
Dinner as a Family
Sometime after our first little boy joined the world, I decided that family dinners would be our thing. We would sit at the table, put our devices away, and enjoy a meal together. Most of our meals are home cooked but definitely not all of them. I shared my thoughts...
Learning to Accept My Postpartum Body
This is a post that has taken me months to write. Every time I sit down to write about my postpartum body and the struggles I've faced, I come up blank. No words seem to fit the situation quite right and I spend a good deal of time staring at a blank screen and...
Little Ways to Show Love Today
Valentine's Day always makes me think about love and the big picture. I often feel like some take the holiday and make it into a big ordeal when it doesn't have to be. I've seen feelings get hurt and people upset because it didn't go a certain way. I know it's a day...
Social Media for Bloggers
When I first started blogging, social media was a smaller puzzle piece than it is now. Bloggers were just starting to discover the power that it held. There was a push to have a presence on all of the platforms and burn out was happening as everyone tried to be...
Romantic Comedies to Watch with Your Husband
Valentine's Day is coming up and as a result, I've been thinking about my favorite love centered movies - especially the ones that my husband enjoys as well. Today is day 6 in the Love Blog challenge and the topic is "fictional love." At first, I was going to share...
Stay at Home Date Ideas
With two small toddlers in the house and family miles away, date nights rarely happen for us. We're lucky enough to have a couple of hours in the evening after the kids go to bed. We don't always use it in the best way though. So, this year, we decided to change that...