When this is all over (#pandemiclife), there will be babies and there will be baby showers. I suspect, in particular, there will be a “boom” in baby showers right around October, November and December of this year. I’m pretty sure. In the name of getting back to (a new) normal, and in honor of all those precious littles to come, here’s a baby shower easy enough for the masses and sweet enough for each and every rock-a-bye baby!
Read MoreIt’s the luckiest FIRST BIRTHDAY ever! 🍀 Irish or not, you can celebrate that little March birthday in good green style! No matter what age, this is a super cute St. Patty’s Day party invitation for the “lucky one” in your life.
Read MoreMy gift to you this Valentine’s Day is a little reminder art. Give it to your lover, your mother, or keep it for yourself to remind you exactly who loves who. We are each our own lovers every day.
Read MoreFinally! Here are my favorite gifts to give and receive this year. Plus, my wrapping recommendations and my go-to resources for all my gift shopping.
Read MoreLet’s dive in to the HOW-TO of gift-giving. It’s not that hard. You can do this.
Read MoreWelcome to my 3-part series dedicated to gift-giving. Part 1 here is all about mindset. Part 2 is the HOW-TO. And Part 3 is all my gifting faves this year. Happy Holidays! :)
Read MoreShocking, I know, but each of us is unique, different, special. From pregnancy symptoms to parenting methods, no two of us are alike. That’s what makes the world go ’round. It takes all kinds.
Read MoreHe’s got better things to do. Always has. Ryan is now a junior in high school and has just switched to our district’s continuation high school. This in hopes that their model will be better suited to him than the traditional high school model.
Buuuuut, not even a week in and he ditched the whole day Friday. Now, I’m no prude. I know kids ditch, cut, whatever.
Read MoreI’m never done figuring this out, learning lessons, and making improvements. Recently, I’ve had to remind myself, DON’T OVERTHINK IT!!! Most of the time, I’ve done plenty of thinking and planning; now it’s time to just do it! Thinking more and more about what to do when and in what order is not going to help. Melanie, pick one and start. No back-talk!
Read MoreNot too many things feel worse than failing your kid. But that happens sometimes. It happened to me a couple of months ago.
I can write about it now because Ryan finally did land a job. An honest-to-goodness, bonafide, paid job for realsies. (Read about that little journey here.) Since he turned 16 in October, he has been “trying” to get a job. By “trying”, I mean sort of looking, kinda submitting applications,
Read MoreI figure I’d better not look back, probably shouldn’t count the days it has taken me, or curse my own procrastination. Nope, let’s just move forward. No make-up, lousy hair, and wearin’ my grubbies, this won’t be my best selfie, but here I am.
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