The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
Having heart bypass surgery taught me many things about myself, my life, and people in general. You might think. "What's the big deal? You have surgery, you recover, and life goes on". Yes, you do eventually recover and your life does go on, but View Post
I love fall and I love when it's finally time to start pulling out our fall home decor products. While most of the United States is welcoming in autumn and the cooler weather, I'm sorry to say that we here in the south are still sweating it out with View Post
We've been getting into the swing of back to school for three weeks now and I'm finally coming up for air to update on how our new school year is going. The Kid My one and only started 7th grade. He's at a new school because his former school View Post
Slowing down to enjoy our summer was my main goal this year. The end of the school year for me stretched right into June because we had to make up several workdays because of snow earlier this year. I thought that day would never come! I was so View Post
We have much to be thankful for this holiday season and Thanksgiving was wonderful this year. I so enjoyed the week off to decompress and get some cleaning and other little projects done around the house that had been neglected for a couple of weeks View Post
The day before Thanksgiving is turning out to be a cozy day in our home. I put in just about a full day of cleaning yesterday so that today could be relaxing. When you normally get up at 5 AM, sleeping in until 7:30 is a treat! We woke up to a View Post
Self care has always been such a funny word to me. I always thought it implied laziness and selfishness. I'd read articles from women who took long weekends away alone to regroup . It always seemed indulgent and selfish. I've been through quite a View Post
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of The J.M. Smucker Company. The opinions and text are all mine. I’m partnering with Folgers® at Walmart through the Share A Cup & A Story campaign, to celebrate new and old holiday View Post
How to blog without going broke? Blogging expenses was an area of my finances that I seriously had to revisit this year. Paying down medical expenses from my heart surgery became a top priority for our family finances, and my blogging slowed down View Post
I received the product pictured below in exchange for my honest review. No other compensation was received. My job as a librarian in an elementary school requires me to be a meticulous manager of my time. I shuffle seven classes in and out in a View Post
Making an edible plant cell project might sound like a time consuming project to take on at first, but they are easy to make. It's also a fun way to learn the parts of a plant. My son had to make this edible plant cell for a classroom project in View Post
