As part of my bullet journal, I make a daily checklist of everything I need to accomplish each day. It’s been awesome for my productivity but I’ve noticed a small side effect that I’m constantly fighting. I rush through activities in my haste to check everything off my list. For things like cleaning the bathroom, […]

It’s time for a summer reality check at my house. I was so excited for summer. I even had a plan. True, it was a plan to fight summer learning loss but we’re only halfway through the summer and that plan is barely being implemented. It’s time for a new summer goal. I think that […]

  Mom guilt, the ugly dragon that causes moms to do crazy things. I don’t do fancy parties. I don’t plan crafts. I don’t create the perfect summer reading list. I don’t sign my kids up for endless summer camps. I don’t do a lot of things and that’s okay. I’m doing my best. If […]

  Times of transition bring anxiety. Sometimes that transition comes smoothly, as though you are adding chocolate to the milk. It’s good and wonderful and everyone thinks the change is great. Other times transitions can be a nightmare that you hope to wake up from. It’s more like pouring oil and water together and trying […]

I wrote a post several weeks ago about our typical family dinner. Yes, it’s chaotic and usually pretty frustrating. However, I have noticed that there are certain steps that, if I take them, make for a successful family dinner. The tricky part often comes in implementing them on a daily basis. If you are like […]

With Mother’s Day coming up soon, I can’t help but write about mothers. I mean is there a person that can have a bigger influence on your life than a mother? Amazing moms are everywhere. You may have one, you may know one, you probably are one and don’t realize it. Moms can be hard […]

Kids activities can quickly get expensive when you add up the price of admission, parking, food, or souvenirs (which we hardly ever buy) .  At the same time, you want to provide a wide range of experiences for your children and have fun together as a family. Luckily, there are a lot of kids activities […]

We have all read articles about the importance of family dinner. The importance of coming together over family dinner and discussing the day’s events is cited as a way to connect with children. You know, general family bonding. Everyone seems to agree that eating dinner together is important. I know they are right. I know family […]

    If you had told me when I was 15-years-old that I would be a homemaker, I probably would have growled at you and told you that was not happening. Oh, how I laugh at my teenage self. As a teen, I thought a homemaker was a maid that didn’t get paid. I’m sure that’s […]

My 6 year-old asked me to walk down the stream with him last night. Literally, we walked down the middle of the stream because there is so much vegetation you can’t walk on the side. The water was deep enough that my son wore my husband’s boots.  It was absolutely beautiful and peaceful. He chattered […]