In the past several months, I have faced many disappointments. I’m not talking the regular everyday type. I’m looking down the barrel of disappointments that shook up my world in ways that caused exorbitant amounts of tears, heartbreak, and questioning. I’m in an extremely unusual time in my life where I have to make decisions […]
As many of you know, my husband works second shift, so that leaves me with running the kids to activities, monitoring homework, cooking dinner, attempting to run a business, and sometimes just surviving throughout the week. Because of this, I have to know exactly what’s going on every minute of my day. How do I […]
When I’m invited to a party, my biggest concern is, “What should I take?” My go-to dishes are dips or cheese/cracker trays. Here’s why: they’re easy, quick, and pretty inexpensive to make. I went to a party this weekend and took one of my favorite dips, especially for fall: Perfect Party Pumpkin Dip. You can […]
One of the things I love most about Modern Family is that I am pretty sure I’m Claire Dunphy. She’s over-the-top Type A, always holding a glass of wine, married to a funny guy, and is a lady boss. I like to think I’m all of these things (wink), but to make it even better, […]
We’re quarantined due to COVID, so here we are stuck in our house…again. This time, though, the rest of the world is milling about, and we can’t even run to the store to pick up a few items. So what does that mean for me? I reassess my house, look at projects that have been […]
I just sang my seven year old boy to sleep for the last time last night. Eight. My baby boy is eight today. Since he was born, I have sung “Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)” to him, rocking him when he’s sad, tired, or just rubbing my face with his tiny hand. My favorite line is, “My […]
