How did I come up with a summer capsule wardrobe after all this time? Well, during the #99daysofsummerstyle, I decided to take a break from tracking my clothes. Not for good, just for the challenge. I normally keep a simple spreadsheet on my desk with a list of all the items in my closet. Each…
First of all, did you know Jord is pronounced YODE?? Like Yoda, without the A? I have worked with them a couple times through the years, and this was news to me! To be honest, I like it. Very Scandinavian. And with a name like Jaana (that’s me!) I probably shouldn’t be surprised. Did you…
Let me start this by telling you that Paul gave me the best 13th wedding anniversary gift I could have ever asked for. He let us skip our workout! We took a nice morning walk instead. Haha. Listen. I’m a simple woman. It’s the little things, and this guy really knows me. On our walk,…
As ready as I feel to wrap up this challenge, I have just a handful of days left — I’m not quitting now! So let’s talk clothes real quick! Something that I do consistently with my wardrobe the last couple years is track the number of times I wear something. I keep all my clothes…
First of all, why do I have so many jobs? I’ve never been able to figure this out. WTF am I doing? What will I be when I grow up? I’ve brought them all on myself and don’t have a singular passion for any of them. I have this fantasy that one day I will…
This week we had an unexpected surprise for our family. It’s not nearly as dramatic as it sounds, but it feels like the start of something good. You may or may not know that Stevie has an intellectual disability. He’s been in special ed since he started pre-K and has always been severely delayed in…
We made it through week one and now we’re onto week two of school. As far as I know, Stevie has handled the transition pretty well from 2nd to 3rd Grade. He’s with a new group of kids and has a new teacher and didn’t even have a meltdown in class until the end of…
Feeling extra proud of myself this last week. A solo trip with Stevie can be an anxiety-inducing experience. Sometimes even just driving two hours to Disneyland or the beach is enough to do me in. So a cross country flight, topped off by a 3 hour drive in either direction, was makin’ me nervous. But…
You see?! After all my bragging about writing a blog post 7 weeks in a row, I fell off the wagon. To be fair, I had a good excuse as I was taking Stevie out of town. But still. It’s like bragging that your kid slept through the night… Aaaand you just jinxed it. On…
Can you even BELIEEEEVE that I have written a blog post seven weeks in a row? Considering that like 15 people still read this thing, and you are one of those people, maybe you believe it. But I am kind of surprised that I’m still going. I want to say that it’s totally brought back…