Last week I took on what I would likely call one of my top 3 hardest projects to date. The kids were on a spring break trip with my in laws and I thought it would be a genius idea to have our kitchen tile floors tore so we could continue the LVP in that part of our home. I explained why in LAST WEEKS NEWSLETTER. It was a decision we[...]
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This week is my kids spring break and they are on a trip with grandparents. So I'm taking a small pause on the boys bathroom to knock out a project that needs to be done while no one is here for a few days. It includes undoing ALL of the work I did this past fall and winter in my kitchen and essentially destroying it. (I love that for me.) I shared[...]
At the beginning of 2024 I set a goal to read 20 books this year. When I hit 10 mid February I knew it was time to up the anty. So I set a new goal. A BIG goal. And I'm pushing hard to reach it. Because I don't set myself up to fail. In January I read 7 books This month I read 8. My new goal for 2024.... 72 MY PERSONAL RULES OF R[...]
A few weeks ago I shared that I developed a consistent morning and evening routine as a part of my 2024 goal to manifest peace in my life this year. One thing I included is my much-loved skincare routine. Skincare has always been a big part of my life, but in the past year or so I've added a few new must-have products. As I've gotten older my skin n[...]
Wait, it SNOWS in Arizona?!? This was an honest question I received from a midwest friend last week after telling her that we went on a snowy hike in the mountains a few weekends back. Until we moved to Phoenix it was honestly something I had never considered either. But lo and behold, if you travel about an hour north of us on winter day there is[...]
A few weeks ago I shared that I'm pulling out all of the stops in an effort to lessen overwhelm and manifest more peace in my life this year. My mental health has taken a severe dip over the past several years and this is the year that I take back control of that part of my life. But if you know ANYTHING about me, you quickly notice that a main theme[...]
At the end of 2023 I fell in love with reading again. It was something I always enjoyed as a child and early adult. But when kids came into the picture in 2010, my preferred form of reading went from chick-lit fiction and memoirs, to board books and online parenting articles. Looking back, it was one of the first things self care things I let go of when[...]
It has been one year since we moved into our new home. One year since we dug up our deep DEEP roots, moved across the country and traded our dream home for our dream life. You can read our full moving story HERE. In a way, it seems like we have been here forever. Or maybe we were just forever longing for a life like this. A fixer upper, a commun[...]
School is officially out and we are attempting to find a new rhythm with all 4 kids at home + both my husband and I working from home. . We decided to attempt summer break without putting the kids in camps or hiring a nanny. OY! It has been an interesting! Even with a daily google calendar schedule for them and UPDATED CHORE CHARTS the first few weeks we[...]
On April 30th we had our first 100 degree day in Phoenix. Which means pool season is officially upon us and the school days are coming dangerously close to hitting single digits. The boys celebrated with our NEW POOLSIDE BASKETBALL HOOP. Here is what we were up to in the month of April: Another Soccer season wrapped for Maks (7) and Sloan([...]