Intentional Living
When I'm feeling anxious and overwhelmed about everything I have to do, nothing calms me faster than making a to do list. It helps me figure out my priorities and organize my brain, but I have a dirty little secret... I rarely used to get everything done. I'd end up making list after list, and I'd be lucky to complete even half of the tasks. Can you relate? Have you ever wondered how to finish everything on your to do list or if it's even possible? Thankfully, I recently figured out the ...Continue Reading
Odds N EndsKermit Breakfast Quesadilla
The easiest way to get kids to eat just about anything is to make it fun, and what could be more fun than this Kermit breakfast quesadilla? The kids can even assemble it themselves. ...Continue Reading
Easiest Gluten Free Breakfast
Last year, my husband and I decided to go paleo. We wanted to avoid gluten in hopes of cleaning up our diets and leading healthier lifestyles. Though we didn’t have to avoid gluten, we found we felt a lot better when we did. ...Continue Reading
Rice Krispie Treat Bites
My favorite season is almost here! As a loving homage for the beautiful fall foliage we'll soon we enjoying, I thought I'd add a colorful twist to everyone's favorite cereal treat, rice krispie bites. ...Continue Reading
Filling the time jar: why you need to write down your priorities
With the distractions of day to day life, I frequently find myself veering off course. Between my kids, chores, this blog, facebook, pinterest, and what feels like a million other activities, it's not uncommon for me to end my day with a lot of things left undone. ...Continue Reading
How to have fun indoors without electronics
The weather's still warm and enjoyable right now, but I know it's only a matter of time before rain or snow drive us indoors. As a mom of four (soon to be five) kiddos, I need to be prepared with interesting activities so the kids can have fun indoors without electronics, and I can stay sane. Bonus points if it's educational too! These are some of the fun activities I've found that I know my kids would love to try. Best of all, most of them can be done with things we already have floating ...Continue Reading
OrganizingEasiest way to Organize Refrigerated Foods
This weekend I stopped by I'm an Organizing Junkie, one of my most favorite blogs, to share the easiest way to organize refrigerated foods. ...Continue Reading
BloggingThe fastest and easiest way to repin on Pinterest
I love Pinterest. I loved it years ago when I first found it, and I've grown to love it even more as a blogger. It's a great way to connect with readers and find or share posts, but it can also be a major time suck. This post contains affiliate links. For more information please see my disclosures page here. There are about as many different pinterest strategies as there are successful bloggers, but the one thing all strategies seem to have in common is the importance of pinning other ...Continue Reading
How we’re easing into the school year
We will soon be starting our first real year of homeschooling. We technically started homeschooling last year, but my oldest was still at his charter school so we were only doing kindergarten with our five year old, and we mainly focused on reading, writing, math, and having lots of fun. This year, all my kids will be homeschooled! Our kids are 13, 6, 3, and 2 so I'll be homeschooling some and entertaining others. My 13 year old is in eighth grade, my six year old is in first, and my three year ...Continue Reading
5 Ways to have family fun
Sometimes the hustle and bustle of daily life can distract us from what's most important, our families. With the beginning of school on the horizon and only more craziness to come, I wanted to share five easy ways to have family fun and reconnect. ...Continue Reading
