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The New Year is when people often reflect and determine they are going to make changes in certain areas of their life. One of the areas I really wanted to focus on going into this year was our grocery...

My days are pretty busy. From the moment my alarm goes off at 6 AM and my feet hit the floor 30 minutes later, I oftentimes don’t sit down to relax until 9 PM. I know, I know…I can...

According to the US Department of Agriculture, it takes approximately $245,340 to raise one child from birth to age 18 in the United States. We have four. This means, when all is said and done, my husband and I...

Before I divulge my top 10 things I did during quarantine, let me preface by saying that I am trying to write this post with an optimistic spin. I realize that quarantine sucked. I have never cried so much...

A typical day in my life, as a mother of three children, all under 5YO BTW, goes as follows: Wake up (still tired from the day before), make breakfast (while they complain), then get them dressed, change diapers on my...

There’s a place in my home that I affectionately refer to as the laundry couch. There is much pride and shame loaded onto this piece of furniture – yet, for the past few years, even with COVID keeping us...

When I tell people I’ve been in the same book club for 12 years, their next question is, “What are some of your favorites?” My fleeting memory in this sleep-deprived stage of motherhood causes me to draw a big...

There is so much excitement in building and buying homes, that often times, we forget a few things along the way. Whether you're investing in your first house or diving in deep with your forever home, you need to...

It was an idea that had been brewing for a while. Every time I look at my children’s cluttered bedrooms. Whenever I stuffed clean laundry into already overflowing drawers.  Every time I walked into the guest-room-turned-office-turned extra-toy-storage-area. Finally, on...

Maybe I’m dating myself or not grasping a hidden layer of the concept, but I truly do not understand the bathroom selfie craze. More specifically, the couple selfie. Enter teenage Snapchat and the bathroom selfie of a couple with arms...