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When I started blogging so many years ago, the vibes were different. I was different. It was the before… Before Insta-worthy photos, the “influencer” home and THE asthetic. I didn’t know who I was. I didn’t know what I liked. I modeled myself as a character, looking at the successes of other women bloggers with…

As I lay here in bed, ready to close my eyes to usher in a new day, I’m overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with joy, overwhelmed with love and overwhelmed with gratitude. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m absolutely overwhelmed with the expectations, the fact that I have dental work happening tomorrow, financial strain, scheduling, planning, homeschooling and…

For many it’s the first few weeks of school, and yet here we are…already hearing the news of another senseless school shooting. When are we going to acknowledge the elephant in the room?! Every single school shooter is MALE. For long enough our society has allowed “boys to be boys” and has treated Boys and…

There’s not a ton going on in the Midwest, but football season brings us alllllll out of the woodwork. There is nothing like a cool, crisp Saturday with college football blaring in the background and chili in the crockpot. These really are the days. As an avid Buckeye fan (I know, I know…Cincinnati people are…

Listen. I was a Target girl through and through. My Opalhouse phase is evident when you walk through my house. I’m also an Anthro girl deep in my soul. But you know, there’s a little thing called $$ that I’m not currently rolling in. It all started with a microwave. And Drew Barrymore (of course).…

Let me start by say I love my life. And I love my 6 kids. But being pregnant or nursing for the last 15 see years has taken so much more out of me than I realized. Mentally, physically, the whole kit and kaboodle, and the really weird part?! I didn’t even realize I had…

You know that feeling. When you walk up to a crowd and you know they’re talking about you. Bonus points when you hear them say “oh look there’s the “influencer”,with extreme disdain…followed by laughs and glares in my direction. Maybe it’s because I’m rolling up like the knife salesman in Willy Wonka, (except my version…

***Trigger Warning for Child Abuse*** If you are a parent you need to watch “Quiet on The Set”. It’s a tough watch, but super important. One thing to note, is that the parents who tried to say something or felt something was off were ostercized…turned into enemies and made to seem “difficult”. However , there…

Listen. Dressing for success is the goal here. As a dance teacher I have to do my best to encourage my dancers to have a vibe. How can I do that if I don’t have one myself?! Everything I wear must check all of the boxes. Can I move? Check. Is it comfy? Check. Can…