The 3 resolutions I make every year (and stick to)

I LOVE resolutions. I find a clean desk calendar with nothing written on it and no coffee stains (yet) so extremely refreshing. I love the hope of walking near the pool with enviable abs. I love having something to focus on now that the holiday decorations are clear and I’m stuck indoors for a few […]

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Happiness doesn’t come easy, but choose the right “hard”

I clutch my sweater to my chest, close my eyes and take a deep breath. Do I feel “joy”? I mean, I like this sweater. But it doesn’t feel like hugging a puppy. This sweater is not as trendy as the Kon-Marie closet purge. In addition to trying out the Marie Kondo method (which I […]

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New business before new baby: Story behind Lionheart Lamb

Let me tell you how my heart broke.  I had just picked up my girls from daycare. My 1 year old was happily babbling in her seat, but my 3 year old was just staring out the car window with her tiny chin perched in her little hand. Usually, she was talkative. The silence worried […]

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Why I disappeared for 3 months and no one noticed

Remember the real life “Runaway Bride”? I’m taking you way back to 2005, when a woman named Jennifer Wilbanks went missing. The search went from a small town in Georgia, to a nationwide hunt. People assumed her fiancé killed her. But then she called him from New Mexico saying she was kidnapped and gave a […]

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I need help! And here are cheap ways I find it

There’s a pride in doing something on your own. No one will argue that. And if you follow this blog, you know I’m an extreme DIY-er. But the less endearing term for that condition is “control freak.” No organic arugula at Costco? No problem, I’ll grow it. That beaded chandelier is $1,500?!?! I just ordered […]

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Leaving the best part of me on the table

It was the perfect September evening. The weather was just slightly crisp and the tips of the trees just started to turn a rusty orange. My glass of wine was half full as we sat with friends … and toddlers. That’s when a small miracle happened. “Why don’t we take the kids home and you […]

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It’s not you, it’s me: A simple step towards a happier life

It’s 5:45pm. Like clockwork on any given Tuesday, I have broccoli steaming on the stove, chicken on the grill or oven and some other side dish simmering. Getting to this point in the day took a small miracle and PBS programming to keep my girls entertained. This is also the time when my almost 2 […]

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Strength is not a title, it’s an attitude

I was 20 years old when I discovered my grandma and I had the same face. My grandpa was retiring for the first time (not the last) and we were putting pictures together for a party. “Is it weird to know what you are going to look like when you’re 85?” asked a woman who […]

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All is fair in love and chores, except dead animals

I was in the middle of either my third or fourth round of laundry. I lost count. Laundry is a gaping abyss. With a freshly folded pile of toddler clothes in hand, I walked into my daughter’s room to put her clothes in her drawer and – like I always do in the summer – […]

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Wishing you a blissfully unaware summer

“Wow, she looks all grown up,” my grandma said as I stepped out on her back patio. “Yes! It fits!” said my mom, with more relief in her voice than anything else because she wouldn’t have to pay for a swimsuit for me that summer. I was 11 on the cusp of turning 12 … […]

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