I tend to get obsessive about things- organization, cleanliness, and since this blog, (my fourth child) came along… blogging. Working at home with kids isn’t easy and I became so focused on writing and blogging that (as discussed in Confessions of a Work at Home …
This post contains affiliate links which means when you make a purchase through them, you are supporting Wine and Lavender- at no cost to you- and I appreciate that so much! My opinions are my own. I became a Work at Home Mom (WAHM) when …
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Tree Top. All opinions are my own. This year we took our first family road trip and I’m surprised we survived. Actually, I’d even say that we ROCKED IT and I’m amazed that we did because …
This post was sponsored by Battle for Texas. All opinions are my own. Have you ever been to the Alamo? In the fours years I’ve lived in San Antonio, I’ve been to the Alamo more than five times (and once before we moved here). It’s …
When you are accustomed to living on your own, living with people can be challenging. My husband and I didn’t start living together until we were married. Part of the reason for this was because we lived and worked in different states and the other …
Every great childhood memory of mine involves two things: summer and cousins. I grew up with all of my cousins (there are a lot of us!) and the countless memories we’ve made over the years are priceless. From hours of hide and seek, to trips …
My husband and I rarely get out of the house for a date. Our date night usually consists of a bottle of wine and a few episodes of Shameless after the kids have gone to bed because not only is this incredibly easy and cheap, …
I could hear the screaming down the hall as I made my way to my 2 yo’s room. Today was the 7th day of daycare and so far, this experience has been nothing short of a horror film. Every morning, we’re forced to look past …
A few weekends ago, we braved a 3-hour road trip with a fussy toddler and 2 kids for some “relaxing” beach vacation time. The traveling part aside, the whole trip went rather smoothly, and that’s because of good planning and packing (on my part, THANK …
This post was sponsored by SwimWays as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. This summer, we hit the ground running. As soon as we could, we went the beach and as soon as …
To Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice: We Will Never Forget When we lived on base, every morning at 8am our nation’s anthem played over the loudspeaker across base. This was known as “morning colors”. When we first moved there, my husband was quick to inform me …
Since my first Mother’s Day, we’ve always planted or spruced up our garden. The first time we did it, we did so because the baby was coming soon and I wanted to have everything ready, (knowing that I would have little time to work on …