Easy Meals

07/20/2026

Have a beautiful new week 🩵🩵

07/08/2026

The coolest ice cream... Have you tried this yet ??? The viral Fried chicken ice cream

07/08/2026

My new charcuterie board I bought at Burlington and what I always have on hand in case I need to put together a quick snack board... This is just a simple version and I always love to have peppers and salami on hand..

06/23/2026

Healthier version of a Reese's Peanut butter Pie made with Greek yogurt

06/20/2026

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04/29/2026

This 💯 but I'm a firm believer that life is too short... After losing my mom to cancer and my dad 2 yrs after her passing to COVID... I firmly believe in living in the moment. Enjoying life... Because when your time is done your not gonna wish you hit that tread mill a Xtra 20 or 30 mins... Your gonna wish you had that special treat.. your gonna wish you took that vacation with your family... You can't take anything you have with you... So live your best life daily

We often say, “I'm going to treat myself,” and we mean by eating cake with extra icing, by booking a weekend away; by buying a new pair of shoes.

We talk about indulgence as if it’s the only language our tired hearts understand. We throw glitter at the ache, sugar at the silence.

But rarely do we say, “I'm going to treat myself kindly.” With soft mornings and no guilt. With patience when I forget, and grace when I fall short. We forget that gentleness is a gift too; that rest is not earned like a badge, but granted. Not in exchange for doing, but simply for being.

Maybe the real treat is not the cake, but the way we speak to ourselves after a long day. Maybe it's not the getaway, but the way we stand our ground and keep our faith when things get hard.

Maybe kindness is the sweetest thing we keep forgetting to serve ourselves: keep forgetting to treat ourselves to.

Yes, treat yourself to the cake, and the holiday and the shoes.

But make sure they're not a substitute...
for treating yourself with love.

*****

Becky Hemsley 2025
Beautiful artwork by Claudia Tremblay

This is a newer poem, but there are more like this in my collections 'Letters from Life' and 'Words to Remember'

04/24/2026

Good morning 🌞 Everyone.... I know I haven't been on here much lately... Life has changed Soo much for me. About a year ago we sold our home. Packed up and moved out of state, back to Massachusetts in with my father in law to be his care giver... That in itself has been like a 24/7 job... We had so many Drs appts to navigate.. . To get him to where he is today... Back to being a bit more independent but still needing assistance since he has dementia.... I've been getting notifications daily that I have new followers and when I started this page yrs and yrs ago ..... I never in my life imagined I'd have 14k followers.... So with that I want to say Thank you to everyone... For being here, staying here and supporting my page.... For the remainder of 2026.... What are some things you'd like to see.... Thinking 🤔 about doing a series on budget friendly shopping 🛒🛍️ and budget friendly meals.... Any ideas on what you'd love to see ... I'd love to know...

12/22/2025

My handsome fur nephew

It makes our day when the cutest little elves come to visit😍😍

12/15/2025

Grinch Sangria a festive Holiday cocktail 🍹 for the adults 🍸

12/15/2025