Every year when it comes time to take the photo for the Christmas card, I sort of dread it. Whether I take the photo myself or hire someone to do photos of the entire family, I know that it will be frustrating for me. I don’t know why it has to be so difficult to…
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A couple weeks ago, I spent the weekend with 11 of my blogger girlfriends. Things were super busy in my life and I was thinking I really shouldn’t go on the trip, but since I had already committed, I went anyway. Then my car broke down on my way to pick up Hilary, and I…
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know that I’m pretty passionate about planners and planning. Using a planner and planning out my day every morning is already a solid habit for me, and has been for a really long time. I was always the girl with the gigantic Franklin Planner…
Summer is a great time for kids to get off their screens and get outside or do other activities. Here are 9 easy screen-free activities to do with your kids this summer. Like many parents, I’m all about limiting the screen time at my house. While a little bit of screen time is absolutely fine—even…
I am not ashamed to say that I couldn’t “do motherhood” all by myself. In the 16 years that I have been a mother, I have had a support system of angels who have helped me and for which I am incredibly grateful. I’m thankful for my husband. We are on this parenting journey together…
Parenting isn’t easy. And the older my kids get, the harder parenting gets. They have so many things to deal with that I never once came up against, plus all the same hard stuff I did face as a child, too. Sometimes I feel like I’m somewhat equipped to help them through a situation because…
Thank you to Minted.com for sponsoring this post. Check out their beautiful supply of art gifts and order today for your Valentine! This past summer, I completely redecorated my bedroom to surprise The Maestro. In the process, I took all the photos out of the room that were of the kids because I decided that…
Thank you to Monica McGurk for sponsoring this post. Learn more about Monica and her books here. A while ago, I reviewed Dark Hope, the first book in the Archangel Prophecies Series by Monica McGurk. I am really excited to now review the second installment in the Trilogy: Dark Rising. Read my review of Dark…
As you all know, I love my paper planners. The reasons I love them so much are many, but I think one of the biggest reasons is that they help to keep every aspect of my life in order. I know I could do this on my phone with a wide assortment of apps, but…
I’m the kind of person who hates taking medications. I just don’t always feel awesome about immediately turning to them when I am sick and often I would rather let things run their course if they aren’t too bad, anyway. And I much prefer trying natural remedies first, if I can. Recently, Maty’s Healthy Products…
Dark Hope by Monica McGurk is the first book in a new trilogy entitled The Archangel Prophecies. It is a young adult novel with a fantastic twist. Instead of the typical vampires, this book has angels. I really enjoyed it. I felt that Hope is a strong female character–one that I wouldn’t mind my own…