Where do you stand with things? You know, life stuff. Do you feel like you have it all figured out? Let me let you in on a secret – I don’t. It’s not just me either. I was having dinner with a friend the other weekend. As we talked, we both shared that we felt […] Read more…
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How to Be Happy
How many times have you heard that “happiness is a choice”? I’ve heard it over and over again. Shoot, I say it all the time. Knowing that it’s our choice to be happy and that it doesn’t depend on other people is a big deal. So many people seem to make their happiness other peoples […] Read more…
You started, now what? How to stay motivated
You ever start something that you were really excited about? You couldn’t wait to make it real. You made plans. Maybe even wrote them down (cause that’s how you know it’s real). You got started annnd that’s when life started to kick your butt. Sound familiar? Even a little bit? Over the last few weeks, […] Read more…
Self Care: Coming in dead last and OVER it
I was coming in dead last. It was hard to even say out loud. That didn’t make it any less true though. When it came to making sure everyone was alright, I was forgetting to check in with who should be number one – ME. My husband and kids were my priority and it was […] Read more…
Natural Recipe for a Weeknight “wine down” w/Grocery Outlet
A long time ago I stopped making dinners that I thought were only kid friendly meals. There’s a couple of reasons for that. First, my kids would eat burgers every day if I let them. Second, what I like matters too. Third, how will they ever get used to other tastes if we always play […] Read more…
10 Reasons you rock at being mama
The hardest job I’ve ever had, no doubt, is being mama to my littles. There have definitely been times that I’ve questioned myself along the way. Am I teaching them enough? Am I teaching them the right things? Do they do enough? Are they over-scheduled? Am I weaving in enough of our heritage for them […] Read more…
We think we have to choose
We’ve been told time and time again that we can’t have it all. You can’t have the dream job and the man of your dreams. Choose. There’s no way you can be an awesome mom and have a thriving career. Choose. Personally, after my second child, my old employer wondered out loud if I’d be […] Read more…
5 Ideas to make happy habits
Whether you call it “Singles Awareness Day” or “Valentine’s Day” – today is pretty clearly a day of love. I love love. I can be a little sappy that way. I think I’ve passed it on to my daughter. She’s a little too much into love and getting married. Reminder: she’s 4! lol Still Valentine’s […] Read more…
Thinking about making a move…
There have been many moving parts going on with my little family. Add to that the typical stuff of kids growing, working from home and we just could really use more space. My husband has a crazy commute too and being closer to home would be ideal for him. Throw all these things into the […] Read more…
Things I’m Afraid to Tell You
I knew just what I was going to talk about today. I had planned it months ago. The post has been sitting in draft mode waiting for this day. I had even planned to shoot a video to go with the post. Then something happened. Life happened. I had been avoiding talking about some things […] Read more…
