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The Houston Auto Show is in Town #HOULovesAutos

April 4, 2017 By: Nanette

Thanks to my relationship with SheBuysCars I’ll be heading to the 2017 Houston Auto Show. I hope you’ll follow along on my adventures on Instagram, twitter and facebook feeds.

Image Courtesy of OneMomsWorld.com

Cars, Cars & More Cars!

The Houston Auto Show is in town and boy have they got some amazing cars to show you! From Classic Cars to the newest models and concept cars, it’s a car lovers dream.

Houston Auto Show – The No Pressure Time to Car Shop

While you can’t really shop and buy a car at the auto show, if you are looking to purchase a vehicle soon and want the chance to check out what’s new without the pressure of salesmen this is the perfect opportunity. At the Ride & Drive Lounge, you can even take the cars for test drives. There will be more than 70 cars available.

Fun for All!

Make it a family affair. The Houston Auto Show will have a special family time with a very special guest many kids will know, Dora the Explorer! Adults with children can receive $2 off their tickets on Friday with a printable coupon you can find here on the Houston Auto Show site.

Dates, Times and Costs

The Houston Auto Show is in town now through Saturday, April 9th at the NRG Center located at One NRG Park, Houston, TX 77054

Tickets are:

$12 for adults
$5 for kids ages 6 to 12
Free for children under age 6

Show hours are:

Wed.-Fri., April 5-7th: Noon – 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 8th: 10 am – 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 9th: 10 am -7 pm

For more information visit HoustonAutoShow.com

Fun Facts about Popcorn!

January 19, 2017 By: Nanette

It’s National Popcorn Day! Woohoo! I can’t be the only one who just loves popcorn. Seriously, I can eat way too much popcorn. I did yesterday at the movies. Salty, buttery, crunchy ooooh! Yummy. I want some now just thinking about it. Bet you didn’t know this about your favorite crunchy, salty snack:

Popcorn Fun Facts:

Most U.S. popcorn is grown in the Midwest, primarily in Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri.
Native Americans brought a bag of popped corn to the first Thanksgiving. A common way to eat popcorn at that time was to hold an oiled ear on a stick over the fire, then chew the popped kernels off it. Natives throughout the Americas also made a popcorn beer.
When the popcorn has finished popping, sometimes unpopped kernels remain. Known in the popcorn industry as “old maids”, the kernels don’t pop because they do not have enough moisture to create enough steam for an explosion.
Some Native American tribes believed that a spirit lived inside each kernel of popcorn. The spirits wouldn’t usually bother humans, but if their home was heated, they would jump around, getting angrier and angrier until they would burst.
The earliest evidence of popcorn was found in Peru and dates to 4700 BCE.
Popcorn kernels can pop up to 3 feet in the air.
The world’s largest popcorn ball was created by volunteers in Sac City, Iowa in February 2009. It stood over 8 feet tall, measured 38.8 feet in circumference and weighed 5,000 pounds. WOW!
The first popcorn machine was invented by Charlie Cretors in 1893.
Popcorn contains more iron than eggs, spinach, peanuts or roast beef according to the National Popcorn Institute.
Popcorn was designated as the Official State Snack Food of Illinois in 2004.

How do you like your popcorn?

Me? I like my popcorn simple. Crunchy, lightly salted and buttery popcorn is my favorite but if you like to experiment and add different flavors to your popcorn you might like these homemade options I found across the web:

Salted Oreo Popcorn, Chili Lime Popcorn, Buffalo Cheddar Popcorn

Salted Caramel Popcorn

S’mores Popcorn

Maple Bacon Popcorn

Enjoy today and don’t forget to share a little popcorn with your loved one.

Courage is My Word for 2017 What’s Yours?

January 3, 2017 By: Nanette

Courage, is my word for 2017. It takes courage to move forward, to step out of your comfort zone, to do things you are afraid of. It takes courage to put yourself out there knowing you could be faced with negativity.

If you don’t have courage and you don’t do what makes you nervous or scared, you aren’t growing. I need to grow both for my own personal self and for my business.

And not just that, I need to do it for my kids. I need to show my kids by example that just because we are scared doesn’t mean we give up. We need to face those fears, stand up to them, beat them and succeed! Triumph over fear, that is courage.

Is it shyness or fear?

I always just attributed my lack of courage I guess you could say to shyness but maybe that’s not at all what it is. It’s fear, fear I let overtake me.

A friend just shared a really great article on facebook, 10 Ways You’re Making Your Life Harder Than it Has to Be by Tim Hoch (ThoughtCatalog.com). And as I’m reading through it I hit number six and it’s me to a T. It says “You don’t take risks.” And he encourages you if you have a choice take the risk.

That’s fantastic advice and it takes courage to do just that, take those risks that scare you, just do it!

Every time I’m offered something that scares me I shy away from it. Not this year! This year I am going to take those scary chances and be bold and courageous! Just wait and see.

I’m going to bookmark my own page and keep coming back to this post every time I’m scared to do something as a reminder to be courageous.

Courage is my word for 2017!

What’s yours and how will you make it a major part of your 2017?