I certainly don’t know everything. And I’m definitely not going to be the most educated kid on the block. But, I can’t stay silent. I can’t look past how this is a problem. This past week has been extremely eye opening for me. I definitely feel different than I did a week ago and am ready to speak up and help. I know I can be better.

It’s my 10 year Blogiversary, FIRSTNAME! Learn more about what’s happened the last 10 years and why I started this little blog in the first place!

When you start your day with helpful thoughts and emotions about what you can control and accomplish, you will create a new outlook. When you decide what you want to think about the day ahead, you become the person you know you are inside. You won’t have to feel behind, or alone, or not enough anymore.

With work, family time, chores, etc., by the time the kids go to bed, we can hardly keep our eyes open, let alone open up a book, amiright?! Enter the morning podcast. If you’re not a podcast person, I suggest you try it! My entry to the podcast world was Serial (OMG, I still LOVE that one), but if you want some of my favorites for life + business, well friend, you’re in luck because that’s what I’m giving you today!

Maybe you’re not a morning person. Maybe you don’t need or like to workout first thing in the morning. Maybe you HATE a schedule. I am telling you, if you need anything right now, I believe it’s a morning routine that’s just for YOU.

Now that we know this is going to be more of the same for the foreseeable future, I need SOMETHING to look forward to. I need SOMETHING for the kids to be excited about. Because, let’s face it, we’re not just mom + teacher now - we’re their playmates too. Which is why we came up with our Quarantine - ahem - SPRING Bucket List.

I've been trying to take this whole COVID-19 thing one day at a time, but as we continue to push back dates of when the kids go back to school, it's becoming more + more likely that it's going to be more of the same for the foreseeable future.

A few weeks ago, I shared my daily routine. Well, you can basically throw that one out the window because EVERYTHING has changed since then. I hinted at how I would update you when summer came and then again when the school year started. What I didn’t anticipate was having to do an update BEFORE the end of the school year. I know there are some of you who have seen scheduled floating around the internet (don’t try to Pinterest it… they’ve blocked ALL Coronavirus content on there), but I thought I’d share what we’ve adapted for our family and what seems to be working OK right now.

I asked my friend Dr. Kelsey Decker to be a guest on the blog so she could teach you #allthethings about how to jumpstart your fitness as a busy mama! Her tips are great and I know you're going to fall in love with her too!

Did you know toxic beauty products are hormone disruptors, which cause certain hormones and organ systems to overcompensate, throwing off our natural hormonal balance and leading to symptoms such as infertility, PMS, terrible menstrual cramping, acne, and insomnia, among others?! Because I feel like I've been dealing with A LOT of hormone related issues over the last year, I've been transitioning most of my beauty products over to all natural ones. Here are a few of my favorites...

During the season of Lent, people “sacrifice” something as a reminder of the Ultimate Sacrifice - Jesus dying on the cross so we can have eternal life with him in heaven. And this is always why I CHOOSE to give something up for Lent. This year, I'm doing something a little different... instead of giving up chocolate or candy, I'm giving up spending for the next 40-days...

One thing that came up while we were there was our college experiences. You might not know this about me but I didn’t have your “typical” college experience. I’m not really sure there’s actually a “typical” college experience, but I didn’t go to college to have freedom or a college experience…

Last year, I started something new… I would pick ONE HABIT that I wanted to improve (either do more or do less of) and focus on that for one entire month. 30 days. That’s it.

This year, I’ve decided (with the help + suggestions of some of my friends) to set 20 intentions for 2020. Things that I know I should be doing. Things I want to be better about doing. Things that I know I should be more INTENTIONAL with.

If you’re new here, you might not even know that this little blog didn’t even start here. It started a long, long time ago - almost a decade ago - back in June of 2010, when I had NO idea where this little blog would take me.