As I compiled my list of things that saved my life last year, a theme emerged: wellness. I felt like everything that ended up on my list was some form of self-care. Like giving myself a big, much needed hug. I have been telling my ambitious six-year-old, “treat yourself like you are your best friend!”… Continue reading What Saved My Life in 2023?
When I moved away for college, I found myself feeling bad after every meal I ate in the cafeteria and I was getting sick frequently. After some digging, I found myself on a gluten-free diet and feeling like myself again. A few years later, I was having stomach problems and exhaustion which led me to… Continue reading Food Allergy Mama
In all honesty, the title should say 5 books I finished in July, but hey who’s really keeping track? For all the other mamas reading on the floor during bath time, waking up a few minutes early (or being the last one to bed), and hiding your chocolate while you read during quiet time –… Continue reading 5 Books from July
It’s winter time – deep winter – when all the fun winter holidays are over and I’m tired of wearing socks to bed. There are so many gray, rainy days which at first I labeled cozy, but now I find myself daydreaming of sand and sunshine. Yeah, we are there, but yesterday I was also… Continue reading The Best Parts of My Day as a Mama of Two
It was so early in the morning that it was still dark and my eyes wanted to be closed, but a little munchkin in dinosaur pajamas and enthusiasm not fitting the early hour had other plans in mind. Sometimes I wonder if he wakes up early just so he gets alone time with mama without… Continue reading My Tips to Read More & What I’ve Read in 2022
I was reading labels at the grocery store and listening to Sweet P’s adorably endless chatter when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. Bubba’s sweet, chubby fingers (that seem like they could do no wrong) swiping three glass bottles off the shelf, crashing onto the floor where brown liquid of some… Continue reading Kids Changed Me…And That’s a Good Thing
I had never won anything before. But that night, at a truck stop, with the only light coming from large light poles where I sat nursing a baby boy who hated car rides more than anything, I noticed a notification on my phone. I read a message saying I had won a contest that I… Continue reading Our Little Church
Something keeps catching my eye everywhere I go these days. I am mystified by them. Unicorns. I would ignore them except for the fact that I have a four-year-old daughter who is infatuated with these mythical creatures. So everywhere we go, she gasps in delight and shouts exclamations of adoration for all the unicorns. Unicorn… Continue reading Unicorns are Beautiful
My mom never let us listen to music in the car. The radio was never on. A cd was never playing. I always looked forward to riding in the car with my dad because he would put some tunes on. When I got my driver’s license, my parents didn’t allow music for the first year… Continue reading Why Moms Need Silence
I’m barely three years deep into parenthood so I’ll go ahead and preface this post with: I don’t know much. I’m still trying to figure out why babies always poop right after you put them in a clean diaper. I still can’t figure out how to carry the baby car-seat without nearly breaking my back.… Continue reading My Best Parenting Advice
Sweet Sunshine Says... 