Although technically Summer doesn’t start officially for another couple of weeks, with school out and June underway, I think we are pretty much there. One of my favorite things to do to relax in the summertime is sit outside with a good book. I started this during the pandemic to get me outside and my mind on other things. Over the last couple of years, I have rediscovered my love of reading and have made it a regular part of[Read more]

Is it truly possible to say that a month flew by but then when you look back, it seems like the beginning of the month was a long time ago? May was one of those months. I went into the month with events on the calendar every weekend except Memorial Day. Between milestone birthday celebrations, Mother’s Day, family time and college homecomings, there was so much packed into the month that it’s no wonder it felt like a lifetime ago.[Read more]

Yes, I realize that “Blogiversary” is not a real word but it’s appropriate for the 5 year anniversary of this blog. Time truly does fly as I can’t believe I launched this site 5 years ago. I remember the initial nervous feeling of what people would think or if anyone would even read it. While I haven’t devoted as much time to writing as I had hoped (if you read my IG captions, those are like mini blog posts daily),[Read more]

So, I will admit, I love receiving a great gift as much as anyone, but when it comes to Mother’s Day, what we really want is the thought behind the gift. To be honest, it doesn’t even have to cost a penny. I have seen some really great gift guides out there and I have a list of things I would love to get too, but I thought it would be fun to put together a list of the things[Read more]

While I would like to think I have become somewhat of an expert on this subject, if you have a teenager, you know things are always changing, so the minute you get comfortable thinking you’ve got this, it all changes again. I will say after 2 dances last year and 3 this year, I have learned a few tips and tricks I thought I would pass along for any fellow moms of teens. First, to give some background, my daughter[Read more]

This is my third month writing this monthly recap blog and I love the chance it gives me to reflect back and remember the good times, the challenges and the best memories to hold onto. Every month, I have been looking at lessons learned and how to carry those forward into the new month. This month, I am not only looking back but setting some goals for April for myself. March was a month of more rain here in California[Read more]