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Thank you BB&T for sponsoring this post. If you’ve only started reading my blog recently, you might not know that this wasn’t always a blog about motherhood, wellness, and simple living. In fact, this space used to be primarily about my personal journey of overcoming depression and anxiety and my choice to pursue happiness. Up…
It is November 1st, the morning after Halloween. There is a sadness in my heart now that my favorite time has passed. Yet, at the same time, the beautiful enormity of the memories that we made this year warm my heart to joy. Now that Roman & Marina are each old enough to appreciate what…
“The leaves are all falling. And they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground.” –Andrea Gibson Some days feel too good to be real. An old friend comes back into my life, someone that I loved once and love still. When we are reunited after these years that have passed, I can see…
Yesterday while Marina and I were waiting for Roman to get out of school, I ran into an old friend who has a daughter a year ahead of Roman. Her daughter and Roman went to school together at a local co-operative preschool for one year. She and I share many of the same values in…
Hello, my beautiful friends! I can hardly believe that the first week of October has already slipped through my fingers. Warm weather and summer temperatures have been sticking around here, but still, there are signs of autumn’s arrival all around us. Cool, wet air in the early mornings & evenings fills my lungs and it…
Roman’s first day of kindergarten was September 5, 2018. It was a day that I had dreaded since the day that he was born. My heart is at once broken and proud all at the same time. He was hesitant and shed a few tears at morning drop off on the first day, but by…
Hello, friends. It’s been awhile — a three week break that I hadn’t planned, but such is life. Right? Things have been really hard for me since the middle of July. When I look back on these last few months, the title of Pema Chodron’s book, WHEN THINGS FALL APART, keeps coming to mind. I…
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NixUltra #CollectiveBias If you’ve spent any time with me over this last year, then you’ve probably heard me talk cry about the fact that Roman is about to start kindergarten. It’s one of these things that most mothers…
Thank you Maxi-Cosi for sponsoring this post. Keep your little adventurers comfy, safe & stylish with the Maxi-Cosi Magellan 5-in-1 car seat! Recently Roman wrapped up his two-week morning summer camp program. He had so much fun interacting with many of the children that will join him in starting kindergarten next week. It was such…