How to exercise and stay healthy while you are at work! Here are 5 ways to exercise at your desk. Hey friends! Here we are at the end of another year and getting ready for a new year. December is crazy busy, right? It is for me, and I spend a lot of time working in my Etsy shop… Read More
Super Easy Gifts That Mom Actually Wants
A gift guide for mothers and the women in your life. 18+ gifts to give your mom! Time to find mom a gift for Mother’s Day. Or maybe it’s mom’s birthday and you need a nice gift idea. Well, I’ve got you covered. These gift ideas for mom will get your wheels turning so you can give her the… Read More
Reasons I Love Dollar Tree Hallmark Cards
The best place to get greeting cards is Dollar Tree and here’s why! Also, Dollar Tree is celebrating their one year anniversary of carrying Hallmark Greeting Cards! Did you know that Hallmark cards have been a part of Dollar Tree stores for a year now? There are over 6,800 Dollar Tree stores nationwide that are celebrating the 1 YEAR anniversary… Read More
My Experience with Teenage Anxiety and Perfectionism
Today I am sharing something pretty personal. The full story is over at Deseret News today and is sponsored by BonCom because they are trying to bring awareness to the issue of teenage anxiety. I hope that this helps someone out there. There was a period of about eight years in my life that I constantly experienced pain in my… Read More
The Neverland Syndrome
I call it The Neverland Syndrome. It’s a condition I suffer from on every child’s birthday, every big milestone, and at every goodbye. I don’t want things to change. I don’t want my children to grow up. Why can’t we just stay the same forever and always? I remember when my Sweet Tween just… Read More
How I Learned Antibiotics Are Not Always The Answer
*This is a post prepared under a contract funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and written on behalf of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network for use in CDC’s Be Antibiotics Aware educational effort. Opinions on this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of CDC. … Read More
Tips To Stay Sane During a Kitchen Remodel
As you know if you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook, we are in the middle of a huge kitchen remodel that my husband and I are doing almost completely ourselves (except for 1 or 2 parts). Talk about a DIY project! I’m not really sure what it is about My Man and I that makes us want to… Read More
Your 25 Words
If you could only say one last thing to your family in 25 words or less, what would you say? I recently heard an address given by Rosemary M. Wixom. She is a wise woman who was the President of the worldwide children’s organization for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the address, she told a true… Read More
10 Ways to Say I’m Sorry + Free Printable Apology Cards
“I’m sorry.” It takes a lot just to say those two little words. When you’ve wronged someone, it is so hard to admit that you hurt them and that you want to make it better. It can be a little awkward too, to break the ice and actually say what you need to. Which is why I have come up… Read More
10 Ways to Show Forgiveness + Printable Forgiveness Cards
10 ways you can show more forgiveness to someone who has hurt you and printable forgiveness cards to make it easier! I recently wrote an article about 6 Ways to Live a More Blissful Life and since then I have been thinking more about forgiveness and saying sorry. I’ve decided that I should have added those things to the list… Read More
What I Learned About Compassion After Being Hit by a Car #PrinceOfPeace
As my readers know, I was hit by an intoxicated driver while I was pregnant with my third child. {You can read more about this auto-pedestrian accident HERE} I am discussing it more today as part of the #PrinceofPeace series for Easter and I hope my story will help us all remember the power of one compassionate person. … Read More
What I Learned About Faith While Boiling Spaghetti #PrinceOfPeace
It was the hubbub of a busy Wednesday night. Soccer practice was over, a quick dinner of spaghetti was bubbling on the stove, my oldest was reading her homework aloud to me as I cooked, and my baby girl was pulling pots and pans out of the lower kitchen cupboards. My husband an was racing home from a long… Read More