Holy moly has life been hectic lately. So hectic that I feel my carefully designed blog schedule starting to slip! I hate missing a blogging day, but sometimes our priorities have to shift. My focus has been really wrapped up in recovering from a back injury, and something was bound to slip. I’m trying to […]
Do you ever look around and realize you aren’t accomplishing any of your goals? It can’t be just me, right? A year ago, I did just that. I looked around at my life and realized I wasn’t where I thought I’d be right now. How could that be? I had a successful business, a new […]
I’m such a huge fan of the Christmas season. It has always felt so special to me. One of my very favorite memories of Christmas growing up is when we’d all get together, extended family and all, and sing our favorite Christmas songs, tell stories, and play games until night fell. It’s like time stood […]
Hi friends! I’ve got a lot to celebrate this week! If you didn’t know, September 1st marked my 1 year “blogaversary.” It went by unnoticed due to our storm recovery and my blogging hiatus, but I thought it was worth mentioning now! Yesterday was also my birthday! As a celebration of both of those things, […]
Happy Memorial Day, friends! This weekend, we took an impromptu road trip to see an old Air Force friend, and we just got back into town last night. We had a great get-away, full of swimming, exploring Austin, and (all Charlotte was concerned with) eating good food. I love that I now run a business […]
This week, I learned an important lesson about self-care. I’m going to be totally honest here. A post this week almost didn’t happen. I had the best of intentions, but as you know, it’s Christmas week. My kids are home from school, I’m wrapping the last of the gifts and making plans for this weekend, […]
As moms, we all have hobbies that go by the wayside when we have kids. We’re so busy taking care of others, that we forget to take care of ourselves in the process. For example, I used to be such an avid reader. A Sunday afternoon usually consisted of sitting on the couch reading a […]
It’s that time of year again! All over the country, busy moms are now stressing about packing a school lunch for their kids. How do we pack a healthy lunch our kids will eat? How do we keep it interesting? What will make their faces light up with joy? It all sounds so complicated, but […]