What I’m up to as we gear up for summer break. Ya’ll. Somehow, I blinked, and it’s suddenly the end of the school year. My daughter gets out of school before lunch time today. How is that even possible?! I swear, last time I looked at the calendar, we were approaching spring break. This year, the […]
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 […]
Meal prep is all the rage these days among busy families, but how do you get started? Today, let’s talk about some of my meal prep must haves for a successful prep day.
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 taking care of myself. If I forget to do it, everything else falls apart. Need some ideas on how to put yourself first? I put together a list of self care ideas that we can all pull from when needed! I’m going to be totally honest here. […]
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 […]
Need some healthy school lunch ideas that don’t take forever to prep? This list will give you some ideas your kids will actually enjoy! 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 […]