JBS, Author at Just Be Slower

Strawberry Cake 2 Ways: Muffins and Cupcakes

April 16, 2017 JBS Comments 2 comments

Spring is here! The bright colors and seasonally changing fresh fruits and vegetables were only part of the inspiration for my next post. I took a note from my last blog, Blueberry Muffins 2 Ways and decided to see if I could offer another variety of fruity-flavored confection. By special request I aimed for strawberry cake. Feeling extra inspired, I made my new strawberry confection 2 ways. Why stop at one right? I created one strawberry cake recipe, preparing it…

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Blueberry Muffins 2 Ways

March 25, 2017 JBS Comments 0 Comment

Blueberry muffins are delicious and versatile. They can be dessert, a snack, or even breakfast. Enjoy them hot, cold, or room temperature, with added jam, butter, or just plain. Whatever way you like to enjoy them, I have 2 blueberry muffin recipes you’re sure to love. Feast your eyes on the recipes below for blueberry muffins 2 ways. My baking obsession is an old habit going strong. The past few years in my down time from other baking needs (such…

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Keep Smiles Simple

March 3, 2017 JBS Comments 1 comment

Keep smiles simple creating a new family tradition, Yes Day! Smiles are simple. Simple and powerful. Seeing a smile on a child’s face is one of the best feelings. Seeing happiness in children expressed by a smile can eliminate all the dreariness of the world while it shines. Kids these days are harder (and more expensive) to please than ever. How do we get beyond their craving for electronics and media and give them something else that will make them…

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Lego Have A Merry Christmas

December 24, 2016 JBS Comments 2 comments

Do your children have tons of toys already? Do you wish there was a way to revitalize their thrill for playing with them? Well, Lego have a merry Christmas. Holiday seasons come to many of us with joy and challenges. Having children in the mix can harbor the same feelings. Children make Christmas truly merry and, depending on what they ask for, equally challenging. It’s difficult to keep spending in check this time of year. Whether you’re short on funds…

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It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To

December 9, 2016 JBS Comments 1 comment

Any country music fans out there? I am so in love with the single by Billy Currington, It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To. Another song about sadness and strength following a breakup. It touches a part of my heart that has nothing to do with a typical heartbreaking breakup, like the song ruminates on. Then again, maybe it does. It don’t hurt like it used to. A hurt heart is mending and moving on. Typical theme of breakup…

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Two Fun And Simple Ways To Use Fondant

September 16, 2016 JBS Comments 0 Comment

I LOVE making cupcakes. Something about them is so friendly and happy and elegant. Over the years I’ve come to perfect my self taught skills, but there’s always room for improvement. I recently added fondant to my repertoire. Fondant can be intimidating, but no need to be an artist for now. I have two fun and simple ways to use fondant. My children have come to me with some challenges lately and while I’ve managed to use regular frostings and…

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Airplane Birthday Antigravity Cake

September 7, 2016 JBS Comments 0 Comment

Just landed! A few high flying ideas for your kid’s next airplane party. An Airplane Birthday Antigravity Cake! Fly on by for some high flying fun and fresh ideas your little Maverick (and everyone else) will marvel at. So simple you won’t even need a wingman to pull it off. An airplane birthday party was no doubt the popular choice for out newest 2 year old. He is so in love with planes he will shush us when he thinks he…

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Life After Losing Custody

August 15, 2016 JBS Comments 36 comments

I was recently asked on my other page how I live. How do I live without my child? How do I go on after losing a custody battle? The truth is, one day at a time. One painful day at a time. A day at a time. I was never like that before. I was a planner. A worrier. A total type A. Becoming a parent wasn’t enough to change my approach to life. I stayed in control and managed all the curve…

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Plane After Plane…

July 7, 2016 JBS Comments 1 comment

Ever heard the expression that problems are like planes at an airport, they just keep coming? Maybe at some point in life? Maybe from my other post? Well, it is a fitting depiction when at times we find ourselves bogged down by a problem after barely getting past the last one. I was there last year. When 2015 began I knew it held it challenges ahead. Military relocation. Selling a house. Buying a house. My mother’s uncertain illness. Post divorce…

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Homemade Hopscotch

May 16, 2016 JBS Comments 0 Comment

Spring is here and Summer is near! Time to get the yard in shape and give the kids some extra play space. We are so looking forward to it after our first loooong winter here in the Denver area. Before we moved here we were under the impression that there were 4 seasons, like most places outside the desert. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Right? Not true in this place. It’s more like Winter, Second Winter, Some Summer, and Fall. All…

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