A few weeks ago I was blindsided by a huge unexpected wave of emotion that ended with me doing an ugly cry in the parking lot of my son's summer camp. I suddenly realized I was inches away from a huge roots and wings moment in parenting. I'm sending my son off to kindergarten! I'm trusting others to help guide him and teach him. I'm saying one more goodbye to add to the pile of those life moments … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Cheap Therapy|Half Marathon Training Week 3
This is my 3rd official week of half marathon training, and the theme of our week is "When The Going Gets Tough". I'm glad I gave myself a lot of leeway in the beginning meaning I've basically been repeating my week 1 for the first 3 weeks. For once I realized that until school started life was going to be a bit chaotic. My husband deployed again yesterday. So our morning started off rough with … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Researching Your Family Name #surnameproject
Thank you Ancestry.com for sponsoring this post and allowing me to dig further into my family history. When I had my first son I really wanted to build him a family tree. So I reached out to my family and asked for any information they could provide. That information has sat untouched for over 5 years now. Life caught up with me and I wasn't able to do anything with it until this past month. … [Read more...]
First Day of School Subway Art + Free Kindergarten Printable
I'm pretty obsessive about taking pictures of my children. I just feel like I need and want all their special memories on film to look back on and enjoy as they grow up. My son's first day of Kindergarten is a pretty big deal to me. He will be full day in school now and I wanted to do something special to mark the moment so I reached out to my friend Becca who is a designer and owns Jumping Jax … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds
Many people may not realize the healthy benefits of pumpkin seeds. When you are creating that jack-o-lantern or preparing that holiday pie, you may be tempted to toss the seeds along with the other pumpkin “gunk”. However, with so many health benefits of pumpkin seeds, you owe it to your body to keep them for snacks! 7 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds Bladder and Kidney … [Read more...]