When I was expecting Trenton, I daydreamed often of the things we would be able to teach him. How to throw a ball, ride a bicycle, fly a kite. By the time I became pregnant with Chase, I had a bit of motherhood experience under my belt. Not much, granted—they're only 18 months apart—but it …
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I've been wanting to bring plants into our home for ages. I am constantly buying cheap flowers or clipping greenery from outside, but I have not had much success keeping living things living (aside from my children, thank goodness!). Last summer I even got all fired up and researched which indoor …
For the last few years, I have worn my hair in three styles: Curled & down. Curled and back. Straight and back. Then when I get tired of blow drying medium-length hair, I cut it short. Rinse & repeat. But all of the fun hair tutorials I've seen on pinterest inspired me to get …
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I had never tried a steamed artichoke before I married Ryan. He is surprisingly sentimental about artichokes, because he was often served them by sweet "Sister Madras" while on a two-year church mission in Chile. Have you ever tried one? I am insisting that you go out and buy one the moment you …
One of the hardest parts of living away from family is so rarely being able to see my kids through their eyes. When it is just you caring for your children 91 daytime hours a week, week after week, it becomes easy to lose the freshness, the vision of who they are. Slowly they cease being little …
My boys were bouncing off the walls yesterday. As in, when my friend was leaving our house after an hour-long visit, she said, "I couldn't really hear anything, but it was good to see you!" Toddler boys have ONE volume! (And I've got my work cut out for me, harnessing that energy.) So rather than …
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Twelve years ago, I decluttered my kids’ toys under the glow of a flashlight as they slept. That one change gave me so much relief that I continued until I’d decluttered more than half of what we owned. ✨
I suddenly felt like I could engage with my loved ones, not just clean up after them. I believe every woman deserves the same.
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