When I was young, 40 sounded so old, but it turns out, it doesn’t seem so old after all! Of course, I could be biased, because after all, I did just turn 40 this past sunday! So, happy birthday to me! So for my 40th birthday, I went about town and did a little birthday […]

Let’s talk about the topic that’s weighing on the mind of every parent: sleep. I love my kids, but I also LOVE to sleep. In fact, I need my sleep. I need a good night’s sleep so that I can have the energy to be the best parent I can be to my kids, and […]

I can’t help but have mixed feelings about my firstborn, Sadie, turning 5 this past weekend. I still remember the day when Doug and I decided we were ready to start trying to get pregnant. Of course, soon after getting married, you start hearing the horror stories of trying; how difficult it is and how […]

I still remember taking down the Christmas decoration this year in January thinking to myself, I can’t wait for Christmas to come around again this year. Some would say this year went by so slow but I would disagree. Even though this year was a very weird year for a lot of people, I think […]