"My grandmothers lived through many life and society challenges but always kept their chin up and most of the time a smile on their face. I hope that my kids will remember the good times from COVID more than the stresses. I hope my kids...
Suddenly facing a year of homeschool? This can be the most exciting year of your child’s student-life and an opportunity for you to bond with each other like never before. Learn how to homeschool without burning yourself or your children out! Rigorous academic progress and meaningful...
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending some time with my friend, Ciji Townsend, Chief Motivator at Balanced Not Busy, to talk about balance, families and finding the ways to make it all work! The Balanced Not Busy website describes it as "a lifestyle. A...
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~Robert Breault To all my moms! The things you love to do but have decided you are too….old,too tired or it's not a mom to do -...
I have thought a lot about how my grandmothers would have approached COVID and there are few things that they made a part of her everyday life - a slower and less complicated life - that would have served them well during COVID. The House Dress...
Our life pre-March 15 was full of hustle and bustle and our summer was set to be very much the same. Our normal June is filled with swim and dive practice and long nights spent dodging thunderstorms to get in the meets. Friday nights spent with friends...
We have been together for 51 days ( I think I have a grey hair for each day) so I thought I would share a Day in the Life….. First, I dropped the kids off at school (Carter in the playroom/Reese in my office) Next up...
Friday, March 13 our normal changed forever. One thing that has become very clear during COVID-19 and a look ahead to our “new normal” or “next normal” is moms are like a swiss army knife - mom, cook, teacher, therapist, coach - all trying to...