- Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Miscellaneous, Momma Goes Back to School, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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#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…
- Beauty in the Mess, Christmas, Ezra, Family, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
When the Christmas spirit is no longer broken and joy is less of a choice
I sat down to work on our yearly Christmas e-mail this past Wednesday. Three hours later I was still typing and formatting. I got done and was completely overwhelmed and undone. December has…
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Celebrities I’m totally crushing on right now
I guess I’m in a mood for lighthearted posts. Christmas anyone? Recently I’ve started following celebrities on social media just for the heck of it. I LOVE being part of this generation where…
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How to listen to grown up music (even when you have kids)
A pumpkin spice candle flickers on my mantle. The boys are playing together as peacefully as two rowdy boys can. And my favorite music is streaming from Pandora on the living room TV.…
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Honest thoughts about our upcoming Presidential election
I’m breaking one of my blogging rules and venturing into this world of politics and this upcoming election – for one reason only: I’m weary. I’m overwhelmed by the noise. I’m tired of…
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when you want to blog but your brain is too full…
Hello my familiar friend. Blank, white post window. Blinking cursor beckoning. Inviting. I just stopped in the middle of an assignment because the baby bonked his head in his crib and as I…
