As my baby girl turns 18, I am understandably all in my feelings this week. It feels like the end of an era but then again, she still has a couple months of high school left and then summer before taking the next step so I should have some time to adjust. It’s crazy to think about how busy life was when she was born and my son was just 2 1/2. We definitely had our hands full at the[Read more]

I have always known this time of my life would come but now that it’s here, it sure seems surreal and like we got here in the blink of an eye. 2024 marks the end of our parenting years of minor children and transitions into parenting young adults. Don’t get me wrong, with our daughter heading into college next year, there is still some parenting to be done but now we move into the next phase of guiding them as[Read more]

Okay, I know this may be an unpopular opinion but Fall is usually one of my least favorite seasons, although I live in Southern California, so do we really have seasons here? I think it’s because Summer is my favorite so when it comes to an end, I am always nostalgic and wanting more of it. As we look ahead at the upcoming transition to Fall, I wanted to get some inspiration to really embrace it this year and find[Read more]

Although technically Summer doesn’t start officially for another couple of weeks, with school out and June underway, I think we are pretty much there. One of my favorite things to do to relax in the summertime is sit outside with a good book. I started this during the pandemic to get me outside and my mind on other things. Over the last couple of years, I have rediscovered my love of reading and have made it a regular part of[Read more]

Is it truly possible to say that a month flew by but then when you look back, it seems like the beginning of the month was a long time ago? May was one of those months. I went into the month with events on the calendar every weekend except Memorial Day. Between milestone birthday celebrations, Mother’s Day, family time and college homecomings, there was so much packed into the month that it’s no wonder it felt like a lifetime ago.[Read more]

Yes, I realize that “Blogiversary” is not a real word but it’s appropriate for the 5 year anniversary of this blog. Time truly does fly as I can’t believe I launched this site 5 years ago. I remember the initial nervous feeling of what people would think or if anyone would even read it. While I haven’t devoted as much time to writing as I had hoped (if you read my IG captions, those are like mini blog posts daily),[Read more]