I love a good staycation week. You get to enjoy a break from some of your regular hustle and bustle without packing and traveling. And you get to do some things at home and around town that you’re usually too busy to do. We often have a few staycation weeks each year and just finished …
I love having books for my kids that celebrate holidays and special occasions. With my kids being 6 and 4, we now have quite a number of Valentine’s books for toddlers & preschoolers (and beyond) in our library – and it’s still growing! Even though it’s fun to give books on the actual holiday, I …
We’re up to #3! Now that I have a full 4 years under my belt of being a stay-at-home mom, I wanted to put together 4 big things I’ve learned so far. My hope is that this encourages you in your motherhood journey! (Catch up here on the first and second things I’ve learned!) 3. …
The second thing I’ve learned during these 4 years came as a huge relief because I wasn’t quite sure it would happen. But it finally did. (Read more about the first thing I learned during 4 years as a stay-at-home mom.) 2. Outings get easier with practice. This may sound crazy (and it was), but …
This year I hit the 4-year mark! I’ve officially been a stay-at-home mom for 4 years. In some ways, it does feel like it. My former HR career feels like it was a long time ago. But in other ways, of course, the years feel like just a blink. Maybe the years really are short …
It’s almost Thanksgiving! I decided this is the year that I will cook a whole turkey for the first time. When we do our family Thanksgiving meals, I’m more in charge of side dishes and desserts. But at age 38, it’s time for me to cook a turkey. Granted, I’m doing it a few weeks …
Summer is almost here! Or, if you’re in Georgia like I am, it’s really already begun. We’ve pulled out the water toys, and I’ve made the first peach cobbler of the season. One of my favorite things about summer is the way it calls us to a simpler time. To days filled with sunshine and …
A good friend of mine just had a baby! They now have a toddler and a baby, just like we do, and I’m so excited for them. It’s also made me think a lot about my own journey into having 2 kids. Now that we’re 7 months in (ahh!!), life feels more settled. There are …
Who doesn’t love watching toddlers do an Easter egg hunt in their cute Easter outfits?! It’s one of the most adorable things ever. It can also be kind of a confusing concept. “So, you want me to go pick up those plastic things? But don’t open them? Just put them in my basket? And do …
As I was preparing to go on my first maternity leave, I figured I would tie up as many loose ends as possible, hand everything off to my boss and coworkers, and then pick it all back up once I returned. Everything would then go forward as usual – just with the addition of a …
