Angie - My new thing for this week comes back to food, do you see a pattern here? We had our monthly bookclub at one of my favorite restaurants. Whenever possible I order the lobster tacos because they are phenomenal, only they are so special, they are elusive most times. With them not having the lobster...

Jamie - This week, I’ve started taking 3 minutes (by the clock) and reflecting on things I’m thankful for.  I get so caught up in life that I think I take things for granted.  I think expressing gratitude (even if it is in private) is a way to humble yourself and remember life’s struggles,...

Six weeks into the new year, what did we do this week?    Jamie: For the first time that I’ve noticed – I recycled more than I threw away this week – a small but significant victory for my family! Trish: My new thing this week was to find a way to use leftovers.  We throw out...

Trish - My new thing this week was participating in an organized run.  I “ran” in the fun run part of Gabe’s Hope Heart to Sole.  I just started the whole running thing, so I took a baby step and stuck to the 1 mile fun run.  It was really cold and I’m really whiny, so it’s...

This week it seems like it was all about cooking! Jamie: This week, I made macaroni and cheese.  New thing?  Well wait until you read the recipe.  It’s a rich, brie-based macaroni and cheese with gobs of butter and whatnot. So, was this your mama’s mac and cheese – probably not. ...

Jamie This week, I jumped feet first into the world of wordpress.org.  I know, I know, could this get any more intriguing.  But for me, it was a) a first and b) very exciting.  I started the weekend off by taking a seminar by Tammy Hart.  The class was fabulous – I only wish I’d stayed...

This past week was full of firsts for us. Since we were all in New York together for most of the week, we decided to combine our list into one. If you’ve been reading then you know that we were participants in the audience of the “Martha Stewart Show.” Attending the taping of a talk...

Welcome to our first edition of 52 New Things! Where we’re going to try a new thing a week and share it with you.  We hope you’ll do the same and share it with us!  Here are the results of our first week (last week): Angie - My New Thing for this week is a fashion trend I’ve been...