After 5 weeks of visiting family, shuffling through airports with a toddler and an infant, and trying to keep my business alive, our little family of four packed up and squeezed into the van for a “do-nothing” trip to the White Mountains. For about a week or two before I had been having headaches and…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyTuesdayValentine #CollectiveBias Nestled in a small wooden box that sits on a dusty bedroom shelf are little cut up pieces of paper detailing all the things my husband loves about me. …how perfectly we fit together when we…
I am an unexpected homeschooler. We landed here, swiftly and without warning, almost four years ago. As a product of public schools and being a school psychologist, homeschooling was never on my radar. And yet here we are. When we first started homeschooling, like many, I attempted to recreate a version of school at home….
If my not-quite-2-year-old even catches wind that we’re leaving the house, she’s over at our shoe tray making matches and delivering footwear to each of us. I mean, she is on it. But my older daughter… not so much. She is not a morning person and wakes up with Einstein hair to prove it. But…
My mom always bought our birthday and Christmas gifts long before we ever had a chance to even create a list. As an adult, it now makes sense why she shopped the way she did, but even with the best of intentions, I am not perfect. However, I have found ways to spend a little…
Ninety-nine pennies. That’s all it costs per pound to have someone wash, dry, fold, and package my family’s laundry. It comes out to something like $8-10 per normal load, but frees up hours and hours of my time. Time I can now spend on my family and more important things in my life. It’s a…
Every year I look at my calendar in September, take a deep breath and relish in the news that autumn is finally here. And then suddenly, time speeds up when Halloween hits, I barely get to enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas is a frenzy and then BOOM! It’s a new year already. But as an adult knowing that…
Whether it’s a business trip, deployment, or visiting family, there are times when in parenting when what’s typically a two parent household has to adapt to the needs of solo-parenting. You don’t have to be a military family to know what it’s like to solo-parent and trying to juggle raising kids on your own for…
The leaves are wistfully flying by, a faint smell of campfires looms in the distance, and everyone is drinking a pumpkin spice something-or-another. And that’s when you know fall is here and Halloween is just around the corner. It’s such a magical time in its own right without adding in the supernatural stories, magnificent costumes……
Sitting in my 9th grade English class, our teacher explained that his biggest fear was not dying, but not being remembered after he was gone. It struck such a nerve in me that I have never forgotten those words. Similarly, I was recently walking through Downtown Boston when I saw the grave of Mary Chilton…
Having kids changes us, doesn’t it? It softens our hearts and refocuses what is truly important in life. Being human, I am not perfect. But I know and recognize that in the last several years I have had to handle my own emotions better, especially once I became a mother. It’s also been a journey…
Whether it is blistering hot outside, storming, or it’s all out blizzard, there are simply times it’s just not appropriate to play outside. But especially as the hotter weather rolls around, it’s important to find fun ways for kids to enjoy time inside and make amazing memories your kids will talk about for years. You’ll…