JBS, Author at Just Be Slower

Every Given Sunday — Losing A Child Through A Custody Battle

February 22, 2016 JBS Comments 4 comments

This experience does not have a place in this world. For the parent or the child. Joint custody exchanges. A child is passed from home to home like a ping pong ball. Constantly on the move. An itinerant travelling through a revolving door. The vision of that brings me to tears. My daughter at the mere age of 3 began her route through the revolving door. Sunday she passed through off to Dad’s and Wednesday she trudged through once more….

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Low Budget Love this Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2016 JBS Comments 1 comment

It’s Valentine’s Day! Once again I am part of the minority in the population that likes Valentine’s Day. It is a special day for my husband and I since it was our first date and such a memorable one. Since then I have tried to make it memorable every year, though I think now 4 years in he is hip to my game. Since it is such a special day to us I like to think big, bold, awe-inspiring, but…

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Super Bowl Cupcakes

February 5, 2016 JBS Comments 2 comments

Cupcakes are one of my favorite things in the whole wide world. To eat, to bake, to decorate, I just can’t get enough. I’ve made so many designs in the past and now come to think of it, I cannot believe I have yet to make a cupcake post! My goodness I’ve been hoarding my favorite things for myself. Time to share my love of cupcakes. Well, being in Denver, CO right now there’s huge buzz of course over…

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Quinoa Fried ‘Rice’

January 30, 2016 JBS Comments 2 comments

Considering nutrition content was not on my mind when I was younger. I heaped what looked good onto my plate. That was my job as a kid, and teen, and college student, and pregnant lady, and hard working mama, etc etc. Ah yes the careless youthful days when it didn’t matter as much. Being naturally older and wiser now I have sought healthier choices in the main meals my family enjoys. Over the years we have eased into simple food…

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American Shepherd’s Pie

January 22, 2016 JBS Comments 0 Comment

Shepherd’s pie is a staple in my house. When we have ground beef out for dinner it is our fail safe meal we turn to. It can be made various ways, but the basic approach is a filling of beef and veggies with a mashed potato crust topping. Our recipe has been perfected over the years and I should post that soon now that I’m thinking about it! Stay tuned for that, but in the meantime… As delicious as that…

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Disneyland

January 12, 2016 JBS Comments 0 Comment

In college I took an Earth science class. We were learning about ecosystems and had an assignment to present what we thought could be a modern representation of an ecosystem. The function of an ecosystem is unto itself. The living organisms interact with their surroundings and each receives what they need from that interaction. Somehow this lesson has always stuck with me, some ten years later. Recently I thought of it again when I was thinking about Disneyland. Now there’s…

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Tell Me Something Good

January 9, 2016 JBS Comments 1 comment

I once heard an expression that problems are like airplanes at an airport, they just keep coming. Yes indeed that is true. Unless, there’s terrible weather, maybe an accident on the runway that closes it down and all the planes have to suddenly divert. That would stop them. Wow. I just took a negative euphemism and made it worse. Talk about third degree of pessimism there. Seriously? Does that really need to be more negative? Yikes. This toxic negativity has…

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S’mores Rice Krispie Treats

November 12, 2015 JBS Comments 1 comment

Who doesn’t love a Rice Krispie Treat? Simple crisp sweetness easy to enjoy and to make. They can’t be bad for you either since they are made from a plain cereal with just a handful of ingredients. So what if they’re smothered in butter-melted-marshmallows? Wink wink. Alright, truth be told the cereal is a good healthy choice that pairs well with many flavors. Likewise for the famously delicious treats we make out of it! I’ve been making this recipe for years….

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DIY Cardboard Headboard

November 6, 2015 JBS Comments 3 comments

That’s right! A headboard made out of cardboard. I saw other posts like this on Pinterest that looked so simple and affordable. It piqued my interest enough to give it a shot and truth be told, it all cost less than $20! No major tools, time or experience needed. I’ve wanted a specific headboard for over a year now. The price is the only thing that kept this statement piece of furniture out of my house. This stay at home mom has…

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Helpful Books for Post Divorce

October 29, 2015 JBS Comments 0 Comment

Already divorced? Need help? Looking in books? Frustrated that they all seem to be about people still married and planning for divorce? I was there once too. Even if the divorce was your idea, it is not a picnic to live with once all is said and done. There is baggage. Emotional, physical, lifestyle, literal baggage/boxes to contend with, the works. As comforting as it may be that you’re out of that undesirable relationship, you have your work cut out…

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