Out of Office – See you in January!
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and miraculously, we successfully hosted our first Thanksgiving. We moved into our new home in May and decided we wanted to host our first Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Typically we flip flop staying home and travelling each year as we have family out of state. On the organizing front,…
Yes, I’m that mom. My kids have asked (practically begged) for us to put up decorations for the last few years. My excuses for not doing so have finally run out. We built our current home about four years ago. Before that, lived in four different homes in less than three years. Needless to say,…
Anyone else a few weeks into summer and already looking ahead to the next school year? Nah, just me? My kids have been out of school now for a few weeks and although it’s been so nice in many ways, it has also stressed me out considerably more than I usually am. My husband…
Everywhere I turn, I keep hearing similar sentiments. “I can’t believe it’s December” – on a Teams call for work “Is it really December already?” – parents on a Facebook group “Where did November go?” – Me… saying a variation of this every time a new month rolls around, without fail. And…
Saturday was a busy day. As in, we are definitely not prepared for Christmas to be 10 days away kind of day. My mom was able to watch the kids while hubby and I ventured out into the insanity in an attempt to finish our Christmas shopping. We were gone almost five hours. It was…
Well, the day has come. I always hoped it would happen. Every year I dreamed and planned and schemed that it would happen. Somehow, this was the year. I suppose 2020 was enough of a shit-show to make me stand up and take notice. When I look back on 2020 and realize how much I…