I’m always trying to think of new ways to keep my kids using their brains during the summer (while keeping it fun—it is summer after all!). I’ve been thinking about story a lot lately, and it’s inspired our summer creative challenge: Storydollars. I thought some of you might enjoy doing it too, so we put…
Heading into the summer months means longer days, beautiful weather, and more opportunities to socialize. Whether you are traveling, chatting poolside, or attending fun summer event, there will be plenty of opportunities for small talk. I’ve pulled together a few tips for helping you make small talk with ease this summer. I need these reminders…
As the weather starts to warm up and the days get longer, it’s time to start thinking about your summer plans. Whether you’re hoping to travel or simply enjoy some much-needed downtime, it’s important to start preparing now. But where do you begin? With so much to do, it can be overwhelming to figure out…
Gain perspective while setting goals for the next year and beyond! If you’ve been around here for a while, you may already know about my personal goal-setting system, HEART Goals. It’s a formula for setting balanced goals and a system for making decisions, prioritizing tasks, and taking action toward the vision you want for your life. When I launched my…
I’ve been filtering my life through the HEART framework for a decade, and I’ve gotten everything pretty well sorted into it’s own category. However, meal-planning is one of those things that can fall into two categories on the HEART framework: Help Yourself and Resources & Responsibilities. Help Yourself Nutrition is one of the checkpoints in…
Anyone who’s ever been in charge of figuring out what to feed their family has felt dread (or rage?) when the question is asked: “What’s for dinner?” Back in 2019, I couldn’t take hearing the question every day anymore, so I came up with the “Never Again Ask What’s for Dinner” Weekly Meal Plan. The…
Just after we’ve gotten back in the swing of things after Christmas Break and the brief interruption of MLK Day, along comes the first winter weather event of 2023. These snow days are never the best timing and force us to throw out all the good habits we’ve tried to reinforce since the break. Less…
Move over, Green Bean Casserole. There’s a new girl in town, and her name isn’t French fried onion strings. It’s cheese and bacon. And she’s here to tell you how green beans are really done. Don’t get me wrong, I love a can of cream of mushroom soup, and French fried onion strings are delish….
Front Door Santa goes a long way back. Back before I had kids. Before I was married. Back in those days, I babysat some pretty special kids. I’ve always liked to encourage those around me to stretch their creative muscles, so one night, near the holidays, I decided we needed to get crafty. So, we…
