Having lived out of suitcase for about two months between selling and buying a home, we are excited to have finally moved into our home and begin settling in. I have become adjusted to living in what I would like to call ‘organized chaos,’ aka, a construction zone that … [Read more...]
Hello, My Name Is Mommy, What’s Yours…
My baby girl was born to a (currently) non-practicing Jewish mom and Catholic dad. Before she was born we had many discussions regarding how we wanted to introduce a belief system into her life. We knew we wanted to provide her with some sort of direction just to get … [Read more...]
TGI-Featured Friday: Insights From A First-Time Mom
Becoming a parent is a life-altering experience. Amazing, beautiful, magical, scary, rewarding, overwhelming and challenging. Lets just say everyday brings on a new experience that you will learn from, argue about, cry from, smile from, smirk from, be embarrassed … [Read more...]
Graciousness Is in Fact NOT Lost
My parents retired to the south in a very neighborly community where everyone is extremely friendly. We will be driving by a family on bikes and everyone, children and parents, will wave with huge smiles across their faces. In the ten seconds we take to register that, … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Have you ever had one of those nights that a cold comes stampeding in and slaps you over the head so hard you have no idea what hit you? Well, that’s what I woke up to. Let me correct myself; woke up 100 times throughout the night to. Thoughts of the end enter your mind as … [Read more...]
Confessions Of a Cheater
There are moments, who are we kidding, full days, that can make you feel like the universe is playing a sick joke on you. Making your kid go from that sweet, beautiful little person to, "what the hell is that and why is it making that loud, horrible sound" and "how did three … [Read more...]
Successful Fails
Having just successfully made it home from the beach, exhausted, sleeping two and a half year old in tow, I came to a realization. That was just the easiest trip with child that I have taken in a very long time. When did my baby get so big and when did I start getting … [Read more...]
When Push Comes to Shove…
I had an interesting morning this week with my 2-year old, Presley. We follow a pretty regular morning schedule with afternoons being more off-the-cuff. Wednesday started like any other typical morning, wake up, have breakfast and head to the gym. Presley will … [Read more...]
Moving Day!
Yesterday was our first of two big moves. We have temporarily moved into a very cute, 2-level apartment in an awesome location. The downfall is that this is only a temporary move and we will be doing it all over again in a month… or two, or three? It’s all up in the air … [Read more...]
Tips From a 2-Year Old, 10 Ways To Live a Carefree and Happy Life
1. Eat Good Food: Don’t eat food you don’t like. Seriously, spit it out. Gross. Push it on the floor. Demand it get taken off your plate. Don’t even look at it. Give it to the dog, she’ll love you and you’ll never eat alone. Be in the moment. Eat slowly; put your fork … [Read more...]
