Tomorrow is a big day around here. For the first time in five years, I’m going back to school. Not my husband going back to school. Me. 😂 I haven’t been in an elementary classroom since August 2019 (August 2020 I was virtual), and there’s something both wonderfully familiar and completely new about stepping back into this role. […]
The Memories Are Worth the Packing
Summer is officially in full swing—vacations abound, the weather has reached that “walk outside and instantly sweat” stage, and Fourth of July festivities are underway. We recently took our first weekend family getaway to the Luray/Shenandoah area to visit the caverns and simply enjoy being away from home for a few days. For years, we […]
The Art of Dropping the Ball on Purpose
I feel like I always start blog posts with, “Wow, it’s been a while… life has been busy.” But really, isn’t that just life sometimes? And the reality is, writing blog posts for fun just hasn’t been the priority lately. Which got me thinking… what are my priorities right now? And how am I actually using my […]
Lessons in Slightly Uncomfortable Growth
Well… there goes another month without writing. I always tell myself I’m going to sit down and do it, and then the day gets away from me—or I suddenly decide it’s the perfect time to do literally anything else. Laundry? Sure. Going through my son’s toys and rotating them out? Absolutely. A lot has been […]
What the Olympics Reminded Me About Life
Every once in a while, something comes along that makes you stop scrolling, stop multitasking, stop thinking about the 47 things on your to-do list… and just watch. For me, that was the Winter Olympics this year. There’s something oddly therapeutic about watching athletes from all over the world come together to compete at the […]
Every season passes … even the brown-snow one
If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve been deep in winter weather mode here in the U.S. The kind of winter that shuts down schools for a week, then eases back in with the ever-glorious two-hour delay (which has been never-ending here!). Hello from Northern Virginia, where routines are loose suggestions and parents everywhere are quietly […]
Seeing Is Believing (Yes, Even for Adults)
Well… here we are, almost at the end of the month. How did that happen so fast? In my last post, I talked about easing into visions and goals for the year ahead, and I still fully believe in that. But I also believe something just as important: we don’t need to put so much pressure […]
If You Haven’t Set Your Goals Yet, You’re Not Behind
Phew. It has been a minute. The whirlwind of the holiday season finally caught up with me… and then my entire little family got sick over Winter Break and we almost missed Christmas with our family. Not exactly the festive reset I had pictured. And then there’s the fact that when my husband is home, my routine […]
Let Them … and Then Choose You
It’s been a minute since I’ve written a blog post. Life has been … a lot. Fun, full, slightly chaotic—but a lot. You might remember I mentioned starting a little candle business on the side. It’s going great, and I genuinely love it… but wow, making candles is time-consuming. I’ve basically become a one-woman candle factory who listens […]
How I Accidentally Started a Candle Side Hobby
How did it become the middle of November already? One minute we were soaking up late-summer sunshine and the next—boom—Thanksgiving is next weekend and we’re sliding straight into Christmas season. It always feels like it sneaks up on us, even though we can feel it slowly building. And no matter how early we plan, there’s still that […]