Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? Whew. So much was crammed into this week. I think I left the house almost every day which is saying something for this hermit here. I did all kinds of running around last school year and so this summer has been oddly hermit like. I found…
Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? It’s always a little weird to be posting on Friday but telling you about the last week, including whatever happened on the weekend. For my Sunday to Saturday brain, it’s weird, anyway. But, since I can’t promise to do blog work on the weekend, this will…
Struggling to get anything done? Try this 15-minute cleaning hack. Don’t limit it to cleaning. Set a timer for everything on your to-do list and get stuff done! There are loads of tricks out there in the homemaking world about how to get the biggest ROI and how to be the most productive, tips on…
Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? Hey, hi, how are you?! Remember last fall when Bryan collected Funko Pops that looked like our kids? Well, he slyly snuck in one of me. 😜 The Incredibles (seriously the best classic Pixar IMO) was one of the first movies that our family really fell…
Here’s how I planned our summer trip to Japan for two parents and four teens/young adults. We had a great time, but it definitely took some savvy planning to make it come together. Last summer Bryan and I, along with four of our children, aged 16 to 23, went to Japan. We spent three weeks…
Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? Last weekend was fun, wasn’t it? Even if you didn’t have a big celebration with loads of people, I hope you had some good cheap eats! We sure did. The boys went to a party on Saturday, so ours was a decidedly small group at home….
At 54, my life is more than half over, yet I feel like I’m finally getting in my groove! Here are the things that I’m doing to age gracefully. You’ve seen the comparisons of the cast of the Golden Girls versus the ladies from Sex in the City, right? I don’t know much about the…
Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? Hello and how are you?! I swear each week picks up more steam and moves at a faster clip than I am ready for. We’ve got two feet firmly planted in July and I just don’t feel ready for it. The week was a blur. I…
Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? Are those tulips gorgeous? Bryan bought them at a flower shop last week for me. Recently, he started asking about my favorite flowers. My tastes have evolved over time and since I’m fairly undemanding — I’ll go buy myself flowers if I want them — he…
Hello and Happy Friday! Are you ready to ramble? Years ago I spied that sign in World Market while on vacation and commented to the family about it. Somehow they smuggled it home as a gift for me. As a recovering perfectionist, I appreciate its constant reminder that it doesn’t have to be perfect to…