I’ve been diligently not liking people’s Facebook statuses where they share x number of things about themselves because I didn’t want to have to do it myself. Then my friend Laurie gave me the “Liebster Award,” which is supposed to encourage blog readers to visit some other blogs but is also a way to get […]
Five Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday Season
No matter how hard we try to make it less so, the holiday season always seems to end up being stressful, whether because of overloaded schedules, expectations or pressures that everything be Pinterest perfect. With that in mind I wanted to share five gifts that I hope you will try to give yourself this holiday […]
Craft Stick Snowflake Craft {Iron Craft Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge for this week was white, and I’m not really ready to contemplate snow, but I did have a lot of craft sticks lying around the house so I thought why not make some classic craft stick snowflakes? We actually made several of these — the girl helped — but this is […]
“Toddler Food” and a Craftsy Recipe Contest
So you know: part of this post is about Craftsy. I’m an affiliate, so if you click links and sign up for classes I’ll get some cash. But I wasn’t paid to write this post. Because, honestly, who would pay for my recipes? I’ve never been a very good cook. Growing up we ate a […]
Dear Bed, I Miss You {A NickMom Moment}
Have you seen NickMom.com? It’s a website from Nickelodeon that’s full of humor, wisdom and we’ve-all-been-there moments that bring the #Motherfunny. It’s a great place to go when you need a laugh and to be reminded that you’re not alone in this motherhood thing, even though you spend a lot of time feeling like you’re […]
I Get it Now
I’ve always read things where people say how important having girlfriends is for adult women. I chose not to believe it for years because I never have had that. I had a couple of great girlfriends in high school who were in my wedding, and we’re still Facebook friends, but we all live in different […]
Why We Love Wacky Challenges
This month, if you didn’t know, is National Novel Writing Month. It’s the time of year when would-be novelists turn into actual novelists by churning out a story of at least 50,000 words between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30. It is so much crazy good fun. I haven’t even attempted it in years, but I […]