Simplifying your home starts at the heart…

Happy New Year! What a year it has been!! It was full of adventures, lazy days, fun-filled days and days of heartache. The new year is always my favorite, with it’s chance at new beginnings and so called “do-overs.”   I usually start the year off with a huge overhaul of our home, cleaning and organizing and decluttering.  But this …

Counting My Blessings Instead of My Messes

Today as I glance around my house, taking in the multiple “mini” messes that have created one gigantic disaster, the piles and mountains of things that need to be washed (including my children) and catch a glimpse of my less than chic appearance in the hallway mirror, I have decided to shrug my tired shoulders and count my blessings instead …

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Starting Off 2014 Sleep Deprived but Organized

The title of this post says it all: I’m tired but determined to get a handle on this house. (Didn’t I just do a pre-baby nesting?!) I know it may be hard to believe, but keeping a house organized, let alone clean, with 3 small children is hard! And just knowing where to start is a challenge! Before kids I …

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Welcome to the World Emerson Brooke!

This past friday morning at 9:24am our precious baby GIRL Emerson Brooke came into the world! It was quite a shock to both her daddy and myself, as the idea of having a girl seemed far fetched.  I was bawling on the operating table, unable to contain my emotion.  I don’t think it even really hit home until I put …

Trying to let it go….

Ever seen this sign? Or how about this one? I now have a new appreciation for them and their marvelous words! I may even paint them in very large letters all over my walls! I have a beautiful family! I love my amazing husband and my darling, sweet and mischievous boys! But, at times my house can tend to disagree …

Fun Activities To Do With Your Kids On A Rainy Day!

Like most of you fellow blog readers out there, I have become addicted to Pinterest. While most of my boards are filled with fanciful, glittery or just plain awesome girly-ness, I have recently started collecting Pins filled with ideas for activities to do with my toddler. Some days there are just not enough places to go and not enough ways …