Links The Problem with Not Having Any Losers <–Can I get an AMEN to this post? How to Help A New Mom over at Neon Fresh. This post caught my eye because I have several friends expecting in the near future, and helpful tips are always welcome. When It Feels Like Everyone is Bigger, Better, Smarter. Because this life we live is the greatest comparison trap ever. On Parenting Teens… Read More
LINKS Grown-Ups Shouldn’t Finish Books They’re Not Enjoying, by ModernMrsDarcy. I recently read Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller and she made an interesting point about teaching kids it’s OK to abandon a book they aren’t enjoying. It never occurred to me that some readers might not know that this was acceptable. I started asking classes as they came in if it was OK to stop reading a book.. Read More
FYI: I’m trying hard to find a graphic I love for these posts–these just aren’t it. If you have a suggestion, hit me up 🙂 Links Goodreads. Look me up and be my friend. This post from the history books of Neon Fresh about Abigail Adams, sort of. Roo did this whole “Ballers of History” thing a while back, and the one on old Abby is pretty legit. This. Because.. Read More
LINKS National Scrapbooking Day is tomorrow, May 3. {In a perfect world, I will catch up on all my PL layouts for this year and have them ready for the printer.} The idea is to create as many layouts as you can on Saturday and post them to social media with the hashtag #NSD10k. The goal is to 10,000 layouts shared. 11 Things You Can DO to Actively Encourage Another.. Read More
I’m starting a new trend, ya’ll. Let’s see if I can stick with it, for once 🙂 Each Friday I’ll do a Links and Loves post, where I share everything I’m loving right now, whether it be a post I’ve read or a product I’m digging. One day, I might even come up with a cute ‘linky’ image and everything. You can see Links and Loves, 1st edition here. LINKS 100.. Read More
You know how you love sharing with your girlfriends the things that work for you? Like new makeup, or awesome products, or how you get your kid to stop picking their nose behave in public? I have a few things I have bragged about to my girlfriends lately, so I thought I would share them with you. Warning: one (or two) of these posts are fairly personal, so if you are.. Read More
How awesome are these photos? Would you like to know what they were taken with? AN IPHONE…. yep, you heard me right. An iphone. Taken underwater. With this case: A LifeProof case. They run about $80 and are made for underwater (and everything else for that matter!). This will most definitely be the next case I purchase for my phone!!
Today was spent swimming, eating, and visiting with some of our dearest friends. It was wonderful. Kyndall did get stung on the finger by a wasp. War was declared. Mommies with flyswatters and two types of buspray vs. all wasps in the pool area. We left the little wasp bodies where they fell. We wanted to send a message. Me? I got attacked with water guns a few times… The.. Read More