finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Saving /// for this. Swoon. Someday, maybe, probably never :/ Closing /// up week two of 5K training. It’s getting harder, but I’m becoming more committed each run. Loving /// age three. It’s really amazing how much Jem has blossomed this year. I’m anticipating good things from four. Despising /// television. It just takes up […]
Look Mom! I match the flowers!!! Always negotiating … Here’s the deal – I took a long rest and then go’d potty and now we need to sneak downstairs and turn up the volume (monitor) so we can listen for Max and play just us. Sound a good deal? When referring to hiccups … Uh […]
When the internet hands you lemons, you say “Yes! Please! This mama loves her some lemons!” and thank the sweet sponsor who sent those lemons your way :) I’m 5 runs into my 5K training. This is big you guys, really big. Because I hate to sweat and I hate to run, and yet, it’s […]
One /// Two /// Three /// Four /// Five /// Six Perfect, orderly pins that I love and a splattering of random from life … Max ripped apart the train set. Again. I’m really tired of reassembling it. I think I’ll be gluing it together very soon. Jemma has learned to hide anything of value […]
Apartment hunting with Pops – dress, thrifted Hanna Andersson /// tights, JC Penneys /// shoes, thrifted Two things … One, how did I ever forget to share this photo of Jemma from springtime? She begged to wear this dress so we added thick tights because it was short short short. She has sprung up like […]
Have you ever gagged on a sip of wine? I don’t often, but when I do, it’s usually because I’m watching The Bachelor or Bachelorette. I mean, for one, do you recall Juan Pablo? That’s the tip top Prince Charming America has to offer? And now, the saga just continues with Bachelorette Andi. It’s like […]
Celebrating /// Max’s birthday!!! Well, almost. His shark-themed birthday invitations have been purchased and I’m both loving and hating this last month of having a one year old. So. Many. Emotions. BTW, ordering custom invites on Etsy and then doing the Create Your Own option on Costco.com gets you 25 invites for $17.25 (plus […]
Fifty six years young deserves a fiesta … wouldn’t you agree? Growing up, my mama always lamented that her birthday didn’t fall during the school year. Even though she’s more reserved, it was always her dream to have a classmate party. Now though, as an adult, we’re all thrilled she has a summer birthday because, […]
Pain demands to be felt. And yes, that means I saw Fault In Our Stars recently. But I’ve had this post in my drafts for ages. Because I’ve wanted to share, but haven’t known the words to say. That’s the thing about loss, about death … there don’t seem to be any right words. Every […]
These days. I’m cherishing them. Moments with Jemma chattering about her favorite book, Tallulah’s Tutu and how she goes poo in the potty now (small, but major miracle that all started after my confession of not knowing anything about potty training). Or how her little animals are sleeping in her dollhouse so we can’t go […]
I have a whole list of draft posts sitting in WordPress. 37 to be exact. Some are partially done, others are waiting a photo, most are just topics I want to share, brief reflections and yummy recipes. This summer, I’m trying to work through them. I’d add “all” to that sentence, but “realistic goals” is […]