This last month, I participated in the annual #FMSgiftexchange. You’ve heard of FatMumSlim out of Australia right? She makes up those Photo A Day lists for Instagram. Anyway, she and her helpers organized this whole thing. There were over 300 participants, mostly other women, and you randomly get paired with a Secret Santa through Elfster. Your Secret…
The holidays can be a difficult time of year to find balance. I know personally, it’s my busiest time. The calendar is full end to end. I feel overwhelmed and tired. I haven’t even touched on the day to day tasks. And besides managing everyday life, I want to be in the giving mood and…
The Good News: Paul had the whole week of Thanksgiving off. The Plan: Relax! We would drop Stevie off at school and go see movies. We would pick him up and go play. We would get lots of rest. We would go on a couple dates. Eat yummy food and maybe pretend we were somewhere…
What better day to take stock than Thanksgiving? This list is from the Meet Me At Mike’s blog! Hope everyone is having a crazy, love-filled, magical holiday weekend! Making: scarves for the homeless. 7 down, 8 to go. Cooking : mashed potatoes in the crock pot for the first time. Drinking : coffee with a little…
So I guess Thankful Trees are a thing now. I had passed one up on Pinterest and thought it was a cute idea. Maybe a blog reader or two haven’t seen these yet. When I first decided to make one, I thought “Where can I buy sticks?” (And that just shows you how my brain…
Once upon a time, music was one of the most important things in my life. I guess that has sort of fallen to the wayside now. When you casually ask your little sister “So… what are the cool songs now?” you are officially old. Groooan. But not so long ago, I swear I was super…
Here is a simple last minute tutorial for a cute pumpkin. This is what I decided to do this year. And by this year, I mean 10 minutes ago during Stevie’s nap. Playing up the ombrè trend. Our carved pumpkins always seem to fail, so paint is the way to go! Supplies: Pumpkin 3 paint…
What a week we have had! I haven’t been this tired from sheer busyness in quite some time. And I’ve been avoiding my computer at all costs. There is a stack of things on my to-do list and atop my desk and in my inbox that I’ve just flat out been putting off. Procrastination is…
Are you saying it’s too early to start thinking about Christmas cards? Well, I’m sorry, you’re wrong. And here I have a guest post from Kristen Steward – known on Twitter as @InstaMommy – with some tips for getting those cards in the mail. ________________________________________________________________ Daily life seems to move at a very fast pace,…
Today is my nephew’s 15th birthday. There’s nothing really that I can say. We are just really sad and really missing him. Cherished family times. More cherished than we ever knew they would be. You can read about Luke’s passing here and here.