Is your house in a perpetual state of disarray?Do your kids choose to throw their worst tantrums when you’re out in public?Have you ever hidden in the pantry to gobble down a candy bar so you didn’t have to share?Do you worry that every decision you make is the wrong one?Are you lonely?Do you feel like everyone else has it together while you’re secretly falling apart? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you’ve come to the right place.A few years back I caught a friend off-guard and showed up at her house before she had time to tidy up. Every other time I’d been there, the...…Is your house in a perpetual state of disarray?Do your kids choose to throw their worst tantrums when you’re out in public?Have you ever hidden in the pantry to gobble down a candy bar so you didn’t have to share?Do you worry that every decision you make is the wrong one?Are you lonely?Do you feel like everyone else has it together while you’re secretly falling apart? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you’ve come to the right place.A few years back I caught a friend off-guard and showed up at her house before she had time to tidy up. Every other time I’d been there, the...WW…

This post was first published April 14, 2014 Humiliating doesn’t even begin to describe Friday morning. Samuel starts PreK in the fall. His future school was hosting an Open House on Friday morning. The Morning Some Puzzles Nearly Killed Me The spring before Eli started school, I brought him to the Open House too, so […]This is it. My very last Keeping It Real Challenge post. Every week for an entire year I’ve written about what’s going on in my life. The real stuff, not the nicely polished version that makes me look good. Keeping It Real Challenge Week 52: It’s All Over (Sort Of) Some...…This post was first published April 14, 2014 Humiliating doesn’t even begin to describe Friday morning. Samuel starts PreK in the fall. His future school was hosting an Open House on Friday morning. The Morning Some Puzzles Nearly Killed Me The spring before Eli started school, I brought him to the Open House too, so […]This is it. My very last Keeping It Real Challenge post. Every week for an entire year I’ve written about what’s going on in my life. The real stuff, not the nicely polished version that makes me look good. Keeping It Real Challenge Week 52: It’s All Over (Sort Of) Some...WW…

Below: Home command centers will help you get and keep your family organized, but you have to put some thought into what you really need in your family command center before you set it up. These 17 swoon-worthy examples will give you tons of inspiration. Four years ago I decided the giant bare wall in […]It’s a new month and that means a new batch of lunchbox notes for May! This month there are jokes, words of encouragement, and lots of fill-in-the-blanks, including some fun ones that let you tell your kids about life when you were a kid. Lunchbox Notes for May Sign up below to get...…Below: Home command centers will help you get and keep your family organized, but you have to put some thought into what you really need in your family command center before you set it up. These 17 swoon-worthy examples will give you tons of inspiration. Four years ago I decided the giant bare wall in […]It’s a new month and that means a new batch of lunchbox notes for May! This month there are jokes, words of encouragement, and lots of fill-in-the-blanks, including some fun ones that let you tell your kids about life when you were a kid. Lunchbox Notes for May Sign up below to get...WW…

Below: Home command centers will help you get and keep your family organized, but you have to put some thought into what you really need in your family command center before you set it up. These 17 swoon-worthy examples will give you tons of inspiration. Four years ago I decided the giant bare wall in […]This might be the most scared I’ve ever been to publish a blog post. Yes, I’ve been vulnerable with you in the past, but at least I was using a medium that I was comfortable with: the written word. I won’t pretend to be a fantastic writer, but when it comes to writing, I at […]This post...…Below: Home command centers will help you get and keep your family organized, but you have to put some thought into what you really need in your family command center before you set it up. These 17 swoon-worthy examples will give you tons of inspiration. Four years ago I decided the giant bare wall in […]This might be the most scared I’ve ever been to publish a blog post. Yes, I’ve been vulnerable with you in the past, but at least I was using a medium that I was comfortable with: the written word. I won’t pretend to be a fantastic writer, but when it comes to writing, I at […]This post...WW…

If you didn’t already know, I’m the April Fools’ Day queen. I love playing April Fools’ pranks on my kids. This year though, with all the craziness going on because of COVID-19, I almost forgot all about it. We’re entering Week Three of being quarantined, we’re still figuring out how to do school from home, and we’re learning how to do life with none of our usual activities.If ever there was a time when a bit of normalcy is needed, it’s now. So when I woke up this morning and realized that April Fools’ Day is almost here, I decided to get with the program and come up with some...…If you didn’t already know, I’m the April Fools’ Day queen. I love playing April Fools’ pranks on my kids. This year though, with all the craziness going on because of COVID-19, I almost forgot all about it. We’re entering Week Three of being quarantined, we’re still figuring out how to do school from home, and we’re learning how to do life with none of our usual activities.If ever there was a time when a bit of normalcy is needed, it’s now. So when I woke up this morning and realized that April Fools’ Day is almost here, I decided to get with the program and come up with some...WW…