Sweet Simplicity

Confession: February is probably my least favorite month of the year. Between post-holiday despressoin, the lack of Vitamin D and the overall dreary weather, I find myself riding the struggle bus without much motivation to help improve my mood. The walks I take after...

Happy New Year everyone! As much as the new year should be a time of excitement and renewal, for me, it tends to be the time of year when my energy level and happiness levels plummet. I am the kind of person who needs things to look forward to and with the beloved...

December comes and disappears so quickly — and it seem to fly by even more rapidly as the years go by. No matter how early I begin my preparations, December comes swiftly and flies by. ... Does this sound familiar? My children are out of the Santa stage and while I...

As much as I look forward to this season, I often find myself getting anxious about how to get everything done, how we will afford everything we want to do, all with the added pressure of making sure everything is magical for my ever patient husband and our not to...

I’m not sure how life gets so busy but no matter what I do, I feel like we are working more, playing less — and feeling the results of such an overscheduled existence with constant feelings of stress and chaos. While we cannot create more hours in the day, there are,...

This summer went by so quickly that I think if I blinked, I might’ve missed it! While we are embarking on my favorite series of seasons and the beloved (or dreaded depending on your perspective) “Hallowthankmas” series of holidays, September and the months to follow...

Summer is my absolute favorite season, so when the calendar turns to August, I inevitably get a little sad. Between the longer days, the relaxing pace of life, and the warm weather, it just seems to go by so much faster than the other four seasons. One of the things...

It’s called “sweet summertime” for a reason, and there is no season that I literally count down the days to more than the months of June, July and August! It is my recharge time to be sure, and a time when the longer hours of daylight energize me in a way that I just...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — sweet summertime! Is there anything better than the vitamin D boost that summer brings us? Fresh produce, lazy days, and 9 p.m. sunsets are just a few things that make this such a wonderful season! If you are like me, you...

Last weekend, my husband and sons landscaped our front yard. It took them an hour or so to weed, rake, and apply fresh mulch. While it certainly did not yield the professional results of my favorite landscaping contractor, it saved us a ton of money and gave our yard...