One of the recipes I was introduced to when joining Ryan’s family was one of his favorites, Butter Nut Chewies. His mom made them for any occasion really but it was one of the things she would make for his birthday because he liked them so much. We make them at least a half dozen…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NestleHoliday #CollectiveBias Around our house, once the middle of November hits the whirlwind of busy comes through our lives. A’s birthday which always accompanies a party, Thanksgiving, our anniversary, corporate Christmas parties, more birthdays, Christmas and the additional crummy…
We knew we would be having a second c-section (I shared why my first happened here). My new doctor and hospital didn’t do VBACs so I knew it was off the table in that office anyways, but it also made Ryan feel better that we do it this way again (you know, for minor reasons…
Handmade gifts are some of my favorite gifts to give and receive, especially now that we are parents. Last year my mom surprised us with a bird house that A painted for us and it was the best gift we got all season last year. We also know how much people love receiving gifts that our…
I have several friends that are building their small businesses or have been in business a long time. So today, I wanted to share with you some of the specials that they are all running. All of the women who run these businesses are strong women and mothers that I have worked with personally. I…
I regularly take moments to soak in how lucky I am. Lately we have been blessed with so many opportunities and things we didn’t expect that leave me in awe of how lucky I am. Business clients, blog opportunities, and regular displays of love and support from loved ones. Sometimes though, it seems like it…
We spent last weekend (the weekend of the 14th) with a house full of family celebrating our favorite three year old on the planet. As her mom, it’s hard to believe it’s been three years already since she was born but it also feels like she’s been in our life forever. Funny how that works,…
Making friends as an adult is harder than it ever was growing up, I’m not sure why exactly but I think it’s because adults are more set in their ways, more opinionated and in general come with more mental baggage. When you toss in the different phases of life it gets even tougher. A few…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #InsideOutEmotions #CollectiveBias The movie Inside Out was the very first movie we took A to the theater for, so as soon as it released I headed to Walmart to purchase it. If you haven’t already you should too, it’s…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PutALabelOnIt #CollectiveBias Over eight years ago I started my freelance business. It was an extra business that I dabbled in as I ran a couple of other businesses, but in the last few years it has become my…
I remember back to when car phones were practically the size of a center console and had a cord and how I used sat at our old desktop computer without Internet. Then when we did have internet years later we waited for AOL to dial up to get turtle speed internet. They closed down school…
I used to believe that the busier we were, the better life was going to be. I believed that the busier I was or the bigger my business looked, the better. Busier, bigger, or chaotic may look really great on the outside but it feels overwhelming on the inside. We are constantly shoveled the idea…
A few weeks ago we went to the library my mom frequents and made homemade watercolors! We originally thought we would make them and paint with them that day but we actually just made them because they had to set up for about 48 hours. Yowch. Mom fail, A was so excited about art class….but…
After becoming a mom I became a sucker for traditions. If there’s a holiday that can have traditions, I am all about it. Halloween is one of those holidays. Thus far, every year I’ve let A pick what she wants to be and I make her a costume. Her first year she was an owl,…
I love keeping recyclables on hand for quick crafting projects. Toilet Paper & Paper Towel rolls, clean egg cartons (I a very careful to make sure there isn’t any egg on the ones I keep), plastic bottles, etc. These are all great for having on hands to make fun projects out of. While finishing up…
The other day, A and I spent some time outside planting flowers, pulling some weeds and I did some trimming on our lavender bushes. Doing these things usually helps me put stress to good use or just puts me in a great mood. Not to mention, it usually gets my brain turning. So, I was…
Whew! It’s been a busy week around here but I’ll give you all those details soon, I’ve been dying to find an extra bit of time so I can share today’s project with you! We made this wreath a little over a week ago and at the time I didn’t even think of making it…
I was supposed to write a blog post yesterday. I found myself last night at 11:30pm on a Saturday night scrolling through Pinterest just to find a quote to toss up, anything that I could put up there just to say I got a post up for the day. And I found one….and I posted…
It was a.day. The kind of day where I found myself in the kitchen at lunchtime with my baby boy needing picked up, the dogs whining to come inside, lunch needing stirred and my daughter wanted to be picked up because “I just want you mommy” all while battling a migraine and this toothache that…
Sometimes saying yes means letting your toddler have a tent in the living room for a few days. Eventually that tent has to come down though, especially when house guests are due to come and your living room is already small. I was prodding A along to get the stuff out of her tent so…