New to the Keeping It Real Challenge? Click here to learn what it’s all about. I’ve signed up for something and I think I might be crazy for attempting it. What is it, you ask. I’m doing NaNoWriMo. Waiting for the collective gasp of disbelief…. Nothing? Oh wait, I bet 99% of you have no […]
Sharing Our Blessings: An Adventure in Gratitude and Giving
Don’t you love getting hit with inspiration? This morning I came upon a post from the blogger behind the Imagination Tree. She’s not in love with the Elf on the Shelf (can I get an amen?) and has come up with an alternative: The Kindness Elves. You should go read what her plan is because […]
Week 40: The Day I Ran Out of Coffee
First time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge? Click here to find out what it’s all about. You may notice that this week doesn’t have a movie title. It was just too much for my uncaffeinated brain. I might not go back. 5 am Alarm sounds. I have four stories burning a hole […]
Our Master Bedroom Redesign
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through my link, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. Thanks for your support! We moved into our home over five years ago. In that time we’ve done absolutely nothing to decorate our master bedroom. Wait, that’s not entirely true. […]
Meme Monday: Wash It or Wear It?
Welcome to another edition of Meme Monday! The other day I was lamenting the fact that the laundry is NEVER done. Just when I finish putting away the last of the 20 loads I did over the weekend, there’s a whole fresh crop waiting to be washed, dried, folded, and (my least favorite part) put […]
One New Food and Keeping It Real Challenge Week 39: Fish Recipes
Today I’m bringing you an Oh, Honestly first: I’m combining my #ONENEWFOOD and Keeping It Real Challenge posts because… well, because trying our one new food this week was most definitely a Keeping It Real moment. Kristen and I promised you that we’d share healthy recipes each week to go along with our #ONENEWFOOD and […]
The Legacy: A Story of Family and Unfailing Love
I originally wrote this post a little over a year ago after visiting my grandfather for what turned out to be the last time. I’m so thankful I wrote it when I did because he got to read it before he passed away. Don’t wait to tell the important people in your life what they […]
Miss Humblebee’s Academy Review
Disclaimer: I received a free one month trial of Miss Humblebee’s Academy in order to write this review. All opinions are my own. I’ve written before about my struggle to find balance with the boys’ screen time. So when we were given the opportunity to try out an online preschool program, I was at once […]
Week 38: Unnecessary Meanness
If this is your first time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge, click here to find out what it’s all about. I’ll just apologize for this one right from the start. I’ve realized that writing is the best way for me to work through events and sort out my feelings. Sometimes I get […]
4 things that are completely different from when I was a kid
Sometimes I look at my kids sitting in the living room, playing Minecraft on the iPad, and I think back on how much has changed since I was a child. Wouldn’t it be fun to take our kids back to those days, just so they could see, first hand, how different things were? I don’t […]