Call me crazy but I love a good trip to Costco. I have dabbled in Walmart and BJs over the years but I always go back to my beloved Costco. However, it can be very easy to turn a much needed trip to the store into a several hour fiasco. Have no fear! This blog …
This post was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The last few weeks have been filled with lots of decisions to make that felt seemingly impossible and exhausting. You can probably imagine most of them were COVID-related. As the time got close to this holiday, I felt some shame while thinking about what this …
I don’t know about you but the first week of 2022 was a bit more exciting than what I was hoping for. As usual, I was glad I wrote a bunch of inspiring posts because I was all ready to quit 2022 three days into it. Whenever I felt down or hopeless, I just re-read …
If you are a parent, you know exactly what I am talking about. I remember being young and enjoying the Fall Daylight Saving Time (DST) where I would get an extra hour of partying and/or sleep. This coming DST is actually the end of the daylight saving time period after the clock was advanced one …
People ask me all the time, how do you do it? I sometimes wonder what ‘it’ is but I am guessing they are talking about working, raising kids, being someone’s partner, maintaining good relationships with family and friends, volunteering and participating in other activities, and at some point resting, too! I will admit I just …
This post is also inspired by my friend Maggie. She was wondering how I could always know when I was available or wasn’t, how I knew what to do, and how other people fit in when making plans. As I mentioned in the last post, I keep a lot of ‘free time’ in my schedule. …
This topic may not sound very sexy (although it is to me!) but it is definitely important. People often ask me how do I have enough time to do all the things I do. The answer is pretty easy: planning! I am pretty lucky because with my job I get my full year schedule of …
We are finally in full summer mode! For us, it means lots of short trips. Hopefully, it means some vacation time for you. Traveling with children (and a husband!) is no joke and packing can become quite cumbersome. Factor in needing food, toys, beach equipment, and anything else you may need for where you are …
I am very much looking forward to June since we have a few beach and mountain trips planned. This also means we will be eating lots of meals away from home, which can become expensive quickly. Before I had children, I didn’t think much about meal planning or prepping when going away for short trips. …
After a long weekend of celebrations and eating delicious but high calorie food, I decided I wanted to make something hearty but healthy for Super Bowl Sunday. I ended up settling on a white bean chicken chili recipe for the Instant Pot I received over Christmas and we were not disappointed. I got my hands …