Each week this holiday season, I’m sharing seven of my very favorite 101 Days of Christmas projects from the archives. My main strategy for avoiding stress during the holiday season is to start early, but even if you're just starting to think about Christmas, you can simplify by saying no to the things that don't fit…
NOTE: As we welcome Lucas Isaiah to our family and adjust to life as a family of eight, I'll share some of my favorite posts from the thousands of posts in our archives. I hope you enjoy these as much as I read back through them again! Can you teach your children to obey your…
Each week this holiday season, I’m sharing seven of my very favorite 101 Days of Christmas projects from the archives. I'd like to think it's the joy and the wonder that makes me love Christmas so much, but maybe it's really all of the chocolate and baked goods... :) {63} Homemade Nonpareils My mom and I are…
Six months ago, I wrote a post about the chaos in our home and how we were trying to regain control of the chaos. I was coming out of months of morning sickness, a sinus infection that just wouldn't quit, and headaches that had left me unproductive and miserable, and as a family, we'd developed…
In the 6 years since Sean sold his last business to become a stay-at-home dad (a season that is sadly ending as he launches a new interior paint & trims business), we've tried several different office setups—from various setups in the loft to work on the couch or at the breakfast bar downstairs. Although each…
Like most of my fellow type-A'ers, I have a thing for office supplies, calendars, and planners. There's nothing quite like turning to a fresh page in your planner or looking back at a page of completed tasks. My problem is that I tend to get "planner blindness" after a certain amount of time, which means that every planner…
Each week I’m sharing seven of my very favorite 101 Days of Christmas projects from the archives. A friend of mine posts a daily Christmas countdown starting in mid-September (clearly we were destined to be friends!), and according to today's post, there are 95 days until Christmas—I love it! Here are this week's "best of" posts:…
We are steadily marching toward adolescence here, with one...two...three...four girls in quick succession. Our oldest is approaching her teen years and growing so quickly that I can't even pretend it's not happening! We've already had some concerns about scoliosis (although an x-ray put her curvature in the normal range), and I can't help but worry…
Several months ago, I shared that our house had been feeling out of control and chaotic. It wasn't anything but that the things that had worked when we had a bunch of tinies weren't working anymore. Over the summer, we've been really focused on a few things: 1) finishing house projects (more on this soon),…
“You will never have this day with your child again. Tomorrow they’ll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and little feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today, mama. It will be over before…