Day 31. Holy Cow. This challenge is over after today!!! Yayyyy! Today is a Vivid Memory. Considering the recent tornadoes this one has been on the forefront of my mind. It was the morning of May 22, 2008. That morning it was like any other. I woke up, made my coffee kissed Ryan goodbye and…
Dear You, You. Yes, you reading this. The person that comes to this space and reads my words, the deep and the non-sense. Thank you. Thank you for reading my words and coming back here for the length of time that you have – may it years, months or maybe just the last day or…
The few weeks ago Ryan was reading a blog post of mine and then out comes “That’s funny. You write just like you talk.” When I asked why that was funny and what exactly that meant he said “English teachers teach you not write like you talk, and you write like you talk.” To me…
Today’s challenge is to educate you about something I know a lot about. So, I’m going to talk to you about keeping your priorities straight while running your own business and having a family. I’m going to share a story with you that I’m not proud of myself for, but taught me one of the…
After my heart surgery things became a little more of “high alert” status. Not just with me, but with my mom’s future pregnancies. Monitoring while she was pregnant with my brother and with my sister; it was a concern for the future children I would bear too, and if I could for that matter. If…
….I would tell you that the house has been so full of baby giggles, it warms my heart. And baby kisses too. So many baby smooches lately, our sweet little A loves to give big open mouth kisses on our cheeks and mouths lately. Seriously the sweetest thing ever. Slobber and all. This sweet girl…
Morning all! Happy Sunday!Weird seeing me blog on a Sunday, right?Well, today I am co-hosting My Husband Rocks link up that is hosted by Rachael from The Growing Tree! Today we are writing all about our engagement stories and we welcome you to link up YOUR Engagement Story, and if you aren’t Engaged yet, you…
I never knew how much motherhood would change me, in so many ways. We’ve talked before how we don’t really watch TV, and that usually I find myself on Twitter before turning on the news. I’ve never understood tragedy and the hate that the world has in it. It’s not something my heart has every…
….sometimes the littlest things like a surprise bouquet of flowers is just what your heart needs, and serves as a gentle reminder that your husband rocks. …..there is no such things as taking too many photos, capturing too many moments that you just want to hold onto for forever. …an out of the blue snow…
There’s something about physically writing things down on a piece of paper that I love, and just can’t seem to get away from. The world is so digital all the time, everything on the internet – we pay bills on the internet, can fax things over the internet now, everything is online. We communicate online,…
Why hello there. Happy Monday to ya.I know its been quiet around here lately, a few posts here and there, and I have considered apologizing but I won’t, because the truth is I’m starting to embrace doing things the way life allows.Some days allow for posts, other times they don’t.Sometimes the words come, other times…
Thanks to BzzAgent, I had the opportunity to try out Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge – I got the full set of three products, full size, in exchange for my review. I received the Shampoo, Condition and the 1-Minute Moisture-Plenish Treatment. I love finding new products for my hair that will make it softer and more…
Oh hey there! Like my new shades?? Firmoo, a Global Online Optimal Store contacted me recently to try out their product & service for free then relay my experience to all of you! Firmoo offers prescription /non-prescription eye-wear. Since I don’t wear prescription glasses, I opted for a new pair of sunglasses. Firmoo offers the…
I’m a little bit of a sap, and I celebrate little things like Ryan and I’s first date & first kiss. Well yesterday marked seven years since our first date (we went and saw Failure to Launch), our first kiss and was the same evening I knew he was the one. While I could write…
So…I received another VoxBox from the very fabulous Influenster. I always love getting the opportunity to receive free products from them because I get to try before I buy and I get to share my experience with you! Fabulous set up I think! So, lets get started on what my thoughts are on the…
Movies make me think. A Lot.I’m sure that’s kind of the point, they get our thoughts going, memories flashing and our emotions amped up.That’s why we keep watching them. Movies since being a mama have become few and far between but sometimes we find the time to watch something and when we do a different…
Thanks to being a bzzagent I get the opportunity to receive full size products for free to give my honest feedback on, it’s pretty darn awesome. Sometimes I find products that I LOVE, and other times….no so much. I I recently received this product: Most all of you that I have very thick, curly…
I hate feeling like I can’t live without being attached to a material item, but that’s exactly how I started feeling with my iPhone. I was constantly connected to it, checking emails all day, twitter updates flooding my phone and me in turn responding right away and in return “hanging out” for way too much…