As a self-proclaimed National Park Geek, our recent summer vacation was filled with bucket-list adventures! We learned A LOT about traveling to Utah’s famous locations as a family while also seeing some of the most gorgeous views imaginable….in the dead of summer! We are very fortunate to have family that live in Utah with an…
How to Be a Person Camp 2024
It’s officially summer!! And that means that the kiddos are home, bored, and in my space. So, I’m taking advantage of this time together to impress upon them some basic life skills! Over the last few summers, we have had mixed success. We typically start out strong and then around mid-July we just hit survival…
Galveston Diet, Week #4 & Beyond
Well, the last week of established meal plans from the Galveston Diet book is done! I have to admit, I lost a lot of steam in the last week. I ate very few of the snacks and I wasn’t as excited about some of the meals this week as I had been in the past.…
Galveston Diet, Week #3 Review
Another week in the books and another week of being busy, busy, busy. It was difficult to stay on track this week and the temptations were abundant…but I’m proud to say, I stayed the course! I have to admit, I’m losing steam a bit. Though I’m powering through and feeling/seeing results, I’m starting to get…
Galveston Diet, Week #2 Review
This was a very, very busy week. Typically, during busy weeks, I revert to very unhealthy habits…such as treating myself to sugary snacks or drinks – such as delicious hard seltzers. However, I was determined to not do so this week. As much as I wanted to cheat, I stuck to the plan. I just…
Galveston Diet, Week #1 Review
One of my 2024 goals was to be more intentional with my diet. I hate the word diet but there really isn’t another word for it…sigh. Basically, I want to be intentional with what I am eating and the habits I’m cultivating at the dinner table. On the suggestion of my doctor, I read the…
2024 Goals & Vision
Happy 2024! Yes, we are halfway through January…but still, Happy 2024! Let’s back up for a second. 2023 was a year…and that’s about all I have to say about that. 😉 I had the goal of celebrating the big and small last year (2023 blog post here)…and while there was plenty to celebrate, it still…
Laundry Room Upgrade
Though I do at least one load of laundry a day, it isn’t necessarily a chore I look forward to doing. I don’t wake up jazzed to wash another load of towels or my son’s stinky socks. The fact that my laundry room was also drab and boring only compounded the fact that I dreaded…
Planned Spontaneity
One aspect of the hysterectomy recovery that I was not anticipating…or maybe I was choosing to ignore the inevitability of…was the battle with weight management. I recognize that an ideal or comfortable size for each person is subjective to the individual so my large might not be your large. But, in the past few months…
MacKenzie-Childs Inspired
I am a little late to the MacKenzie-Childs world…but my goodness. Who knew such a simple design could give such a lovely pop!?!?! My sister has several pieces because she is bougier than me 😉 but her enjoyment of these gorgeous pieces has encouraged me to keep my eyes peeled whilst thrifting or shopping at…