If you follow me on Instagram, you've seen me talking about the early Valentine's Day present that I gave my husband over the weekend. If you didn't hear about it, keep reading! Over the weekend I surprised my husband with the cutest personalized storybook titled "Mark, 10 Reasons I Love You." This book was totally … Continue reading The Sweetest Personalized Valentine’s Day Gift
We recently flew to Orlando, Florida during the kids' Spring Break and had a BLAST! I thought I'd share what we did and where we stayed - to include a rough breakdown of our budget while we were there. This was the kids' first time flying, at 6 and 7 (thanks Covid) and they did … Continue reading Our Orlando Trip: On a Budget
We've all heard the saying "take it one day at a time." It's said SO often - especially to those of us who worry about a lot of things. The most overused response I get to my anxiety is, "just take it one day at a time." We hear it so many times that eventually … Continue reading Navigating the Heaviness of Today
You're probably familiar with the term "tribe" referring to the group of people who helps support you when you start a family. They're the people who are supposed to be there for you when your kids are growing up, to check on your well-being (both mentally and physically) and look out for your children as … Continue reading To the Ones Who Don’t Have a Tribe
This post is sponsored by Daniel’s Lawn and Tree, LLC., but as always, all opinions here are honest and my own. Is one of your New Year's Resolutions to host more parties at your home? If you're anything like me, you always think about hosting, but rarely do - mainly because the planning and prep is so … Continue reading Hosting Friends in Your Outdoor Space
I decided to throw together a little last minute blog post with some links to the things I'm thinking of doing with the kids tonight. For reference, my kids are currently 5 & 6 and will NOT be staying up until midnight (because, why?). I wanted to do a little something together since my husband … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Activities with Kids
If you're a Type A personality (like me) parenting can sometimes be very difficult for you. Between the messes, the chaos, and never being on time (like, never), parenting can be somewhat stressful and most definitely gets your blood boiling. In an effort to ease the difficulties I've faced in parenting, I've figured out a few … Continue reading Advice For Other Type-A Parents
Spooky self care anyone?? Every October, I like to get into the spooky spirit by doing a few of my favorite things - but with a Halloween twist! 1.Read a Halloween-themed (spooky) novel This year I read The Haunting of the Aberdeen Estates, which currently is only $0.99 in the Kindle store. It was a … Continue reading 6 Halloween Inspired Self Care Ideas
Over 5 years ago, I opened my computer for the first time with a free WordPress account, and a dream. Since then, I've created an online platform designed to encourage mothers - and women - who struggle with anxiety, and I've grown my blog to what it is now. Has it been easy? No. Do … Continue reading How I Grew My Blog (ft. Lady Boss Blogger)
In light of my brother's wedding this weekend, it has me thinking through some truths about marriage I never fully knew until after I was married. I'm no expert, really - I've been married almost three years now. Though my husband and I have been together for 8 years overall, we learned that marriage is … Continue reading What I’ve Learned: Truths About Marriage.
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