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...]
10 Tips for New Kindergarten Parents
My baby starts Kindergarten next week and I'm a mess. I knew it was going to be hard, but I had no idea how emotional I'd really get over this major milestone. After all, it's not like he hasn't done the whole school thing before... But this feels different. Part of me wishes I had a camera crew following me around next week so I could not only be present and in the moment, but also be … [Read more...]