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  • My Book Staircase

    My Book Staircase

    One day skimming through Pinterest I came across the idea to make your staircase look like a stack of books, and I decided I didn’t even want carpet on my stairs. I want books.

  • Ariel is Deserves a Defense

    Ariel is Deserves a Defense

    I am often told that Ariel is the worst princess because she supposedly gave up so much for a guy she didn’t even know. I don’t think she deserves that hate, and I think she is way more awesome than we give her credit for.

  • Sharing Hobbies as a Parent

    With the exception of a few puzzle games on my phone, I have not played a video game in years. Probably around 8 years. This doesn’t mean anything to a lot of people. Some might even wonder why a grown woman would have been playing even 8 years ago. But I did. I enjoyed it.…

  • A Vatican of Cardinals

    “We are here, we love you.”

  • Here in My Heart

    I realize how lost it really feels without Mama here. I know I am not the only one who feels so lost without my Mama. But we all have to try to find our way in our own way. I have been trying my best to be more and more like her every day.

  • Happy Birthday to Me

    Happy birthday to me! I guess? I was never big on my own birthday. There might have been a year or two somewhere when I completely forgot it was coming. This isn’t really a milestone birthday or anything, but it is the first one to make me sad. Because I’m in that official “middle age”…

  • Find Joy in Spring

    When I started this blog, it was a space for me to pull happiness into the world. In real life, I am not nearly as upbeat and positive as I wish I was. I am actually very cynical, suspicious, and I expect the worst in most situations, but I am trying my best to be…

  • Write Down those Baby Sayings!

    Time with babies flies like crazy. I’ve blogged less and less, but that’s mostly because I have less time to edit and proofread rather than less time to want to write. I do keep a few journals with an app on my phone: one for general journaling, one for my daily grateful thoughts, and one…

  • A Year Ago

    This time last year I was worried about your siblings and how their worlds would change forever. I was excited for them to meet you. I wondered your gender. What you’d look like. How you’d act. If I’d miss being pregnant. If you’d enjoy being born. I can’t believe it’s been a year. Your siblings…

  • Daisy Singing in the Rain

    Daisy Singing in the Rain

    I think most of us are in agreement that this summer was pretty crappy weather wise. It was either a thousand degrees or raining. Most of us are glad it’s finally fall and some clear, crisp weather should be on the way. While she hasn’t specifically told me, I don’t think my Daisy is one…