One aspect of parenting I’ve been fascinated with since the early stages becoming a parent, was the benefit of childhood chores for children. I’ve written before on the various chores and routines our kids are required to do around our home. Sometimes they’ve been set up simply to help me along at home. Other times as […]
Fall always feels like time for dinner parties to me. We spend so much of our spring hectic with kid schedules, our summers traveling, and winter weekends skiing, that fall just inspires me to cook and entertain more frequently. It’s time to reconnect with friends and family we haven’t seen all summer. I love to […]
To continue our artist spotlights, I bring to you, artist John Bucklin. I first came across his work several years ago. San Francisco based, he captures water exquisitely, in particular, the rivers and coastline of Northern California. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do. I have always been inspired by the water. Growing […]
I love when I get to meet creative folks I follow online, in person. It’s one of the best parts about social media today. Instagram in particular, allows one to discover people all over the world doing what they love. I have found unique products and been wowed by some extremely talented people. Along with powerful […]
The greatest benefit I receive as a mother, is uninterrupted time with my family. I have written many times about my struggle to make the transition from summer time mom to school season mom. It’s a real conflict I work through with the start of each school year. While we intentionally seek out as many ways […]
When we remolded our home 6 years ago, we, I ran out of steam. I couldn’t make another decision or pay another bill. I didn’t want to buy furniture or complete the finishing touches that make a house a home. This past year or so, I’ve been trying to complete a few of those projects that either […]
I like to keep this little site of mine a happy inspiring place. The foundation of everything I write about here is to share simple beautiful ways to live an intentional life with kids whether it be a recipe for a simple family dinner, an outing with kids, simple easy style for mom or a […]