Hip Hip Hooray! It's another guest post day! I recently had the opportunity to write a post on my top tips for finding awesome activities to do with your kids for the Monarch Camps blog. This is a topic close to my heart. Before I went full-time into freelance writing from home, I taught 8th grade English to the coolest kids around. So, my experience teaching really helped me understand … [Read more...]
Saturday Shopping: Disneyland With Kids!
We're taking the kids to Disneyland! This will be our first family trip to Disneyland and we are so excited! We're actually going with more family - so it'll be a big group and a lot of fun. Plus, the Christmas decorations went up at Disney today and this will be the first time any of us have been there to see the holiday lights. But, packing with kids is ... WOW. And, since we are flying, … [Read more...]
Saturday Shopping: Steals & Deals
Welcome back for this week's installment of Saturday Shopping! How was your Halloween? We had such a blast this year! Both my kids were really into it and totally got the whole trick-or-treating thing. Plus, this was our first Halloween in our new home, so we were able to do some community activities. Everything exceeded our expectations and made us fall in love with our new city even … [Read more...]
Saturday Shopping: Great Deals to Grab Now!
via GIPHY Are we ready for another segment of Saturday Shopping? Who's with me? Writing these posts can sometimes make me feel like an auctioneer or a town crier, lol. But, also, they can be the most fun to write. Just a spattering of online shopping opportunities to banish your blues with some good ol' fashioned retail therapy. Like this - who doesn't need this in their … [Read more...]
The Great Migration: CHANGE COMING SOON!
My little piece of the internet is 1-month-old. Can you believe it? Just one month ago, she was just an idea...something I talked about in the future tense. Now, here she is. And she's already having growing pains. So, to give her the best opportunity to thrive - I have begun what I am lovingly referring to as, "The Great Migration". With the help of someone … [Read more...]
Saturday Coffee Talk: What I’m Loving
We made it, folks.Although, if you have kids, that means absolutely nothing. No break for you! HA! This was a productive week, though. I did some research on cold brew coffee and natural deodorant that'll be comin' atcha very soon. My I Spy Fabulous Instagram made some new friends. I deleted thatawful email service - so the pop-ups are gone. All good things. Oh, I was also able to pick up … [Read more...]
Fab Find Fridays: Spying & Trying
I took this picture from our balcony last night. I used to roll my eyes at people that would talk about sunrises and sunsets. One of those I was never going to wake up for and the other I just...didn't get the appeal.Until we moved. I've never seen sunsets like this before. They are just layers of colors - vibrant and beautiful. I can't stop staring at them. None of us can. Even my children … [Read more...]
Fun Fridays: Deals & STEALs
Happy Friday, folks! We made it! Does anyone have any fun plans for the weekend?I have a hair appointment tomorrow - and now that I have kids, getting my hair done literally feels like a vacation. Plus, when I leave the salon, I always feel like this: Superbowl Halftime GIF from Superbowl GIFs Oh yes, girl, oh yes I do!Other than that, I wanted to share some of the deals and … [Read more...]
