I’m Not Doing a Good Enough Job Teaching My Children About Racism
There is no way to make this poetic, or pretty, or palatable to everyone. So I’ll just go ahead and say it: I’m not doing a good enough job teaching my children about racism. When I start my day in the morning, racism isn’t on my “radar.” I’m a white woman living in a rural […]
Seven and Eleven: A Birthday Reflection.
The night before his birthday, it hit me. Not a bad moment of REALIZE, but a real one, for sure. It was a bit of a wake-up call, knowing my son was turning seven. His sister turned eleven a month prior. Wait. Is this our pivotal moment? They are seven and eleven. That means we […]
Guide to Fall Fashion: Northwest Arkansas
Confessions of a Know It All Wife
No one likes a know it all. Or a big mouth. And if you’re a big-mouthed-know it all, I especially have no use for you. Because you see, my mouth is bigger than yours and I’m the queen of know-it-alls. I don’t need a know-it-all in my life, because I literally already, know.it.all. My husband who […]
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
I am now 28 days past a deadline. I hate being late on deadlines. Yet, here we are. 28 days into August. It’s not like I didn’t try. I started blog after blog, but I couldn’t finish anything I started. That’s not good enough. No one wants to read that. Why are you even writing? […]
How to Support a Friend Who Needs You Now More than Ever: 7 Simple Tips
If you told me in my 20s that my 30s would be some of the hardest years of my life, well, I probably would have said something like, “Oh yeah? How so?” My 20s were filled with baby-making and labor pains, adjusting to being a stay-at-home mom and moving 20+ hours away from my entire […]
Be the Mom You Want to See on Social Media
The other day, I found myself catching up with an old friend who had just moved to town. She and her family had just relocated from another part of the state, and we had a blast rehashing old stories and enjoying frozen rosé. Which, if you haven’t had that yet, you need to. It’s life […]
Recognizing Symptoms of Mom Brain
The day I realized that I have full-blown mom brain syndrome was the day that I wore two different colored shoes to work. Oh, and not just to work, I went to the allergy clinic for my bi-weekly shot and then got breakfast, blissfully unaware that my shoes did not match. In my defense, my […]
A Mom’s View From Behind the Lens
Like most Moms I am almost inevitably the person behind the camera instead of in front of lens. It just occurred naturally without any sort of plan. My family liked photos so I guess my fondness to capture moments on film was inherited. And honestly, if we didn’t share a love of photography we’d all […]
I’m Addicted to My Phone
This post may be for my own benefit more so than anyone else’s, but I need to say it, to admit it, and to own what I’ve created for myself. I am totally addicted to my phone. It sounds so juvenile and ridiculous for me- a grown woman with four kids who drives a minivan- […]