Friday was a very fun day at Mrs. Fields Gifts. We invited a group of local bloggers to come and get a taste of the Mrs. Fields experience at our Salt Lake City baking and gifting facility.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch and then took them on a tour of our 158,000 square foot bakery and [...]

It started with a caring teacher, Ms. Parker, who always refers to the students in her class as “smart cookies.” For Teacher Appreciation Week, each class decorated a door for their teacher. Ms. Parker’s class had no trouble at all coming up with an idea for their door.

That’s Aly Starbuck there. She’s one of the [...]

Now is as good a time as any to let you in on another secret. (This is Mrs. Fields Secrets, after all.) My secret is that I love ice cream sandwiches. When the ice cream truck roams the neighborhood, I line up behind all the kids and order the biggest ice cream sandwich in the [...]

Plant an herb garden
Have a picnic in the park
Visit a local Little League field and watch a baseball game
Borrow a field guide from the library and go bird watching
Take an evening stroll
Find local biking paths and take an afternoon ride
Clean out your closet and donate old items to charity
Snap pictures of blossoms, buds, and a [...]

It’s 2-for-1 today! I’ve got a  fabulous decorating idea for your Easter eggs, plus a smooth and silky egg salad recipe to use once your egg hunting is done. I was going to say that they’re both eggs-ellent ideas, but I don’t like to yolk around when I’m talking about Easter eggs. (Not funny? No?)

First, [...]

It’s widely believed that if someone else buys a treat for you, the calories don’t count. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get my hands on the scientific evidence to support this, but I’m sure the tests continue in earnest.
So imagine the day when you show up to work on your birthday, or you’ve been [...]

Are you caught up in the Olympic spirit yet? I can’t get enough of it. I love watching the events, getting caught up in the back stories, celebrating the victories, and mourning the disappointments. The athletes are amazing and inspiring.
But non-athletes are amazing and inspiring too, which got me to thinking: Where are the medals [...]

You’re the one, aren’t you? The one who puts everything off until the last minute, and sometimes beyond? The one who drives around with a bumper sticker that says, “Always late, but worth the wait!”  The one whose “Be right there!” means “Two hours at least!”
The one who forgot that Valentine’s Day is Sunday?
It’s okay; [...]

Wow! The new year is here. In fact, a whole new decade is here. It seems like only yesterday when we were waiting for all the computers to crash and the lights to go out when we began this new millenium. That was ten years ago! We must have been having fun because time has [...]

I loved reading all of your slow-down ideas from our last giveaway, and it got me to thinking. One of my favorite slow-down activities to do during the holidays is to sit next to a roaring fire and watch a holiday movie. What’s on my must-see holiday movie list each year? It just wouldn’t be [...]