I spent most of last year trying to “catch up” on blog posts. I had a huge goal to stay one month ahead on blog posts and I miraculously did this for most of the first half of the year. I eventually slipped, however, and spent the rest of the year trying to play catchup…
This week’s blog post is a simple Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I am thankful for any and all readers here on my blog. I hope those of you that celebrate Thanksgiving this week enjoy some quality time with your loved ones. Let’s hit a Level 10 in that family category! What are…
It has been a very busy few weeks over here. On a complete spur-of-the-moment whim, we decided to plan a trip out of town four days before the airplane departure. Yikes! During the next few days, we had multiple kids activities and then the power went out for over twenty four hours (and didn’t come…
I recently traveled for work and I am always so amazed at the absolute peace I feel in a hotel room versus at home. Do you ever feel the same? I walk in and immediately put every item away carefully and purposefully. My laptop is set up and charging on the desk with my…
The new school year is well under way and I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t already have a few goals for myself with this fresh start. My hope is to revisit these goals throughout the year so I can see how I’m doing and if I need to make adjustments. My first goal…
I’ve noticed something lately that’s really made me take notice and wonder if I’m the only one. Every time we go out of town to visit family, or go out camping, or travel, or have a big holiday, I always see that day after we return as a huge DAY ONE. I get into…
Late last week, I started feeling the way I sometimes feel when I swim in a pool or hot tub with a lot of chlorine. I wasn’t sure what triggered it, but I had a strange feeling it was the 20+ mosquito bites I got on our family walk one evening. It was the morning…
I am currently working through a Morning series with my blog posts, and this week I want to talk about breakfasts. Ugh. Do we have to? I have two kids and they are both in the higher grades of elementary school. They have started to be able to get themselves breakfast in the morning, and…
As a working mom of two (busy) kiddos, I find myself failing all the time. Sometimes, I do get a mom win, and this past Easter weekend, I had a big one! Our lives are super busy right now. My oldest is about to turn eight and we had his party recently, which meant buying…