2017 is winding down, and soon we will see all the “New Year, New You” ads and promotions; it’s invariably time to start thinking...
The winter months here in the Midwest can be really tough. Unlike the summer months when you can dash out the door in a tank...
I recently got added to another Facebook group, but surprisingly, this time it was not for LuLaRoe clothing, Plexus, Nerium or 3-D eyelashes.
It was...
I have anxiety.
Not the ‘I’m a little anxious about public speaking’ type of anxiety. More along the lines of ‘How Badly Do I Really...
Realizing you are just one person
As women, we try to do everything and take all the worry off of everyone else. Then we become...
Well, the inevitable finally happened. I’m not talking about her first crush or even her first boyfriend. (I think that happened in 2nd grade!)...
I am going to admit something, I was complicit in my views. I was a HUGE R. Kelly fan, as well as all of...
I am a stay-at-home mom, and I'm not ashamed to say that I love it. I don’t miss working. I don’t miss answering to...
To My Toxic Mother-In-Law,
We don’t like each other and it’s exhausting to pretend like we do. I look at you and am amazed that...
On the fourth Thursday of November, families all over the U.S. will celebrate Thanksgiving. This typically means a big meal featuring a large bird,...
“It looks just like a museum!” I exclaimed to Jeff, his face shining back at me with the same expression of amused delight. Every...
If you are anything like me, you read lots of parenting advice—anywhere you can get it—blogs, articles, books. That could be why you find...
For years, my husband and I spent money like nobody's business. We swiped without considering consequences. Spent without calculating. Made choices and commitments without...
I come from a fairly large family. With more cousins than I can count on my fingers and toes, family and connectivity is something...

























