Awesome Mother’s Day Gifts That Don’t Suck
I know it’s super easy to get your mom or wife a bouquet of flowers and call it a, “Happy Mother’s Day,” but let’s be real. She deserves an entire…
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The Year Everything Changed: My 2020 Story
I’ve been regretting not keeping track of the events surrounding early 2020āaka: the year that everything changedābetter. But after writing the post below, I actually think that’s for the best….
5 Ways to Get Books Delivered Straight to Your Door
Whether you simply love the idea of embracing social distancing, or you simply like having things come to youāwhat’s not to love about that? Here are five ways to get…
The Unspoken Fear from a Military Spouse
“There’s an Elephant in the room, and it’s been around since the word ‘deployment’ first escaped from my husband’s lips.ā
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Sometimes the Elephant is actually in another room. Out of sight, out of mind.ā
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I obviously prefer it that way.ā
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Because sometimes the Elephant isn’t just in the same room with me; it’s in my face and sitting on my chest, crushing the ability to catch my breath; making it impossible to breathe and even harder to even think straight.ā ”
5 Things You Need For Solo Parenting
Solo parenting. It’s like single parenting, but…not really. And whether you’re solo parenting for a weekend or a year, it’s all freaking hard. Since I just wrapped up a year…
5 Things You Need in Your Kitchen Right Now
Whether we like it or not, we’re all spending a lot more time cooking at home lately. And while I wish, “live in chef,” graced this list of the things…
Currently: Feeling all the Feelings
How are you doing? How are you really doing? There’s this GIF of Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory breathing into a paper bag. I use that GIF often lately,…
Fun Things To Do Outside When You Need to Skip the Playground
Schools across the country world are closing, and we’re all trying our best to self quarantine to slow the freaking roll of this virus. In an effort to remain calm,…
Stuck at Home? Here’s a Free Daily Quarantine Routine
Let’s be real here: there’s a reason I gladly send my kids to school, and don’t homeschool them. Teaching kids and being patient with them (outside my regular mom duties)…