When I wrote the blog post “Decluttering to Make Room for what Really Matters” back in June about my dad’s cancer diagnosis, so many people reached out to offer support and let me know they were praying for my father and our family. I wanted to post an update and share some of our good […]
The Joy in Letting it Go
I’ve taken on another round of home decluttering. Things have been beyond stressful in my life lately, leaving me feeling out of control in so many ways. In an attempt to regain some level of comfort I’m getting rid of stuff. Maybe we’ve watched too much Frozen, but I’m ready to just “Let it go, […]
Learning to sit on my nest
This fall my daughter started second grade, my son a two half-day a week pre-k program and I sold my jogging stroller (the last baby-related item I owned). I’m also thinking about getting a house plant. So it’s fair to say big changes are happening in my life. Seven years ago, when I started my […]
Covered Bridge Campground, Kancamagus Highway, Albany New Hampshire
Our second camping trip of the season was to The Covered Bridge Campground in Albany New Hampshire. This campground, located directly off of the Kancagamagus High Way, was one that we had driven through last summer when staying at Jigger Johnson. We knew we wanted to give this one a try so I booked as […]
Lost River Valley Campground, North Woodstock New Hampshire
At the beginning of June, we had a camping trip to Lost River Valley Campground in North Woodstock, New Hampshire scheduled. We had booked this reservation back in November. This was just a week after my dad’s initial cancer diagnosis. In an attempt to keep normalcy in our lives we decided to still go. I […]
Decluttering to Make Room for What Really Matters
I started decluttering our lives about six years ago. Our home felt light and minimized, with one exception. A finished room in our basement. We used this room for guests and it was the only real storage area in our home. No matter how many times I cleaned that room out, clutter just kept coming […]
Let’s think of future us
Let’s think of future us is a phrase I introduced to my kids a while ago. After coming in from playing outside in the snow I watched them fling their wet stuff everywhere, leaving their boots and coats in various places. Having been through this before I knew how this was going to end. When […]
How we geared up for camping with our kids
After buying a pop-up camper last spring I began to prepare for a summer of camping adventures. This time when preparing for something new, I decided to take a different approach than I had in the past. Old me would have used this as an excuse to purchase all the things. To shop and spend […]
Some thoughts on miscarriage five years later
Here are some thoughts on miscarriage five years later. Missed Miscarriage I had a miscarriage between my first and second children. We had one appointment early on in that pregnancy, six weeks or so. There wouldn’t be another appointment again until 13 weeks when we had the first ultrasound. I went about the first trimester […]
Things that made me smile March 2021
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist I hadn’t found a TV show that’s interested me much in a while (besides Mandalorian) until this one. It checks every box for me. Jamie describes it as Touch by Angel meets Glee. I know that doesn’t make it sound all that appealing, but it really is so good. Is any explanation […]