MOTHERHOOD RIGHT NOW
Motherhood can feel so fulfilling. It will draw out my creativity, inspire me to be better, and light a fire in me that gives my life purpose. I know this…
5 WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MAMA
I’ve noticed something around here, and you’ve probably noticed it too.ย When the going gets tough in our homes, or maybe even when things are just going, we’re the last…
CREATING MOMENTOES: 100 WAYS TO PRESERVE MEMORIES
Tis the season for memories, right!? Over these last few weeks I’ve been making a mega list of ways to preserve memories: photos, travel and school and baby mementoes, ways…
DOING TOO MUCH FOR OUR KIDS?
ย Since the beginning of this month we’ve been trying to simplify.ย We have demand after demand that cannot be edited out, like feeding our kids or doing math.ย But we…
CLEAR THE CLUTTER
Cluttered house, cluttered mind. That’s really so true, isn’t it?ย You could live in a house that really isn’t clean but it is uncluttered, so it appears cleaner than it…
WILD + FREE
It’s been a little difficult for me to get back into the swing of things this week. I guess when you let the mamas loose, we get used to our…
WHY WE NEED A REFRESH BUTTON
๏ปฟ ๏ปฟ Even a job you dearly love can be draining and exhausting. Even though I love being with my kids and teaching them everyday, I’m tired. I find myself lingering…
THE SUMMER PLAN
I know, I know…everyone’s talking about how summer is almost over. Target has their school supply aisles stocked, the flip flops are on clearance–but I refuse to believe them. And…
INVESTING LOVE
I’ve had this idea swimming around my head for a while now. I’ve wanted to do a big blog redo, making it easier for folks to navigate and find things…
50 Shades of Motherhood
This post was written for Julep’s blogger challenge on writing about color and motherhood. On the phone with my sister yesterday, we were talking about an issue we’re having with…
Job Satisfaction
Some days are just hard. Being a mom is hard. I started thinking about all the things we do and all the teeny decisions we make and how its no…
Learning From Milestones
I know I’ve been away for a while…nearly two months to be exact, a record for me, but here we are once again and it feels good. While I casually…
Get Ready, It’s Monday
This weekend was a bit of a bust as far as weekends go. Friday morning I woke up to the room spinning around me and feeling so queasy, I had…
Tips On Traveling With Kids
We are home. We successfully travelled to South Dakota with SIX people (including a 6-month-old) TWICE in about a month’s time. That would be: ten total connections, eight total checked bags, approximately six…
Permission to be a Little Emotional
I’m sitting here laughing at this post because today I was supposed to share our school room and what curriculum we’re using this year and yada yada…sorry, this is not…
31 Wishes
My thirtieth year proved to be a challenging one for me…us. My aunt once told me that its when you turn 30 that crazy stuff starts happening in your life…
Ride the River, Mama
It occurred to me Friday as I prepared a post of Friday Favorites (but then couldn’t go through with posting it because the day was so chaotic posting favorite things…
Picking the Dress
My sister is getting married in September. I will be her matron of honor–although I prefer the “maid-of-honor” term because I feel matron reeks of old and frumpy and it…
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