"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." -Romeo & Juliet Several years ago, I was experimenting with a new medi...

Several years ago, Dustin and I bought two brown recliners.  At the time, they were super comfortable, roomy and the perfect chair to sit i...

Shortly after LL was born, I found a new job.  I was so happy to go back to work after a brief hiatus.  The only downside was there was a t...

Every once in awhile, I find myself in a rut.  Nothing in my life is necessarily wrong, but something feels like it's missing.  I exper...

I have two younger brothers, Jonathan and Matthew.  Both of them will be embarking on new adventures within the next few weeks - both of wh...

My youngest daughter, we call her LL, will be four months old tomorrow.  Time usually flies, but it seems to be flying particularly fast wh...

Today is the last day of the A to Z Challenge.  I got through most of the posts, so I'm happy about what I accomplished.  Even though I...

My life has completely changed.   I have spent the last several weeks preparing for our new bundle of joy. And now she's here. ...

I've read a lot about working mothers feeling "mom guilt."  I guess I can consider myself apart of that crowd because these...

It wasn't that long ago that I was working part-time at a reception center and, for the most part, enjoyed my job and the people I work...

After a failed attempt to do so last summer, three weeks ago I began to potty train my 3 year old daughter.  The first week felt like a tot...

Exactly three years ago today, I woke up at 7:00a.  As I looked around the room and noticed it was light outside it hit me:  I had slept th...

It was January 2010.  I had just welcomed in the new year and had put together a fun list of 65 things to do in 365 days.  I was looking fo...

My daughter received a very generous gift from her grandparents a few months ago:  Rapunzel pajamas.  She fell in love with them INSTANTLY,...

There's a commercial for Arby's on TV these days that inspired my "What the..." for the week.  It starts out with a guy f...

The other day I heard someone say, "I love being a mom." It got me thinking about whether or not I have uttered those 5 words in ...

Last year, in lieu of a few big resolutions, I put together a 65 in 365 days list.  It was more like a bucket list - things I wanted to do t...

My life has changed somewhat drastically since my last post.  At that time, we were living in Idaho Falls, ID and our house was on the marke...

In May of 2004, I graduated from Weber State University , earning a Bachelor's degree in Family Studies.  At the time, I had a job tha...

"Complete a "First Year" book for Isabelle" -Goal #35, Emily's 65 in 365 List At the beginning of the year, I put t...