Can you feel it, friends? That nudge of Springtime in the air? With this wild weather we’ve been having, sometimes it feels like we’re already there! Regardless of the season, Carrie of Normal Level of Crazy and I are still hard at work enjoying our books, and as always, love chatting our latest read here […]
Then I Lost My Cheerleader
Five years ago today, my mother took her exit from this earth. When she left, it hurt, in so very many ways. I write this not for those who knew her, nor those who stand on the sidelines, but for those who have been in these same painful shoes. Those who will understand that a […]
10 Sensory Fidgets for School-Age Children
As we travel further along this road of sensory issues with my son (and now, to a lesser degree, with my daughter), we have learned a few things. Scratch that, we’ve sorted A LOT to managing these issues easier. I’ve shared many of them before: routine is our best friend, go light on Trick or Treating, learn […]
Celebrate Mardi Gras with these Recipes
***Thank you to Grand Lux Cafe for hosting my family and sponsoring this post so I can tell you about this fun way to celebrate Mardi Gras!*** Despite the low temps putting a chill on things, there are lots of fun things to celebrate in February. Valentines Day, of course, but don’t forget about Mardi […]
San-J Mongolian Chicken Takeout Fake Out
***Thank you to San-J for sponsoring this blog post so I could share my honest opinion of their sauces and this recipe for Mongolian Chicken takeout fake out with all of you!*** You’ve been running full tilt since your alarm jolted you out of bed. Virtually nothing has gone as planned and you’ve felt like you […]
When Sensory Issues Hurt
The last week was a rough one. More accurately stated, it was a fantastically nasty beast of days that left me stamping down a persistant well of tears and longingly eyeing the wine bottle (darn the new diet!). While on Day 19,000 of some hellacious flu/cold/sinus infection/Satan’s scourge-on-the-world mash-up, some kids made fun of my son. Amidst the coughing […]
Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even if You’re Not)
Goodness knows as parents we’ve got a ton of responsibilties in raising our kiddos on this earth! Somewhere in between feeding them and generally keeping them alive, we need to sneak in some of those important lessons–like the value of money money and how to effectively manage it. We have chatted here before about tips and […]
21 Day Challenge to the Keep It Simple Cleaning Habit
***Thank you to Clorox® for sponsoring this post so I could share the scoop about this keep it simple cleaning habit with Clorox® Regular-Bleach1*** There’s oodles of chatter about resolutions this time of the year, and while I’m tackling my own one or two (or ten zillion) big goals, let’s take a pause to chat about a simple new habit. A […]
Moonglow Book Club Chat
This month, my gal Carrie shares our Moonglow book club chat thoughts with her savvy pro-reader take, and, as always, I’m honored to share this book club gig with her! ************************************************** Our Moonglow Book Club chat: So, I think it’s time we discuss something that can be quite controversial. I’ve certainly been grappling with this over the last […]
Closer than Yesterday
Last year, I got turned on to the cool concept of picking a word for your year. Anyone else heard of this? If not, the gist is pretty simple: you think about where your heart, mind and soul are currently hanging out, then pick ONE word to represent your focused direction for the year, to help […]
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