Friday Favorites: All About CARTER!

For this edition of Friday Favorites, I’m focusing on my sweet and handsome little man! (Sorry girl moms…this one’s for the boy!) 1) Our Discovery of Paw Patrol Praise the sweet baby Jesus, our Caillou phase is OVER! Gone are the days of the whiny bald (seriously, why IS he bald at age 4?!!) kid,

In honor of NEDA Week…

In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I wanted to take a few minutes and share a little bit of my heart for anyone who is struggling or knows someone struggling with disordered eating. If you don’t know my past, I shared my story in depth a few months ago, so I hope it

Friday Favorites: "Beauty" Edition

TGIF friends!!! I don’t know about you, but I am SO ready for the weekend, and I am so excited for another Friday Favorites! This week, I’m focusing on “beauty” products. (Those that know me well are laughing…I’m not exactly known for my make-up and beauty secrets…)  First, let me explain the quotes around “beauty.”

Show & Tell Tuesday: How We Got Engaged

I’m linking up with Momfessionals again today to share for Show and Tell Tuesdays! I am excited to read today’s posts because who doesn’t just LOVE a sweet love story?!! This week’s topic is on how you met or got engaged to your spouse, and since our story about how we met isn’t super exciting

Ahhhh naps…

We’ve suffered a major loss in our house recently. My son has given up naps. Moment of silence for the loss of my sanity, please. (Sigh) If you are a stay-at-home mom like me, you understand that the proper functioning of all members of the house lives and dies by the nap schedule. For most

Friday Favorites

I’m linking up again to share my first Friday Favorites! These are always such fun posts! I love seeing what other bloggers list as their favorites, and I’ve tried many of their suggestions, so now it’s my turn! 1) My Life Planner I’m old-school when it comes to calendars, and every August, I agonize over

It’s Tough Being One…

So, Kate turned 18 months old today, and there are SO MANY things I love about this age…and there are SO MANY things that I loathe about this age. Let’s see how many of them my mom friends understand. 🙂 LOVE: She absolutely adores me. HATE: She absolutely adores me…because she expresses her love by

Weekend Wrap-Up: Almost Perfection

If you live in North Texas like I do, you know how perfect the weather was this weekend. We had a pretty packed weekend of birthday parties, soccer games, church, and other kiddie hoopla, but we managed to spend as much time outside as we possibly could between those things. It was still pretty cold

The Stay at Home Mom’s Survival Guide

Today, I wanted to take a moment and talk about what I’ve learned being a stay at home mom for the last 18+ months. Now that I have been on both sides of the coin (working mom for 2 years, stay at home mom for almost 2 years), I’ve learned strategies to make staying home

Show and Tell Tuesday: My First Link-Up!

So, today is a first for me. I am linking up with one of my favorite blogs, Momfessionals, for Show and Tell Tuesdays! I’ve never done a link up before, but when I read her post this morning, I just LOVED thinking about all the wonderful days I’ve had and which one I’d like to