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New year’s resolutions aren’t for me, but a WORD to live by? That I can do! My 2023 Word of the Year!

2020 has been a tough year. And many of the normal family holiday activities and festivities have been cancelled. So, I put together a list of Family Holiday Activities and Traditions that are fun and safe for 2020! Many of these activities my family has done throughout the years – sometimes every year! And even […]

A New Job & Business at 40 My degree is in elementary education – but do many people do a job that has to do with their degree? I taught first grade for two years before having my first son and becoming a stay-at-home mom. Then, in late 2012, I started my photography business around […]

Photography isn’t my hobby. It’s my business – my job. A business I built from the ground up through a lot of trail and error…a lot! I have a degree in Elementary Education – not photography, not business. And I know there are a lot of photographers out there that really do it as a […]

These are a Few of My Favorite Things Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…. These are Maria von Trapp’s favorite things! And I recently discovered my husband has NEVER seen “The Sound of Music” – WHAT!?! I’ve probably seen it 100 times…no joke! Ok, back to my favorite things! I wish I could say […]

This is a Tough Season Don’t we all wish our Master Plans for 2020 had gone as planned and not turned into this tough season!!! This popped-up on Insta the other day and it made me think of all the mamas out there. Moms with littles and moms with bigs. Mamas homeschooling. Moms choosing virtual […]

Blogs…how 2006, right? Way back in 2006, I started a blog. Yes, a legit blog. We were getting ready to move to Germany for three years with our three young boys (8, 5 & 4) and I wanted family and friends to be able to follow along on our journey. Let me take you back […]

My DC bedside table Self-help Books for the Win If you know me, you know I actually LOVE a self-help type book. I’ve read a lot of books that make me think and think hard. And each one has taught me something or made me realize something about myself or my life or opened my […]

Travel Goals One of my goals for 2020 was to travel every month this year. They didn’t have to all be BIG trips, but I wanted to go somewhere – even if it was just our condo in DC. Thank you Cornona virus for squashing my goals. We had a few big trips planned for […]

I thought 2020 was going to be the BEST year ever! I was ready for it. I had all the big dreams and big goals and I was going for it. 2020 started off with RISE Ft. Myers. RISE is women’s conference. I went to it in Dallas with my sister in July 2019 and […]