The Career Path I Didn’t Realize I Was Building as a Stay-at-Home Mom
If you had asked me a few years ago what my career plan looked like, I wouldn’t have had an answer for you. Not because I didn’t care, but because I cared enough to lose sleep over it…and still had nothing figured out. At the time, I was home raising multiple kids. My husband was […]
2026: The Year I Stop Carrying Everything
Toward the end of every year, I start to feel restless. This year, that feeling showed up during the quiet stretch between Christmas and New Year’s, when you’re supposed to be pausing and soaking in the quiet moments after a crazy holiday season. I wanted to. I just couldn’t. Rest is hard when you’re tired […]
A Year-End Confession I Didn’t Expect to Make
I don’t know who I am anymore – and that’s hard to admit. For most of my adult life so far, I’ve been needed. Constantly. If it wasn’t tending to babies, it was calming temper tantrums, managing the family calendar, grocery shopping, cooking meals, budgeting, holding everyone’s emotions, and handling the million other invisible things […]
When the Risk Feels Reckless, Do It Anyway
Three years ago this weekend, we buckled all our kids into the car, pulled out of our Colorado driveway for the last time, and headed 19 hours across the country to Tennessee. We had no family waiting for us and no backup plan if things didn’t work out. Just this feeling we couldn’t shake – […]
When the Hustle Drowns Out the Joy
The last time I wrote here was July of 2023. I shared with you how I was overcoming the battle of going from full time stay at home mom to juggling a part time work from home job as a writer. At the very end of that blog, under a section titled, “How to Balance […]
Balancing Personal Growth and Parenthood: A Work from Home Mom’s Journey to Self-Fulfillment
Six months ago, I gave birth to my sixth (and final) baby. It has been a wild 10 years of sleepless nights, baby snuggles, changing diapers, kissing boo-boos, feeding bottomless pits, and wishing the time away all while constantly hoping time would slow down. This year, I also celebrated my 29th birthday. I don’t know […]
A Guide to Homeschooling in Tennessee
I love homeschooling! I love the flexibility of it, I love the extra time I am granted with my kids because of it, and I love being a part of their celebration when things finally click in their brain. My favorite moment with each of them has been when they finally learn to read. They […]
5 Reasons to Encourage Kids to Start a Business
My two oldest kids recently started their own businesses. I know what you’re thinking. Homeschooling mom of six kids who blogs in her limited free time; where the heck does she find the time for more projects?! I was very hesitant at first. But after witnessing some of the best pitches on why they should […]
The Best of 10 Years Well Spent
In a blink of an eye, a whole decade flew by. I guess that’s what they say, time flies when you’re having fun. Or when you’re busy having having six kids. Whichever. Time certainly doesn’t stand still for anyone. Just last month, my husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. I don’t think either […]
2022: The Best Year Yet
After the dumpster fire that consumed most of 2020 and 2021, I was surprisingly optimistic about ringing in the year 2022. I know every one of us have spent the last couple of years approaching New Year’s Eve with extreme caution; not sure whether we should celebrate or resent the act of resetting our calendars. […]