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I looked at the time on my phone and my heart began to pound. We’d done it again. My oldest slept through his alarm and I knew I’d have to drive him to high school today…for the second time this school year. There goes my morning! Let me back up a bit. We’ve lived in […]

Today I’m sharing a journal entry I wrote many years ago as a young mom who’s first kiddo was headed off to Kindergarten. That child is now a freshman in high school. Oh. My. Goodness. And next fall, my youngest will be the final one to go into Kinder. It was fun for me to […]

Something unexpected happened this past week (go figure!) when I received an email informing me that the summer camp I had enrolled my littlest one in for the entire summer was completely full and they no longer had a spot for him. No waitlist, nothing. I was counting on him being there – E.V.E.R.Y. D.A.Y. […]

Feeling like a busy bee these days? I mean, it’s May. It comes around like Christmas – once a year, every year. Yet somehow… I never see it coming. And every year, as a mom of school-aged kiddos, I expect it to be manageable, but inevitably it’s full of numerous events: permission slips due, field […]

As moms and creative entrepreneurs, we’re in a constant battle between hustle culture and our desire to be intentional. We want to spend our time with the people that matter to us, and the work that ignites our passion and purpose. We inevitably feel the weight of overwhelm from being pulled in a million directions. […]

Can we talk about mom-guilt for a quick minute? I know it’s not a fun topic – but it feels all too important to NOT talk about it. We’re entering a new season of spring which usually means a fully loaded schedule all around. But really it seems that no matter what time of year […]

Note: The following post is an excerpt from the preface of my forthcoming book, Unraveled: Finding joy when your plans come undone. Saturday I was a mess. Sunday I was the fun mom. And at the end of the day, my six-year-old (Number 3 as we like to call him) said, “I had a decent […]

Here’s where I am today – I’m in my robe and pj’s. I’m not entirely sure what day it is, and I’ve lost track of how many days it’s been since I last showered (TMI?). I have had three sick kiddos home with me all last week and the littlest one is still home with […]

In January of 2018, before I found out we were (surprise) pregnant with our fourth son, I decided I would work out every day for a month. At the time, I didn’t know too much about building good habits, but I believed that if you did something every day for 21 days, you’ll build a […]

This week has not been my week. Has that ever happened to you? Your kids are acting like little maniacs. You have a tiff with your spouse. You have a hard conversation with your sister. You get a not-so-great report from your child’s teacher. Plus you forgot to post (AGAIN) on your social media account. […]