This month’s food styling post is all about how I conceptualize and work through ideas. I’ve been making these Instagram banners for 3 months now. Like most ideas, this one…
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Inspirations Category
A collections of posts reflecting on life, loss, joy and aging on BetsyLife.com. Find inspiration for any major or minor life event from a big move to a simple change in the year. Reflect, rejoice and feel a sense of community with personal stories and anecdotes.
Food Styling Technique: Food Lettering
This month’s food styling technique is all about using food to create letters. Knowing your materials is the key to success in this version of creative food styling. I had…
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Creative Food Styling How To: Heirloom Tomatoes
A behind the scenes look at monthly creative food styling techniques. How to style heirloom tomatoes into a seasonal Instagram panorama. I’m changing things up with the way I use…
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Lessons in Loss
I was 11 when my first grandparent died. It was my Dad’s father, and although I was old enough to understand what death was, it wasn’t really all that upsetting…
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Birthday Wishes
Each year on my birthday, when I reflect on my greatest lessons learned throughout the past 365 days, I wonder if its the same lessons every year. The beauty of…
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Life’s Serene in 2014
Make a scene in 2014. Lots of caffeine in 2014. 2014 you know what I mean? Gettin’ obscene in 2014. However you choose to look at it, I’m hear to…
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Wisdom from 2012
Here we are folks, standing on the cusp of a new year. Although committing to life changes one day of the year a la resolutions isn’t really my thing, I…
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A Year of Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We’ll be eating and drinking until we’re happy as clams today, and I hope you all are doing the same. There’s nothing I love more than spending…
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Words I Live By
You know what? Its important to exercise and take care of your health. If you’re like me, it can be a real chore, and something I do not look…
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Words I Live By
Welcome to a new segment here at Betsylife. There’s a lot of quotables rolling around in my brain, that often pop into my head in moments of weakness, and help…
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Some thoughts for a New Year
Hello! I have emerged from my weekend haze, and am finally ready to face the new year. We had a gloriously warm and sunny weekend here in San Diego, so…
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Happy Birthday Betsylife!
Hooray! I did it! I reached my one year blogaversary! I think most people doubted my commitment to this blog when I first started, but I’m happy to prove them…
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Random musings…..ok, and a lemon tart
Today I called my office to speak to our assistant, Sofia, whom I don’t see very frequently since I work at a home office. She said to me, “Wow Betsy,…
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RIP Grandma 1.26.1912-1.26.2011
Well I had a great post all about honey lime glazed brisket ready to go for today and then my parents called to tell me my Grandma had died. Today….
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Relaxed and full of inspiration
Ahhhhhhh……that is a sigh of contentment. I’m back from a wonderful and relaxing birthday vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico. I soaked up some rays, had some cocktails and did a whole…
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