Something I learned quickly upon marrying into my husband’s family was that my in-laws have the concept of an impromptu party DOWN. Not ones to usually plan too far ahead, it is often the case where once one son and his family show up (my in-laws had five boys and no daughters), before you know …
If you’re new around these parts, this monthly series is an exercise in brevity as I try (sometimes not very hard) to summarize each day of our month in one sentence. (Also, I’ve been taking a picture of my daughter every day since she was born, and this is a GREAT place for me to …
Last Friday marked the end of the school year around these parts–the yellow buses shuttled kids home for the last time, my Instagram feed filled up with posts comparing 1st day/last day school shots from proud parents, and I reached my self-imposed deadline for my own “academic year.” If you’re just tuning in, at the …
Here we are, the 1st of another new month, which means it’s time to update you all on my monthly goals. I’ve been setting monthly goals for quite a long time now, but it’s only been recently I’ve started posting them on the blog to keep myself more accountable. Note: There may be affiliate …
Seeing as we’re now almost halfway through the year (seriously?!), I figured it was high time to do my first check-in with my 101 in 1001 goals, which I set in lieu of the traditional new year’s resolutions this year. One thing I’ve loved about doing this type of list instead is that it has …
I have always been blessed with an abundance of energy and motivation, it seems like–I’ve always had a high drive to set goals and aim high and go for personal bests. Overall, this is a Good Thing–in fact, I’d count it as one of the things I actually like most about myself. But as …
For years I’ve read countless blog posts and magazine articles touting the life-changing magic of set morning routines–from CEOs to famous yogis, prolific writers to politicians, it seemed that everyone was jumping on the morning routine bandwagon, and it made me feel, for awhile, that because my day didn’t start with a green detox smoothie …
As I’ve mentioned before, I try to always be in the middle of several books at once so that I’ve got a pick to fit every mood that might come up. My “ideal four” genres to always have going on? An adult fiction, a young adult fiction, a nonfiction (often a self-help or religious title), …
