Well, you may not know this about me but I am a really poor sport. I don’t really like to play games with my kids because I am super competitive and start calling everyone names and act really bad. It is super pathetic I know, but I can’t help it. Whenever we play…
blogging for money?
Well, when I started writing this blog on February 19, I came up with several goals for myself. The first was I had to figure out how to put up my own website, which I accomplished. I still am an infant in the “website development” world, but my blog is up and running,…
Someone please tell me spring break is over!
Spring break, Summer break, Christmas vacation, ski week, all wonderful times for everyone else, but a nightmare for me. A break, means a change in routine and that means trouble in the Goff house. While everyone else in Newport has gone to the desert, we have remained at home, like always. This is not a…
kale fried rice
I originally saw this recipe in Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook but over time I have made a bunch of changes to make it my own. 8 ounce package of organic cleaned and chopped kale 2 packages of frozen brown rice from Trader Joe’s ( each package is 10 oz) I love using this…
What is worse, no eye cream for the morning or bouncing a ball inside Neiman Marcus?
Decisions, decisions. When I woke up this morning and put on my eye cream, I realized I was almost out. I checked my back up stash and it was empty, OMG this is a catastrophe. As you realize from reading my blog there are a few things I am really hung up on. I…
If you belong to a church, go there….
This is my church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Balboa Boulevard in Newport Beach. I have been attending this church my whole life. It was here that I made My First Communion, My Confirmation, was Married to Lou and baptized 2 of my children. Poor Tabitha was baptized in Northern California, but that…
birthday traditions…
In the Goff family we have big birthday traditions. When you wake up on your birthday, the family room is always decorated with streamers in your favorite colors. You can either request up to 3 colors in advance or we surprise you. Lou has gotten really good at streamers, he is almost professional. Lucky for…
Who burps really loud in public?
Well, Tiara does and she thinks it is really funny. If it weren’t so embarrassing and rude to the other people around us I would think it was really funny too. OK, I am lying, it is really funny, but I try not to laugh when she burps in public because I don’t want to…
I woke up every hour…..
I hate when I have something super important scheduled for the early morning because you can never the sleep the night before. I usually set 2 alarms but invariably I wake up every hour look at the clock and do a mental count down how many hours of sleep I have left. Today I…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Salad…
I love this salad!! I didn’t realize until last year that I actually liked Brussels sprouts, but they are now one of my favorites. This would be great for Easter brunch or lunch. 1/2 cup pine nuts 1 pound Brussels sprouts, quartered 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons fresh lemon…