The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
Thanks to Amazon for sponsoring this post. Back to school shopping time is in full swing! School has already started for us, but for many of you, it’s almost time to start shopping for those school supplies so the kids will be ready to head View Post
I've been keeping a commonplace book without knowing it. I am a serial note taker. I jot down notes several times a day that probably make no sense to anyone but myself. It might be a small grocery list, a note to not forget to do something, or 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
I always look forward to summer because I have so much more time to read books. As a librarian, you would think that I read allll the time, but during the school year, I'm pretty tired and ready for bed earlier in the evenings. That doesn't leave 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
Today I'd like to update on my checkup one year after coronary artery bypass surgery. If you've just stumbled into this post, my journey through double bypass heart surgery starts here. December 1, 2017 marked one year since my coronary 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
