Summertime Fun Series-cheap and easy outdoor play

Hello again! Thanks for coming back for the 2nd post of my Summertime Fun Series.  If you haven't read the first post yet you can find it here.  It's a pretty good one if you need some ideas of how to keep your kids accountable and keep your house tidy too (without doing all the…

Summertime Fun Series- Summer Chore Charts

Summer is well underway around here. I'm trying something new, a series of blog posts!!! Summer is my favorite season so I thought this would be the best time to start. Follow along on my Summertime Fun Series to get ideas on how to keep your kids active, entertained and keeping your mama brain (and…

Detour at 14-My Brain Surgery Story Part 3

Hello again, friends!  I hope all has been well with you.  I'm picking up where I left off last.  If you need to catch up here is my first post and here is my second post on my journey as a teenage girl going through a diagnosis that lead me to brain surgery.   So,…

Detour at 14-My Brain Surgery Story Part 2

Hi friends, I last left you right before my surgery and that is where I'm going to pick up at.  If you missed my first post you can read it here, to catch up. 🙂 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since I was still in school, and my surgery would put me out for quite a while, my parents…

Detour at 14: My Brain Surgery Story Part 1

So this post, it's a doozey!  It is very real and raw and personal.  The reason I decided to write this post is to not only bring awareness of this condition but to also bring awareness to the long term side effects one might experience.  This is just the beginning of my story and I…

Decluttering and Getting Organized

Hi there!! School is back in session for my kiddos and ME so that means some time in between my posts, unfortunately. I do love writing in this space. It helps me get things off my chest and out of my brain. 🙂 So thank you for letting me be here to do that. I'm…

Looking Back on 2018

It's crazy how quickly each year passes.  It seems like each year goes by faster and faster as my kids get older and older.  I've never been one to reflect back on a year, in either a positive or negative way, but this year I have been.  A lot!  This has been a special year…

Finding Peace in Chaos

I don't know if it's just the time of year, holidays and the stress of buying and being everywhere, or if it's just me but I've been feeling SO overwhelmed with chaos.  Between finishing up my online classes, trying to get through ALL the holidays and not completely blow my budget and then keeping up…

I Broke Up with Target

You read that right. You are not going crazy, I did break up with Target. It wasn't an easy decision but it was one I needed to make in order to not go completely broke or have my husband leave me. 😬 Here's why I did it: If you're like me, you go into any…

Mom vs Daughter

So I have a very strong willed and stubborn middle child, who also  happens to be my daughter.  She is the one who can and will push all of my buttons and does so just at the "right time."  In my case, the "right time" is actually the wrong time. She is my child that…