One mama's guide to doing it all...or at least looking fabulous while pretending!
Today is my youngest daughter’s birthday, my last baby. She is turning a whole 5 years old and I honestly cannot believe it. I swear it was just yesterday she was born as feisty as ever! She is so smart, clever, sassy, independent and hilarious. She will be off to kindergarden this fall and I am still in shock over it- how can that be?! This year I decided to ask each kid some “birthday interview” questions. Here are her responses, in {Read More}
One of my seven rules to try to be a thinner me is to snack more. Why snack more? Well, because I tend to eat and then get too busy to eat for hours and then am starving and eat more than I should, usually later in the day than I should. This is terrible for your metabolism, which I know, so I want to be sure I am snacking more in-between meals. Not mindless snacking though, I want to {Read More}
Need some brightness on your front door in the middle of a dreary winter? Perhaps your door has been bare since you took your Christmas wreath down and it need something new on it. Whatever the reason is, this pretty Argyle Valentine’s Day Yarn Wreath is the perfect solution! The gray/pink/red color combination is really a lovely one and it will certainly make you smile (and your neighbors jealous!) each day when you come home. This wreath is really pretty {Read More}
Welcome to the 71st week of Wine’d Down Wednesday! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that has been linking with us so far, we are beyond thrilled to have you coming back week after week and just love reading all of your posts! We were all so excited and overjoyed that so many of you want to come and share your awesomeness with us. Keep on sharing and spreading the Wine’d Down love Without further a-do, on to the party! {Read More}
So if you have followed my blog for any amount of time, you will know that while I try to remain active and healthy, I have struggled with my metabolism and have been slowly gaining a little weight over the past few years and have had a REALLY hard time losing it. Like super hard. Before I started training for my marathon, I was about 7-8 pounds from where I wanted to be, and while I was in a healthy range {Read More}
Yea, you read that right. There was this one time (a week ago) that I ran a marathon. Like an actual marathon. I honestly still can’t believe I did it and finished it! Of course, I didn’t do this out of the blue- it was a planned event. I have done four half marathons in my running career and always wanted to do a full one, but time and all the training scared me. I had wanted to do one {Read More}
Before we were Mom and Dad, my husband and I loved going to the movies. The big screen, the excitement and the movie theater popcorn all kept us coming back for more. Fast forward nine years and now with three kids, heading to the movies isn’t always an option. Despite how expensive it is, it’s not always easy to get the kids to sit and be quiet in a theater, which is why we just love having “Movie Night” at {Read More}
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and while it’s not my favorite holiday, it is fun making cute valentine’s for my kids to share with their friends in school. When I was teaching I remember how fun it was for them to walk around and pass everyone’s valentines out and how special it was to see all of those little prizes with their names on them! You can certainly buy store bought valentines, but if you have some extra {Read More}
Welcome to the 70th week of Wine’d Down Wednesday! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that has been linking with us so far, we are beyond thrilled to have you coming back week after week and just love reading all of your posts! We were all so excited and overjoyed that so many of you want to come and share your awesomeness with us. Keep on sharing and spreading the Wine’d Down love Without further a-do, on to the party! {Read More}
Kids are picky. Me? Not so much. I consider myself a pretty easy going, laid back mom- well, sometimes. But my kids have loooooong lists of things that they cannot stand and most of them I would love; like seriously love. Here are ten of the things that my kids would absolutely hate that I would love in a heartbeat: 1. A well-balanced meal. 2. A nap. 3. One or two chores. (ONLY ONE?!) 4. To take a bath. 5. {Read More}
If you are a sports mom, you know that your life can be quite hectic when your kids are in-season. Practices, games, traveling- you’ll probably begin to feel like most of your life is in the car- and if you have little ones who are not playing yet, you KNOW how hard it can be to keep them occupied while you are trying to watch the game or practice. You know that I’ve got three peas and all of them {Read More}
Last week I split a large produce on wheels order with a friend and received a BUNCH of veggies, unfortunately some that were a little on the ripe side so I wanted to use some away. With some of the zucchini I baked these Chocolate Chip Zucchini muffins but then I wanted to make some pasta sauce that I could freeze for dinners. I decided to make some hearty sauce that was full of big bites of veggies, it just {Read More}
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PrepareToParty #CollectiveBias TOUCHDOWN! The Big Game is almost here and I’m here to help you #PrepareToParty! Whether you are throwing a huge party to cheer on your favorite team or just watching the game with your family, you need some delicious recipes to go along with your event. Delicious doesn’t have to mean complicated though and today I wanted to share with you three yummy {Read More}
Welcome to the 68th week of Wine’d Down Wednesday! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that has been linking with us so far, we are beyond thrilled to have you coming back week after week and just love reading all of your posts! We were all so excited and overjoyed that so many of you want to come and share your awesomeness with us. Keep on sharing and spreading the Wine’d Down love Without further a-do, on to the party! {Read More}
Last week I admitted that I now have a tween in my post What to Expect When You Are Expecting a Tween: “Hi, my name is Michelle…and I have a tween.” This age is fun, scary, ever-changing, interesting and strange all wrapped into one. I have learned a few things recently- some truths, if you will, about tween daughters- things that you can pretty much guarantee will happy. Perhaps not every day, but pretty much every day. Here are my ten {Read More}
Have you ran The Color Run yet? I have twice and it is SUCH an awesome time. Not only are you getting some fitness in, it’s such a fun event to run with a group of friends or your family. It’s kid-friendly as well and is a great way to introduce running a color race with them! (see my 5 top mom tips for running with them here) If you are a veteran runner or a newbie, this is THE {Read More}
TWEEN. I guess (according to my daughter) I have one of these now. Tween is loosely defined as that age between being a little kid and a teenager, some books say starting around 9 through 12. Having a new 9 year old, she has informed me that she is now a TWEEN and “wanted to be this for her whole life!” and, though I am NO expert, I have researched some and experienced a few things so that I feel {Read More}
The other day, I split a Produce on Wheels order with a friend where you pay $10 and get a boat-load of fresh produce. I love lots of veggies, but it’s hard to eat them all so I decided to turn some into a few delicious recipes right away. I love zucchini, but my kids don’t always, (especially my son!) so I figured I’d “hide” some in muffins that also had something he really loves: chocolate chips! So these Zucchini {Read More}
Welcome to the 68th week of Wine’d Down Wednesday! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that has been linking with us so far, we are beyond thrilled to have you coming back week after week and just love reading all of your posts! We were all so excited and overjoyed that so many of you want to come and share your awesomeness with us. Keep on sharing and spreading the Wine’d Down love Without further a-do, on to the party! {Read More}
If you have kids in school, chances are you are already familiar with the supply lists that come home at the beginning of the year. Those lists are so important for helping stock your kids classrooms with supplies for the whole year. Most school budgets are so small now a days that sometimes the only supplies they will get are the ones that parents bring in the beginning of school. Having taught 1st grade for 7 years, I how fast {Read More}
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