Y'all, this Coronavirus situation is getting pretty intense - travel from the United State to Europe has just closed, and schools around us are shutting down to let the virus pass with less contagion. I'm glad that everyone's being smart about preventing the spread of illness, especially for the sake of those who have compromised [...]
Y'all - kids school and activity schedules are no joke. We have friends (bless their hearts) who spend them majority of the day shuffling from school > music lessons > sports > church activities > home, and then start the whole thing again the next day. Parents deserve a medal for the day-to-day hustle of [...]
There are few things more wonderful than making a house into a home. We bought our old New England cape a few years ago, and we've put a lot of elbow grease & creativity into loving it's quirks - including a gut job on the girls' bathroom last year that you can read about here. [...]
Organize each child's gear in totes Ballet, soccer, church - all the gear adds up quickly, and the last thing I want to do when I'm trying to hustle out the door in the morning is circle back upstairs for lost tights. To keep it all organized (and out of sight until I need it) [...]
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is pulling out the holiday picture books to read together as a family. Our collection grows a little each year and then, at the end of the season, they get stowed away with seasonal decorations. There are so many great Christmas books out there and I wanted to share [...]
It's everyone's favorite time of the year - at least here in the land of apples and foliage. New Hampshire is pure magic in the fall and there is so much to do! Add to that my birthday, Claire's birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and our trip to Italy - we are booked! Our fall bucket list [...]
The new school year is a bonus clean slate - it works kind of like the New Year to spark change and get us to make better habits. With kids in school, it can be a really tricky, overwhelming season: new classes, parties, activities, and all of the STUFF that comes with it! Today I'm [...]
