It’s New Year’s Eve…and like most, all I can think about is what is to come in 2025. But before I can do that, let’s reflect on this past year. I set a lot of goals last January (2024 Post) with a focus on intentionality. I wanted to pay more attention to how I spent…
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…
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…
Road to Recovery: Post Op Follow Up
Two / three-ish months ago I underwent a partial hysterectomy due to suspected endometrioses. I shared about my struggles that led to this surgery prior to going under the knife in this post, A Love Letter to My Gyno. Since then, my mind has been blown by so many things that I felt compelled to…
A Love Letter To My Gyno
Before you get too far into this post, let me warn you. If you don’t like knowing that women have periods, this might not be the post for you. 😉 It is beyond mind blowing to me how little women discuss their periods…with our families, friends, or even our doctors. Though this monthly visitor is…
How to Be a Person Camp
Before I start being a little too honest about my children, hear me out…I LOVE THEM. I think they are incredible people with potential out the wazoo. I think they are smart and funny and all the other good things most parents think about their charges. However… It has come to my attention that my…
Naturally Dyed Eggs
Recently I have felt a fairly strong pull to do things a little slower, more natural, and from scratch. Why buy it when we can make it? Why purchase something new when we can find a great version second hand? Essentially, I’m very intrigued by the homesteading lifestyle but I also recognize that I’m going…
Louisiana State Park – Poverty Point
One of our goals this year was to take advantage of the kiddos’ school breaks and enjoy that time more intentionally. Previously, we would look at those breaks as simply rest days and just let everyone veg out…but that never ends up being enjoyable or remotely close to quality time together. So, when the Mardi…
Our Orange Beach Adventure
Our first and much needed summer vacation of 2022 was a hop, skip, and jump over to Orange Beach, Alabama for a few days soaking in the sun and waves! To be completely honest, I’m not much of a beach gal but my family LOVES it. I don’t hate it…but I don’t love getting into…
Our Day at Disney’s Magic Kingdom
FINALLY…the last installment to the series I’ve been sharing on our November Disney trip! We spent our fourth day at Magic Kingdom and it was a long, full day of fun! Shout out again to Claire with A Pair of Ears Travel that made it all possible. Seriously, we couldn’t have organized and managed this…