when it’s convenient to me. Not hard a hard task.  And won’t take up much of my time” 

I believe, that people who offer their support, genuinely…

Looking for a way to make pulled pork in the comfort and warmth of your home with little to no attention needed? Have I got the recipe for you!

The other day, my lovely wife surprised me with a 9.5 pound bone-in pork butt (also known as pork shoulder). She wanted me to make my “famous” pulled pork and, from the looks of things, she wanted a lot of it. But, in her hunger-driven haste, she failed to take into account two things.

It’s winter in New York

I do not have a smoker.

I broke the news to her, but before she could fall into a…

Find Your Love is another segment in #BehindTheBlogger series. I found my love inside what I am passionate about. What do you think it is?

Find your love.  There is so much I could write about.  I have a beautiful farm house, my family, three jobs and more.  What one topic could I possibly write about?

The one that sticks in my head the most is my life dream.  This dream has been on my mind since I was 18 years old.  I have poured my heart over everything.  Planning, preparing, financial obligation, pro’s and cons.

Find Your Love

I…

Leftover Fried Chicken Alfredo is a great dish that you can quickly throw together with a few simple ingredients! #dinner #chicken #cooking #thelearningchef

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When my wife and I first got together, I was a Private First Class in the US Army. We quickly fell head over heals for each other, leading to her moving from Kansas City, Kansas to Killeen, Texas so we could live together. Living together was exciting, but since we were not married and she was not working, we lived on my pay alone. See, the Army pays for single…

Kids can lose their sh*t at any given moment and begin crying over things we find hilarious. Here's why my kids are crying.

Just to preface this, I’m writing this as my 2 year old is crying because his Dad just flushed the pee from his potty chair down the toilet.

I’m a mother of 3 intelligent, beautiful, smart, stubborn and loud children.  Ages 4, 2 and 10 months.  Each are unique in their own way.  Zelda(4 years) is my blonde haired, hazel eyed, sassy 4 year old.  She loves dress up and jumping in the mud.  James (2…

Not long ago we were given the opportunity to try out Painting with a Twist up in West Seneca, NY.  This is located just south of Buffalo in a cute little suburb that is flourishing with businesses.  Painting with a Twist is a rapidly growing company across the nation.  It offers multiple class settings for all ages that require little to no experience in art.  I do not have an artistic bone in…

How my wife, my love of learning about food and a little show called Good Eats changed my outlook on cooking and the direction of this blog FOREVER!

The Learning Chef:

or, How Alton Brown Helped Me Become A Culinary Hero

Ask anyone who knows me what my favorite shows are, they would most likely make a short list:

Anything Wrestling

Game of Thrones

Good Eats

I am in love with Good Eats. Even 5 years after the last new episode aired, I still see it as the quintessential cooking show for all those looking to get started in the kitchen. The way…

Pamper Yourself on a Budget

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All of us hear it. We need to pamper ourselves, take care of ourselves or find something that makes us happy.  My 4 year old daughter is learning about “filling up your bucket” in preschool.  She explained that when your bucket is full then people are able to dip from your bucket when they need to.  If your bucket is empty then you have…

This is part two of my trip to the Gila Wilderness with No Barriers Warriors and my rope team. Please be sure to check out part one first! #NobarriersWarriors #GilaWildersness #WarriorstoSummit #WarriorStrong #Veterans

Click here to read Part 1 (Days 1-3)

Day 4 – June 14th 2016

I woke up that morning with a bit of fear. The day prior had taken a lot out of me. The “7-mile day” was a massive physical challenge, one I didn’t think I could meet. My legs were stiff. My knees clicked as I bent them. My back screamed at me. I was unsure I could even get out of my sleeping bag, let alone complete the impending uphill…

Rope Team: a group of people joined by a mountain or climbing rope and thus secured against falling. On my trip to the Gila, I learned this to be very true. #NobarriersWarriors #GilaWildersness #WarriorstoSummit #WarriorStrong #Veterans

Rope Team: a group of people joined by a mountain or climbing rope and thus secured against falling.

In early 2015, I was recently out of the service, working a well-paying job in Houston and suffering. I never much felt like a soldier throughout my 7 years in the Army. From unit to unit and fort to fort, I never felt like I got the “real military” experience. I wasn’t out rucking day in and day…

Hold My Hand | #BehindTheBlogger - A girlfriends guide

Hold my hand can mean so many things.  I could talk about how I want my children to hold my hand just a little longer.  I could talk about how I want to hold my husbands hand every day.  While all of that is certainly true I believe that us girls always need our girlfriends to hold our hands.

My family has been suffering through some very hard times lately.  Financially, mentally, health and so…

Gobbers Ridge is our #WNYHotspot this week! Check out our visit to this NOFA-NY certified organic farm!

Over the weekend, we were lucky enough to be invited to visit Gobblers Ridge, a local organic turkey farm, run by Maria and Christ Reynolds.  Gobblers Ridge produces some of the finest organic turkey, chicken and quail in Western New York. Placed in the small town of Portageville, this modest farm has every reason to brag.

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Forming in the Spring of 2014, the Reynolds started on…

Looking for a lighthearted, silly, over-the-top, forth wall breaking rouge-like experience? Then Dungeons of Dreadmor is just what you're looking for

When you play your favorite RPG, what’s your go to class? Do you like to sneak around in the shadows as a Rouge? How about yield the power of the infinite as a wizard? Maybe you need that adrenaline rush of running headlong into battle as a warrior?

How about an Egyptian Viking Pirate Communist Blood Mage with an affinity for swords?

That is what you can expect with Dungeons of Dreadmor. A much…