Month: March 2011

Crock Pot Tortilla Chicken Soup Recipe

A funny thing has happened since I started the “I Hate to Cook” series. I am not hating to cook as much! Dare I say I am even having a little FUN with it? Am I going to have to change the title!?

So Darlynn Morgan of Morgan Law Group sent me over this recipe and it was SO easy it was ridiculous!

Basically it involves opening cans and putting things in crock pot. When I read it I said, THIS I can do! My kind of recipe. I love the slow cooker or things I can make ahead of time while baby is napping. Makes dinner time so much easier. Here goes! You guys will LOVE this recipe…

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i-FFICIENCY

Last year I joined a great networking group called Smarty OC which has monthly events with guest speakers.

One of such speakers was Chris Van Dusen of i-FFICIENCY. He did a presentation last summer on what you need to know to start working “smarter” and apps that can streamline your day to day business needs, make communication easier and other “tech” secrets.

I was so bummed I had to miss this event but fellow Smarty members raved about what they learned so I connected with Chris on Twitter recently (he can be found @ifficiency) as I had some questions to ask him about making my potential first Mac purchase. He recommended we meet for coffee to talk about my business and go from there.

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You are strong.

I was approaching the hardest part of my first half marathon last year around mile 11 when I saw those words. It was at a point when I was really struggling.

Big letters written in white chalk taking up the width of the path. The words were stacked, building on each other…

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Stella and Dot Giveaway!

My good friend from college, Tara Anderson, is an independent stylist for Stella & Dot jewelry.

If you haven’t already shopped their cute jewelry or been invited to a home party – you have to check it out!

This line has the cutest, most fashionable pieces for affordable prices. I love it when you can purchase a few fun new accessories and not feel like you are breaking the bank!

Tara has offered Tiny Oranges readers a $50 gift card giveaway to shop on her site, so make sure to read below on how to enter!

In the meantime, I asked her opinions on her favorite spring trends from Stella. Here are some of her top picks…

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