Teaching you to create a home and life you love
How long will I feel so relaxed? I wondered as I rinsed the sand off my sunkissed skin. There’s just something about beach; the salt air, the crashing waves, the seagull’s cry, and the ocean breeze all colliding together in a magnificent force that calms me like nothing else. The tension in my tight shoulders
“Will the teacher like my child?” “Will she accommodate my child’s needs?” “Will the teacher get mad if I share a concern?” Yes, Yes and No. 😉 I’ll let you in on a secret, teachers wonder if you will like us, too. One of our greatest goals every year is good parent-teacher relationships. Because
The kitchen that once expressed my style, now felt like a dark cave in the middle of my house. A cave I had no interest in spending time in. So we ate out. A lot. The more we ate out, the more careless I got with my food choices. Inflammation and flare ups returned, resulting
Reading is as necessary as breathing for me. It’s been a part of who I am since I was young girl being carried away into other worlds while holed up in my bedroom while everyone else played outside. (Before Summer beach reads were a thing.) I became fascinated with words and storytelling. This is where the
Self-care has a reputation for being long, leisurely baths, extended time without kids, or expensive luxuries like massages and manicures. Let’s get rid of those ideas right now. While those things can be a part of self-care, they pale in comparison to other, more long-lasting endeavors. When practiced intentionally, self-care will replenish, restore and renew
“I’ve had enough of you!” My nephew screamed at his little sister. The thing is, I’d had enough, too. They’d been fighting all morning, and my small house was starting to feel really crowded. So, instead of intervening, I pulled the duvet over my head and hid there, listening for silence as I wished away
“I wish I had an actual wardrobe instead of just a closet of clothes,” I thought to myself as I glanced over shirts I never wore because I was too lazy to iron them, or I didn’t have the right bra. There was also pants that needed hemming, dresses that were too small, and clothes
“Hello?” “Hi, Sharon. What are you doing?” “Just chillin’.” “I was wondering if we could come over and change into dry clothes.” My little sister went on to explain how she and my nephew were soaking wet after spending two hours wading through flood waters. They’d made it to my side of town to buy
“Hannah, eat your lunch.” “I can’t. I’m on a diet.” I realized in that moment how all my talk about wanting to lose weight so I could have a “bikini body” had influenced my baby girl. I knew I had to stop obsessing over weight and size and focus more on a healthy body image.
I’d been up for a couple of hours when I noticed the light of the day brightening my windows, beckoning me to the front porch. I put a kettle of water on high heat and retreated to my bedroom to put on my robe. By the time I walked back into the kitchen, the water
It’s May. That means: end of school prom teacher gifts graduations Mother’s Day Memorial Day bridal showers weddings And, I know you. You want to do it all: buy all the gifts dress for all the occasions make all the people feel special do all the home projects and make all the guests feel welcomed So, you wear yourself out,
If coming up with gift ideas for mom is stressing you out, I’ve got you covered. First, let’s reframe gift giving. I believe it becomes stressful because of one or more of these situations: Our budget is tight. We wait ’til the last-minute to shop. We put pressure ourselves to find the perfect gift. Think
Raising children is exhausting. Marriage is hard work. Schedules are hectic. But, I promise, if you press on in the hard times, you will also press through them. When we moved into this house nearly twelve years ago, the oak tree in my front yard was just a sapling being propped up by a stake and a string.
“Mom, do you clean certain things each day or do you have one big cleaning day,” I asked my Mom once. “I just do what needs to be done every day.” In other words, my mom doesn’t concern herself with cleaning schedules or seasonal cleaning sprees. I would even say she has a very intentional
