We hadn't planned on doing anything for Memorial Day.  For no real reason, except for we didn't get our act together to plan somethi...

There was a time in my life when I packed a single backpack for a two month trip.   There's something so freeing about that.   Su...

I had a great Mother's Day.  The best I've ever had, in fact.  The morning started off like this. Doesn't get any better! ...

"Your Turn" is a series of posts where readers share their stories of parenthood, work, the struggle for a balance, or just life g...

Last year I did a major overhaul of our house.  I cleaned and organized EVERYTHING.  Closets, random drawers, under the beds, toy boxes, the...

Last week I found myself organizing photos.  I am old school when it comes to photos - I still have every single one printed out, and placed...

I have found that since having my third child , I have been asked a lot of baby advice.  I am happy to share any expertise, but let me tell ...

When we were in Disney World a couple of weeks ago, my oldest son fell in love with the Peter Pan ride.  His favorite part was flying over t...

It's spring.  And it snowed yesterday.  (I'm going to leave it at that, as I have a contract with myself to never blog about the wea...

When I left my job and started this blog, I was in some ways very lost.  I knew I had made the right decision for my family, but I wondered ...