As a busy parent, indulging in a book for pleasure may seem like a far-fetched luxury. Often times, we envision reading as being something...
On December 31st, I mindlessly scrolled through image after image of people's New Year's resolutions and inspiring messages for the new year on social...
I was stalking someone online or mindlessly scrolling Instagram by the glow of the moon in bed one night the first time I came...
As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, I find myself looking for ways to start anew in 2020. 2019 was…well, it was...
In October 2008, I walked down the aisle and exchanged vows with my best friend. For the next 4 years, my husband and I...
Choosing a word of the year changed my life. Before that, I spent so many late December weeks sprawled on the floor of my...
January is toy purge month!
The holidays are behind us and all the small holidays plus birthdays are ahead of us. Most of us have...
Decade: n. dek-eyd: a period of ten years
“It’s not where you start - it’s how you finish.”
Dear Self,
You did it....
I love Christmas morning. Growing up, the anticipation was so high on Christmas Eve, my sister and I sometimes convinced my mom to let...
Lately I've found my brain going around and around in circles about who I am and who I want to be at age 43...
I’m a wife. I’m a mom. I work outside the home. Before having kids, the work-life balance seemed easy to achieve. However, as my...
Yup, you read that right. My two-year-old (let’s be honest – she’ll be three in April, so we’re beyond two and a half now)...
From the very beginning of our children’s lives, we are encouraging them to take the next step (literally and figuratively). Persuading our young babies...
Today he apologized for being sick and causing me to miss work. I had to think about that for a minute. What message am...

























