When you become a mother, your priorities change a lot. What is more, if you become a mother of many, you immediately understand that you need to reconsider your plans and do everything you can to spend more time with your kids. But, wouldn’t it be great if you could have a career while also…
When you’re a busy Mom, the idea of studying can be a daunting one. After all, you have so many things to do and think about, that you may believe that you’ll never have the time to fit it all in. How are you supposed to find the balance between your kids, your home life,…
After several months of trial and error, I finally feel as if I've made my bullet journal my own. Am I doing it "right"? Probably not. Is it working for me? Yes! Today I'm giving you a peek inside my bujo, but before I do that, I want to give you permission to jump in…
When a new year is about to begin it is a good idea to look at the past year and see what worked and what didn't. Plan a new year with the attitude that it's time to THRIVE!. Look for ways that you can improve the relationships with family and friends. Each month look over…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Famous Footwear. All opinions are 100% mine. How do you find confidence in yourself when things don't go the way you expect? I have a secret. {Whispers} Can I tell you a secret? This year has been hard. Really hard. Okay, maybe that’s not…
Despite my approach to homeschooling, I am a planner by nature. I like to make plans, set goals, create to-do lists, and—most importantly—execute those plans. And I love to learn tips and secrets for being more productive. But this year has been a lesson in letting go of my plans instead. It all started in early 2015…
I've been a work-at-home mom since the moment I became a mom—by choice, by necessity, by calling. I've also known I wanted to homeschool my kids since I was 16 years old. Reconciling those two things has not always been so easy, though. Any homeschool mom will tell you that homeschooling is basically a full-time…
The first half of 2016 has been both full (in a good way) and busy (in a not-so-good way), and as we headed to Florida last month—on the heels of the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle, which had me work 12+ hour days for a week straight—I was determined to reprioritize, strengthen my boundaries, and regain focus…
It's funny, really, because when we decided to add "one more baby" to our family (to recap, that was two babies ago), I knew I wanted to soak up every moment. I planned for several months of maternity leave, and in a lot of ways I approached Jackson's birth as a do-over for all of my…
The last couple of weeks have ended up busier than expected, so I'm sharing some of my favorite posts from the archives. With the election heating up, this seems like an especially appropriate post this week! On most divisive issues—politics, health, parenting, food, vaccines—I tend to fall somewhere in the middle. For a long time,…