It took me years to make my blog public. I was constantly behind the scenes researching and writing. Writing has always been a passion of mine and the best way for me to process emotions. So much so, that I had my Evernote full of blog post drafts that eventually timed out before I even…
An Easy Valentine’s Day Love Basket – All Items Found at Target
I cannot be the only one who remembers Valentine’s Day at school. We would pay a dollar to send our Valentine some candy or a carnation. I remember seeing them walk through the door of my class room and everyone would get anxious to see who had a secret admirer. My mom was a single…
8 Road Trip Essentials for Children + 3 Free Printables
Traveling with small children is really intimidating. Cassidy always hated her car seat so she would scream and scream if she wasn’t asleep. This stopped us from going very far with her. We would schedule everything around her naps. During the pandemic we decided that a road trip would be safest rather than taking a…
Quick and Easy Chicken Fajita Soup Instant Pot Recipe – Perfect for the Busy Mom
As a mama with two jobs, I do not have a lot of time. That means all of my meals need to be quick and easy otherwise I fall victim to the nearest drive thru. It took me a long time to buy in to the Instant Pot craze. And even longer to build up…
32 Family Winter Bucket List Activities + Free Printable Included
In the past I would look at seasonal bucket lists and think, how do these moms have all of this spare time? Must be nice. But 2020 has taught me that family time comes first and it changes your whole perspective. What I love about The Family Winter Activities Bucket List that I created is…
8 Shows on HBO & Hulu That You Need to Watch, Like Tonight
Yesterday I posted about my favorite shows to watch on Netflix, 24 Netflix Shows to Watch in 2021, and I didn’t want to leave out two other streaming services that we use frequently. It is funny that even though we stopped paying for cable, each streaming service a la carte has the potential to cost…
24 Netflix Shows to Watch in 2021
For the longest time, I didn’t watch tv. We ditched cable about two years ago and I honestly didn’t miss it. We would go out to watch sports games and go to the movie theatre for date nights. Our main reason for downloading the app on our phones was to have cartoons for Cassidy to…
5 Beginner Blogging Goals That I Am Setting for Myself in 2021
As a beginner blogger, sometimes it is really difficult to map out goals for yourself and your platform. When I purchased the domain for the blog in July of 2019, I really just needed an outlet to express myself. I would write when I felt inspired but I was not motivated to learn the ins…
Beginner Elf on a Shelf Ideas for Children that Cannot Read
This year we started Elf on a Shelf with our newly 4 year old daughter! Of course beforehand I ran to Pinterest looking for fun ideas. Unfortunately 75% of the ideas that I found, included some sort of reading to understand the “funny”. I decided that I would document our 1st run of Elf on…
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2020
2020 has been a rough year – however I have been writing and posting a ton on the blog. I thought it would be fun to do an end of the year wrap up of my most popular blog posts according to my site analytics. This year I have definitely worked hard at blogging consistently…