Lovin’ Life Blog
It’s only 10 days until Christmas, but who’s counting? Are you feeling the stress yet? Isn’t it ironic that the season for joy and family and friendship can be so darn stressful? So let’s push the pause button for a second and do a little planning…. I’ve been working with the following companies to share [...]
It’s funny, as a kid I thought back-to-school was all about us kids. Who knew it meant late nights and operating at warp speed for our dear sweet mothers?! And that is without scrambling to get life back in order after a week of no electricity and water from a lovely hurricane named Irene! But [...]
We’re a big road trip family and this summer is no different. We have trekked from Connecticut to Wisconsin (numerous times!), Arkansas and Florida and this summer has us meeting friends in Pittsburgh. Some people think we’re nuts to hit the road with three young boys in tow, but it’s become our tradition (with some [...]
I just sat down at a coffee shop planning to write a very different piece but couldn’t help notice a mother and her newborn baby. Seeing her cradle the baby and kiss her little cheeks and hold her neck, so as to not break her, brought back a flood of wonderful memories. My boys are [...]
My mom passed away 5 years ago today and more than anything I wish I could remember her smile. I loved my mom and now that I’m 11 years into motherhood I see and appreciate more and more what all she did for my sister and me. I do however think that she sadly and [...]
Mother’s Day is here again, and I look forward to crayola-smudged, home-made cards, a half-burned breakfast in bed with stone-cold coffee, new plants for the garden, and sweet kisses that warm me up inside and out. This year, I realize Mother’s Day is not all about me. I think about how many women “mother” my [...]
Have you ever noticed the typical answer to the question, “How are you?” has shifted from “I’m fine” to something like; “Fine… but busy.” Busy. The word flies around like the black flies in my kitchen. Being busy has become something of an expectation, a badge of honor. If you’re NOT busy, you must either [...]
