Yesterday, the girl who first made me a mama turned eight years old. Eight. There's something different about this age, isn't there? A feeling like something is ending. An edging towards something. Or is it away from something? It's like she's holding hands with me, but just my pinky, not ready to ...
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Declutter Challenge Week 2 Update
I hate cleaning, but boy do I like decluttering and organizing! What a great feeling getting rid of things that we no longer need and are only taking up space. This week's tasks were to declutter our living spaces and one "junk" area (junk drawer or cupboard). Find the strategies here if you missed ...
Declutter Challenge Week 1 Update
How did you do in the first week of the Declutter Challenge? The tasks for Week 1 were to conquer the paper clutter and the clutter in your purse and/or wallet. (Get the plan here if you missed it.) Paper clutter is particularly challenging because just getting rid of it isn't enough. You can clear ...
This Blogging Life: Blogging Seasons
Even though the calendar says there's another month of summer, my second grader Meghan starts school this week, and it feels like summer is ending. Just like the seasons of the year, there are blogging seasons. Like the changes in weather, our motivation, time, and love of blogging ebbs and flows ...
How Mindfulness is Decreasing my Anxiety (Mindfulness Challenge Update)
Do you suffer from anxiety? Do feelings of uneasiness or apprehension consume you during difficult times? I don't know if I appear to be an anxious person on the outside. Most people who know and see me in my day-to-day life (except maybe my immediate family 'cause they see it all) probably think ...
Novice Gardening Adventures
As long as I can remember, I've wanted a vegetable garden. And as long as I can remember, I've been scared to death to start one. I envisioned putting in all of the time and work a garden takes, only to have everything die. I've had trouble keeping herbs in containers alive, my flowers never thrive, ...
Trending Now: JustFab Review Proves Healthy on The Wallet
Thank you to JustFab for making this conversation possible. As always, all opinions in this JustFab review are my own. I only share products and services I know, love, and use! Confession: I have a tiny bit of a clothing addiction. It's been that way since I was 8 years old and begged my mom to ...
My Summer Reading List and How I’m Going to Get Through it
There was a time in my life, before kids, when a Saturday afternoon would stretch before me and the only thing on my agenda was to read a book that I couldn't wait to finish. I could plow through an entire novel on such afternoons and I'm quite certain I didn't understand how fleeting that luxury ...
Coffee Talk, Volume 4
Shall we jump right into Coffee Talk, Volume 4? I've come to love these little chats. It's nice to be able to fill in the gaps with all the things that don't fit neatly into their own blog post. Summer, summer, summer time! I know a lot of kids are still in school for at least another week, but my ...
Coffee Talk, Volume 3
Let's have a coffee date, shall we? It's been a couple weeks, so where should I start? Oh, I know. How about Mother's Day? Expectations and Mother's Day How was your Mother's Day? I don't hold any fantasy-like expectations when it comes to celebrating Mother's Day. I don't need to be pampered and ...
Coffee Talk Vol. 2
Sometimes when you publish on your blog (or your blog's Facebook page) it can feel like you're shouting into a giant, dark auditorium. You know people are there, but you can't see them, and unless they speak up, you can't hear them either. That's why I was nervous to post my first Coffee Talk. ...
Coffee Talk
Blogging is a strange and wonderful thing. Over the years, I recognize many of the same names commenting on posts or sending me emails with questions or concerns. All from people I don't know. Yet, I feel like I know them. I feel connected to my readers, like we are all friends. It's the same way ...
