The old saying proves true–holidays really are even more special with a child. Even though Raven basically understands next to nothing about the whole Christmas thing, she definitely appreciates a few things about it already, like the plethora of twinkling lights and the fact that she gets fed a lot more finger food (because we …
If you’ve been a follower for a long time, you *might* remember that I participated in a spending freeze in January in order to try and curb our spending and be more mindful about saving. The spending freeze proved to be like a great big “reset” button for our money habits, which was great–up to …
Sometimes we have traditions we feel like we “should” do but that don’t really get us excited–for me, that includes sending out Christmas cards. Now, don’t get me wrong: I love getting Christmas card updates from family and friends, and I think it’s a great way to force yourself to remain in touch with people …
Image via I’ve had the dream of writing a novel for as long as I can remember, a dream which was only fueled by almost all of my creative writing teachers telling me that they fully expected a signed copy of my first book when I finally got around to pumping it out. And because …
Before this year, I honestly never knew “Friendsgiving” was its own concept–I mean, when I had the idea last year to get a bunch of our local friends together for a pre-Thanksgiving night of feasting and games, I was naive enough to think that I had somehow come up with the most brilliant idea ever. …
These monthly updates seem to be coming later and later than they should, which must be a sure sign that time seems to be passing by quicker and quicker. I am now finally beginning to understand why other bloggers stop doing these updates after awhile (and I don’t even have a second kid as an …
The past week or two has found me hurtling full-throttle towards burnout (despite my best efforts to thwart it), and I was all set to write a rant-type post about how this always seems to be the hardest part of the school year for me, when I found a beauty of a post that talked …
