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Hello Love! This month is the perfect time for reading at home. Grab a blanket, head outdoors to enjoy the scenic view of your back or front yard, and relax with your favorite story....

Sadly the pandemic isn’t ending as soon as we would like. {Tomorrow-- please!). This means we have to continue to figure out how to live, work, nourish and raise our children to the best...

I want to start this post with a warning/confession: my only child is only 20 months, so in some ways, the following words are coming from a still-fresh new mom who still has the...

My husband and I are avid readers. We met in Journalism school, and both had specializations in English. To say we like reading is an understatement. I mean who willingly takes multiple college English...

Summer is often touted as the best time for reading, and I’m all for a good Summer Reading List. But I propose we also begin to make Autumn Reading a thing. After all, fall...

As you know the kids are back in school.  As a result, you can finally shop at Target alone without buying a toy that you didn’t budget for. Now, what do you do after school? The...

In the fall of 2012, I started a personal blog—partly because I enjoyed writing, but mostly to get my husband off my back about sharing my perspective with somebody beyond the pages of my...

Before you slather yourself and your kids with sunscreen this summer, let’s talk about sunscreen. Sunscreen is a multi-billion-dollar industry, yet there are no studies that prove that the use of sunscreen protects us from...

Summer is in full swing, and for many of us that means one thing: the season for reading is HERE! A few weeks ago, I discussed my own love for reading and how that passion...

Summer has officially arrived.  Which means my family and I will be living at the splash pad, swimming pool and/or local watering hole as often as time will allow.  And because I like to...