Someone near and dear to me is in the throes of planning the most important day of her life – her wedding. As I’ve been helping in little ways, memories of when I was in that season of my life have flooded back from the not-so-distant past a few years back. While our day was […]

We are on the road for a short trip so I can attend a national convention for my home-based business, Mary & Martha. Just recently having finished 8 months of living in hotels while our belongings were in storage, I feel like I have learned a thing or two by making my own mistakes and […]

Part of living a healthy, happy life and having the energy to keep up a home is staying active with regular exercise. But sometimes there are so many obstacles to working out. “The weather is too hot/cold to get outdoors.” “I can’t take my baby to the gym.” “We don’t have a jogging stroller.” “I’m […]

Last night I was at a social event where I didn’t know anyone. On two occasions, while I was chatting it up with some nice folks, the question of occupation came up. “So what do you do?” they asked. To which I responded, “Nothing… well I stay home with our 1 year old daughter.” Later […]

It’s been a few weeks now since I implemented and shared the new organizational tools I developed to keep me focused during the day. If you’ve been following along, right about now you might be wondering, “How’s that working out for you?” I am so glad you asked! So far I have loosely stuck to […]