My family and I recently got back from a two-week vacation up in northern Michigan – my happy place! It’s a trip we make often since my family owns some rental homes there. While we always have a wonderful time, it’s not a quick drive by any means: we’re looking at a minimum of 4.5 […]
5 Quiet Time Activities for Preschoolers
As I write this, both my kids are upstairs in their rooms for quiet time. They’re playing quietly. They know this is the time I use to write and get some work done while they have fun with some activities I personally put together for them. Are they always in their room? Heck no, especially […]
Work From Home Mom Challenges, But 5 Reasons It’s Worth Every Second
Working from home isn’t at all what I expected it to be. Before I had my first, I thought, naively, oh, since I’ll be home, I’ll have SO much time to get things done! My daughter will sleep or play, while I do work, and the house will always be clean. HA! That was definitely […]
Reflections on Motherhood Overwhelm… and How to Cope
The overwhelm of motherhood, and parenting, is real… and if I’m being honest, I’ve tried writing this blog post at least five times now. I’ve been feeling the overwhelm extra hard in the last few weeks. We put an offer in on a house (and it was accepted – yay!) but that was the easy […]
Michigan Vacations Have Turned Into Trips… But That’s Okay
My family and I have been coming up to northern Michigan for as long as I can remember… when I think of summer, I think of the sandy beaches, skipping rocks on the water, kayaking down the nearby river, jumping waves and “body” surfing, bonfires and looking at the sky fill with stars. Growing up, […]