When I was a kid, my well meaning dad got my mom a white blouse for Christmas. Every single year. By the time I left for college, my mom had 17 white blouses in her closet, and she never really wore any of them. In an effort to save you well-meaning husbands from stressing over […]
Your Daily Dose
Not Your Average Weekend. I slashed the prices. And now it feels right.
A couple years ago I had this idea to hold a weekend retreat for women, and in particular, moms. The idea turned into a vision, which turned into a dream. And last year the dream became a reality when the first annual Not Your Average Weekend was held at the Interlaken Inn the last weekend […]
The Talk
Number 3 has middle school swim team practice on Sundays for an hour. Yesterday my husband had four of the kids and I took Number 4 along with me to Number 3’s practice. After we dropped him off, we ran to Costco to get a couple things. Number 4 seized the opportunity as soon as […]
Because you’re worth it.
If you regularly find yourself saying I’ve got nothing to wear and are ripping your closet apart to find an outfit every day, KEEP READING THIS POST. I wanted to remind you about the Get Your Pretty On Winter/Holiday Style Challenge for three reasons. First, I seriously love these challenges. They have changed my life. […]
Lots To Be Thankful For
I have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for healthy kids. I’m thankful my husband has made almost a complete recovery after his accident, and I am super duper extra thankful for his new job. I’m thankful he already got invited to the company Christmas party and for the first time in […]
Tough People Do
I know the holidays are a tough time of year for some people. You may be in a bad way right now. You may not have much money. Or any money. You may not know how you are going to get your kids Christmas presents. You may have purchased your Thanksgiving dinner on a credit card […]
