Happy New Year, friends! I’ve written a post about my 2018 blogging goals, mostly for the sake of accountability and organization. I don’t blog very much about blogging so if this is about as interesting to you as watching paint dry, I’ll direct you to my latest foodie post, or my adoption archives and hopefully,…
I’m so excited and honored to announce that I’ll be headed to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration 2018 coming up in February. February…that’s practically next month. NEXT. MONTH. EEEP! That’s so soon! This is my second year being invited and my second year attending. For those of you who are looking for the secret…
It seems like New Year’s resolutions are so 2015, doesn’t it? Here we are just two days before we close the curtains on 2017 and instead of seeing my Facebook newsfeed flooded with resolutions, they are instead full of people announcing what their “one word” for the new year is. I don’t have a word…
When I was eleven, I came home from what we now call a play date in tears. No one was home except my grandfather. I was crying because another little girl had uttered lethal words in tween girl speak: lessons from my grandfather “I don’t want to be your friend anymore.” My grandfather was a gruff,…
If you’re anything like me, the two weeks leading up to Christmas were madness. I love getting ready for the holidays but the hustle and bustle of it all kind of gets the best of me sometimes. Do this. Go here. Buy that. Just when you think you might be making some headway, you’ll remember…
Lularoe debuts a cap-sleeved potato sack and names her Maria…and the Lularoe buy and sell groups have some feelings. I love Lularoe, y’all. I know…there is some serious cray-cray-crazy going on in the Lularoe buy, sell, trade groups…that’s BST for those who might not be fluent in Lula-speak. They may have gotten a bad rap…
I love traveling with my family. I caught the travel bug years ago and I think I’ve shared it with all of my children. Whether we jump in the car for a weekend away or board a plane that will cross oceans, I love experiencing something that’s just a little bit outside of our everyday….
This post has been sponsored by GOJO, the makers of PURELL® Multi Surface Disinfectant. All opinions are mine. Are you hosting a holiday gathering at your house? Whether you raised your hand to have people over or drew the short straw, hosting a big group of people (no matter who they are) at the holidays…
When you hear the word “Disney” you think of Mickey Mouse, theme parks and fantastic resort hotels. Maybe you think of another one of your favorite Disney characters, a certain Disney movie or maybe even the magic of a Disney Cruise. But what about Adventures by Disney? If you’ve never heard of Adventures by Disney,…
If you search online about “things not to say to adoptive parents” you’ll get hundreds of hits. You might even land on something written by me about the annoying crap people ask us about adoption. But how about what you SHOULD say to a family who is adopting? You’ll read varying opinions on adoption terminology: birth or…