As a mom, it’s important that I give my boys the best possible shot at setting themselves up for success. It’s my job to provide them with the tools they need to live a life of intention and happiness. Whatever that success looks like to them. I want them to feel like they can achieve anything they set their minds to. I want them to be happy and positive little beings. I want them to be respectful of others. I want them to be proud of themselves. I want them to feel all the f

What does that mean? To me? To be a mom? What about you? With Mother’s Day fast approaching I have been thinking about this a lot lately. At least once a day I get asked…Do you have kids? Yup. Yes. I have three. Three boys. They usually follow that with something like, wow that’s amazing! Three boys! You must be so busy. Yup. Yes. Three boys are busy. A six-year-old, a nine-year-old and my oldest is almost 17. AND THIS IS WHERE it happens —-> You DO NOT have a 16-year-old at

Ok. This blog is all about being open and honest and being able to share with you our journey towards a more simple and minimalist life. When I say our journey…many of you associate this with our recent big move and downsizing. However, there is a list of reasons as to why we chose a more simple lifestyle. The benefits for us living this lifestyle is weaved into earlier posts throughout this blog. Bottom line, we want to enjoy life, do what we love, get more time back with ou

This week we’re exploring dinosaurs and dino digs. My boys really enjoyed this invitation to play. it was super fun and really easy to set up. The boys spent over an hour emersed in learning and play. I got some time back to get errands done around the house. The clean up took five minutes! I would suggest creating a dino dig kit at clean up time. so next time it’s easy to pull out again. I added books to this play idea. You can grab books at the library or use some dino book

I often get asked by friends and family many questions about choosing quality childcare. This all-important decision is sometimes intimidating and scary, especially for new parents; and by new, I mean before the baby has even arrived! As soon as new parents get over the initial excitement of being pregnant, they are quickly thrown into the reality of how this new little person is about to bring some big changes to their lives. One of the decisions parents are often faced with