It’s been quite some time since I have written a blog post on this site. I have been doing plenty of writing but just not on the blog. A recent life event prompted me to write a blog post to explain where my heart is today and how I am looking at life a little differently these days. First, our whole world changed a couple months ago when our daughter headed off to college and we had to adapt to[Read more]
We just returned from our summer vacation to Puerto Vallarta so I thought I would put together a recap of our stay while it was fresh in my mind. First, I will say this vacation was a short one but exceeded all of my expectations. My only wish for this trip was some quality time with my family and uninterrupted time to connect with our very busy young adult kids and this trip not only delivered on both fronts but[Read more]
It’s hard to believe that just a few years ago, I never shopped at Trader Joe’s. Yes, I said it. I honestly have no excuse. There is literally one down the street from me. I will honestly admit that I didn’t get the hype and felt like it was yet another weekend stop on my list of errands. I am happy to report I have since converted and am now a regular weekly shopper. While we all have our seasonal[Read more]
Since the start of the pandemic back in 2020, daily walks were something I tried to incorporate pretty regularly. Initially, they were the only escape from my house when we were all trapped together but when working from home became permanent, so did my walks. Recently, my IG friend Ieasha talked about starting a 30 day challenge to walk at least 2 miles a day. As soon as I heard it, I was on board. While walking regularly has been[Read more]
As my baby girl turns 18, I am understandably all in my feelings this week. It feels like the end of an era but then again, she still has a couple months of high school left and then summer before taking the next step so I should have some time to adjust. It’s crazy to think about how busy life was when she was born and my son was just 2 1/2. We definitely had our hands full at the[Read more]
I have always known this time of my life would come but now that it’s here, it sure seems surreal and like we got here in the blink of an eye. 2024 marks the end of our parenting years of minor children and transitions into parenting young adults. Don’t get me wrong, with our daughter heading into college next year, there is still some parenting to be done but now we move into the next phase of guiding them as[Read more]