After having a baby people were always generously offering to help. Looking back on it it would have been great if I had actually let them. Instead, I felt uncomfortable and as though I were putting them out if I suggested something I needed. It would have been better if I would have prepared a […]
Category: Simplify
Time not Toys
The car needed an oil change with my kids accompanying me. After dropping it off the three of us sat down on the floor of the dealerships playroom and began to rummage through a big toy box of random plastic toys. It contained dinosaurs, cars, a tea set and the highlight for Anika, a few […]
Decluttering my Wardrobe
I was the woman with a walk in closet so full of clothing that it barely fit. At one point the closet bar and shelf that hung above it were so weighted down they collapsed and were completely torn off the wall. Thankfully no one was hurt, but this was my wake up call that […]
Magic in the Mundane
Do you ever have those moments in your parenting life that come completely out of the blue from total mundane activities that you know your child is going to remember forever? The ones that are unscripted and naturally occurring but end up being the total best. We had one of these moments lately. One Sunday afternoon my […]