Blog - The Moody Mortal

Bistro Style Cinnamon French Toast: Out Of A Bag!

May 11, 2021

Is there anything better than the aroma of piping hot cinnamon French toast wafting through your home? I mean, besides a full night sleep. And a deep tissue body massage. Or the kids actually staying in bed after you turn out the lights? How about when the kids learn to wipe their own butts? Okay. Maybe there are a *handful* of things that are better than the out-of-this-world essence of mouth-watering cinnamon-n-sugar filling every nook and cranny of the kitchen. I've always loved a good ... VIEW POST

My Top 12 Target Finds to Beat the Heat

May 10, 2021

I'll start off by saying that I'm not a big fan of summer time. Like, if I could just get rid of a season, it would almost certainly be summer. All that suuuuuun....BLECH! Welp, I guess you can hit the *back* button, right?? ...WAIT! Hold up. Just because *I'm* not summer-obsessed doesn't mean I don't appreciate all the fun stuff that comes along with the season. It's just that the heat and humidity get me down. In fact, they make me down right cranky and cause my fibromyalgia flare up like a ... VIEW POST

Antiqued Gold Frame Made Easy

May 9, 2021

Old frames are hard to pass up. Odds are, I will never turn down a pile of vintage wood frames. It's one of those things that you can always use for something. Though sometimes (often, really) they are pretty beat up/bent out of shape and they don't necessarily fit the look I'm trying to achieve. The same goes for new frames! I'll check out the clearance frame section for cheap ornate pieces but they are usually in a color or material that isn't really my style. What's a ... VIEW POST

Summer Mantel Refresh: Keep it Simple!

May 4, 2021

Howdy! Jess, here, and I'm STOKED to be a part of this Spring into Summer blog tour with a fab group of talented bloggers. It's, like, so cool! EEEE! A-hem, anyway. I'm here to share my summer mantel refresh and every year, I go through this intense compulsion to completely overhaul all my nooks and crannies with every seasonal change. I think it's some sort of odd, instinctual urge for change and while it's exciting, it drives me bonkers! It's seriously like my brain goes through a reboot and I ... VIEW POST

Easy No Bake Cookies

April 28, 2021

I freakin' love these cookies. Truly. Madly. Deeply. ...Yes, I'm channeling my inner Savage Garden... ANYWAY. These are my go to treat when I need a quick sweet fix (and, let's be honest, that's often). I know, I've said it before and I will say it again, but there is something wildly delicious about the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. Combined with oats, it's *basically* a power bar, right? Right? I'm here to tell you that these cookies aren't really cookies, they're a health food ... VIEW POST

Finding Your Dream Property

April 25, 2021

I think most people probably have a dream home dream -- that sacred place floating inside your brain that checks off all the boxes and makes you feel like Martha Stewart on holiday. Your dream home is just that - YOURS. It might be a tiny house capable of traversing the country on a whim. Or, it might be a one room cabin nestled deep in the woods, absent of nosey neighbors and the hustle and bustle of the city. It might be a chunk of land to treasure and conserve -- your own private paradise ... VIEW POST