Recovery & Coronavirus Quarantine: Life in the Post-Injury Twilight Zone
It’s been 17 days since I broke my leg in three places. It’s also been 1,118,681,654 years since this virus quarantine stuff started. At least that’s how it feels.
Miscellaneous
A raw look at my never-ending war on perfectionism
A week ago we sat on the counselor’s couch. I was perturbed because even after declaring to my husband, “We’re here for you,” somehow the conversation kept coming around to me and my issues with perfectionism. *sigh* I say, “I just don’t know why God made me this way.” I’ve made significant strides in combating … [Read more…]
Practically perfect in every way? A Mary Poppins Returns review
Mary Poppins Returns: Remake, Sequel, or Bust? Viewers may have mixed expectations about the new movie, “Mary Poppins Returns.” For some purists that have loved the classic since it was released in the 60s, the thought of a remake or sequel of Mary Poppins may make you feel queasy. Why is this? Because we have … [Read more…]
One unique way for kids to stay connected to long-distance grandparents
It’s a bit before 7am, coffee has brewed, and my mother’s voice is floating through my house. It’s a comforting sound on an early Sunday morning. What is unique about this situation is that my children’s grandparents live over 700 miles away. Today’s technology affords us many comforts – one of the many reasons I … [Read more…]
LuLaRoe: Honest Review (by a mom who isn’t in love with leggings)
LuLaRoe. Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere, you have probably heard about it. Or seen it on Facebook. Or been invited to a “popup party” or something like that. But maybe you don’t know WHAT exactly it is. You aren’t alone. I didn’t quite understand the craze until a friend of a friend … [Read more…]
How to catch your breath when life is a whirlwind
I’ve been wanting – no, needing – to write a blog post about current life happenings for a few weeks now. But I kept putting it off, because…where do I start? Year so far {RECAP}: I started out 2017 with lots of goals, a few (failed) resolutions, and plans to lose 30 pounds. Instead, I had … [Read more…]
Dear Facebook: an open letter on our ten year anniversary
Dear Facebook: we’ve made it ten years. Can you believe it? At the beginning, you were a means to an end, you know? I wanted to talk to my new best friend, who lived in Australia at the time. She recommended you, and we hit it off well. Remember those early days of character limits … [Read more…]
30 {more} things you probably don’t know about me
In honor of turning 30, I’m sharing 30 things my readers might not know about me. I did this four years ago, when I turned 26 (you can read that post here), so coming up with 30 MORE things was quite a challenge! Also, I have a scavenger hunt going on over on my Facebook … [Read more…]
ICYMI: TOP TEN! The most viewed blog posts of 2016
It’s that time of year when I get to look back over my stats and see what’s popular on the blog! Having been blogging for eight years, a lot of the posts that get the most traffic are from years past, and that’s fine by me. But here’s the most popular posts that I wrote … [Read more…]
#mommyproblems: the Christmas edition (with bonuses from Instagram!)
The struggle is real. Because motherhood knows no holidays, sick days, nor days off. If anything, holidays like Christmas mean MORE work for moms. These tweets prove it. #mommyproblems: the Christmas edition Is it crazy to wrap the Christmas presents for a 9 month old that you’re just going to unwrap yourself on Christmas?! ???#MommyProblems … [Read more…]