Ah, Middle School. So we meet again. This is now my fourth rodeo, and you would think I would be a pro at this, but, as if right on cue, here I am being thrown off the bull again. To any observing bystander, it would probably appear as nothing much...
I finished the painting I’ve been working on in the nursery today. I have my very first grandbaby on the way. Decorating has always been in my wheelhouse. I always get called on to help complete artistic projects, and add my flare to things. While...
In the eleventh hour of summer, my daughter Chloe decided she wanted to switch high schools. Knowing the immense troubles she had faced at her previous one, I was willing to at least make an effort to do it for her. After emails to multiple...
As many people have reported, following Covid, I started losing my hair. Add to this a splash of Anemia, to make matters worse. (I can’t just have one kind of fun, after all) I have been battling this for over a year. Once I had spent months on...
The moment my daughter Tessa was first placed on my chest after her birth I cried so much, I can hardly explain it. My husband snapped a picture of me in that moment, and I can still hear my mom saying a pitying, confused, and very Southern...
All it took was one short glance at a moss green velvet couch on my phone screen. Someone in a group I follow for decor inspiration online had just seen it for sale and was asking the group what they all think. That couch, an ultimate object of...
We leave for our annual camping trip tomorrow. My friend Amanda and I leave our husbands at home and take our kids to the local KOA. It is a tradition we have had for many years. This year, however, there is something different: We are taking my...
I cleaned my daughter Tessa’s room for her today. It’s something that always overwhelms her. I made sure not to snoop or pry, as it was not intended to be an invasion, but it was meant as an act of love. It’s easy to get on kids about the state of...
I am an outside girl. I love crisp breezes, the beach at sunset, and watching as the stars get caressed by campfire smoke. As I’ve grown older, I feel like open space has become more of a need than just a want. I need the TV turned down more often...
School days are done! Summer has arrived! Time for my annual speech about chores, and how “just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you are all just going to be laying around here the whole time.” Time for my annual declaration that I’m going to make a...