Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. It has been an eventful 2011 and last night was no exception. It was kind of a madhouse (in a good way) at my mom's yesterday with people drinking beer, rum, and Nyquil.

The kids got great presents and the looks on their faces are priceless. The boys aren't even that selfish (I use this term loosely) because they were passing out gifts anxiously awaiting what the grown ups got too! So cute!

My family usually celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve so today we are just chillin' out. Alex got some money so tomorrow we plan to head out to Toys R Us to spend some of it. Alex made me a present at school and put it in my stocking so I opened it last night.

He told me that he worked hard and saved it for me for Christmas. :) :) :) :) :)

I also wrote a summary on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Better late than never!

Merry Christmas!

http://zaffit.com/2011/12/25/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-uninvited/

Happy Holidays

With Christmas 2 days away (well..the REAL Christmas for Hispanic folks is tomorrow) a lot of my friends have gone to Miami to spend time with their family. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, I am missing Miami right now. I miss Cuban bread and my friends. But with facetime and the United States Postal Service, all is good in my hood. I have these boys to entertain me and drive me cray!

Can't wait for Christmas!

On that writing grind...

http://zaffit.com/2011/12/21/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-special-kendalls-sweet-16/

There is my latest post (pre-migraine last night) and you know it's about my beloved Kardashians/Jenners!

Today I woke up to find E! playing a Keeping Up With  The Kardashians marathon.

Then I saw E! True Hollywood Story on master producer Timbaland. It was so touching! Love him!

Mindy Tidbits

My neck hurts.

It's almost Christmas.

I want to visit San Diego.

I love Wendy's Chicken Nuggets--Sorry Britt and Caroline.

Shopping success with my Abby.

Quiet home without an 8, 9, and 11 year old boys.

Writing time.

:)

Hello Lady

So I started writing for the site www.zaffit.com and of course I am writing about reality shows. But the NBA season is fast approaching and I cannot wait! NFL is on and poppin' right now and Christmas is right around the corner! Yay for happy things!

Me? A Writer? Oh snap!

There's a new site called www.zaffit.com out there. It's an entertainment site and yours truly (well, me) starting writing for it! So check it out and leave me a comment! Even if you dont know what I'm talking about, who cares! Just put "so true" or "funny stuff" in the comment section!

http://zaffit.com/2011/12/19/kourtney-and-kim-take-new-york-season-4-episode-4-true-colors/
Please and Thank you!

xoxo

Mindy

Oh no I didn't...

Oh yes, I did.

I thought I lost my debit card AGAIN (in the last 3 weeks, mind you), called the bank, cancelled the card, came home, found it on my desk.

Lord have mercy on me.

Save Some Sense

I know that I have talked about saving, but with sites like Living Social and Groupon it is hard not to save, especially if you have just moved your whole life to the other side of the country.

Living Social and Groupon have improved in the last year or so. They offer vacation deals, family deals, "now" deals (meaning to purchase the deals now), and sometimes the deals are often extended longer than the standard 24 hours.

Here are the websites; sign up with your email and they will send you daily emails with savings!

www.groupon.com

www.livingsocial.com


Go to the sites, enter your city, and save!

You're Welcome!

Everyday I'm Hustlin

I can't ever and won't ever knock anyone's hustle. Look at Kate Gosselin (well, when she was in her prine), Kris Jenner, and Justin Bieber(oh yes....The Biebs is a hustler. You ever seen "Never Say Never" and seen his story?) to name a few. But there is a blog you out to check out. She is one busy bee and a sweet one also.

http://bernadettemanzano.blogspot.com/

She rocks and also is a Stella & Dot rep and Stella & Dot got some cute stuff-even Kourtney Kardashian knows what's up!

Love ya girl!

You can also follow her on twitter @bappletree and she may also kick your ass on Words With Friends.

Cooking Tidbits

Making home-made ANYTHING is better than going out and buying it, especially if it's frozen. But here is a vinegarette dressing I basically live off of.

Vibrant Vinegarette

1 teaspoon of Dijon Mustard
2 teaspoons of Balsamic Vinegar
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
Sprinkle of Salt and Pepper; Season to taste

You can mix all of these together in a small plastic container and shake to make sure all the ingredients gets mixed up perfectly together. I recommend this dressing with a Caprese (lettuce, grape tomatoes, FRESH mozzarella) Salad. YUM YUM IN MY TUM.

I also use this dipping sauce at home also. It's my "go to" condiment. It goes good with fried green beans.

Zesty Dipping Sauce

1/3 - cup mayonnaise
1/3 - cup ketchup
1 - tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
Mix all of these in a small box and stir, whisk or shake it!

I also use this dipping sauce at home also. It's my "go to" condiment. It goes good with fried green beans.

Happy Eating!

Seriously....

Ok. It's been a while since I've written on here, but I will get better. Moving has been a little more stressful than I thought.

I'm watching a "16 and Pregnant" marathon, cooking dinner, researching flights, hearing Alex watch "
Family Guy", and balancing my checkbook.

Winning!

I moved!

I'm living in Las Vegas, finally.

I have 4 friends on Pacific Time Zone.

WOOHOO!