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October 18, 2018
I took a little break from social media for the past week and a half. I'm no stranger to leaving my blog along for a week or two (or three or four)...but social media is a different story, and while…
September 26, 2018
A Long Walk To Water Linda Sue Park 133 pages Kindle edition From the Publisher: The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a…
June 11, 2018
A few Sunday's ago while watching a youth fireside with my 14 year old I heard President Nelson extent a challenge to the youth the church: find 7 days and fast from social media. My 14 year old looked at…
June 7, 2018
Phew! Summer is officially here now and hopefully I can catch my breath. April and May are always super busy. We have all been looking forward to some lazy months full of swimming, reading and playing outside. Before we get…
June 1, 2018
Summer is here! The kids finished their last day of school yesterday. We now have 8th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd and PreK behind us. I can't believe that next year I'll have one in high school and all five kids in…
February 15, 2018
Better late than never, I am finally getting around to posting about the 8 goals I am setting for myself in 2018. I set these for myself in January, and I wrote them down in my planner (more on that…
February 1, 2018
Better late than never, I'm getting around to posting about my favorites from 2017. I'll be honest, 2017 was kinda a strange reading year for me. I was barely able to reach my "100 books in a year" goal, it…
November 25, 2017
Who needs some motivation this time of year to keep moving? I know I do! Last year I was inspired by my friend Tracy, at Working Mom's Balance, to do a holiday running streak. This year I am going in…
November 22, 2017
Who loves Black Friday? For years I loved the tradition of going out early with my mom and braving the crowds. But times are changing, I find my black Friday habits changing to more and more online shopping. If you…
November 7, 2017
I realized today that there are only 48 days until Christmas! Woah! That means it will be here before I know it! One thing that I've been working on this year is just becoming an overall healthier person - mentally,…