. Hi Reader, I hope you're doing well. Sorry I've been absent the past couple of weeks. Granted, I'm guessing no one notices when I don't email weekly, I'm not that important, but in case you do - I apologize. Turns out, due in part to the passing of my mother in April, I'm currently in an autoimmune flare. My symptoms are significantly worse than usual, I've had a lot of medical appointments, and I'm trying to get back to baseline. Some of what that entails is reducing stress, letting things...

. Hi Reader, I don't know about you, but even up here in MN, it's feeling like summer! This has led to us wanting to be outside more often, and recently, my boys 'graduated' from their Little Tikes basketball hoop and wanted a bigger one. I started my research and found the perfect one that will grow with them! Of course, I wrote a blog post all about it, which you can see below. I'll include the toddler one too, as they used that from toddler age to early elementary, just fine. This new one,...

. Hi Reader, I hope your week is going well! I hope your Mother's Day went well and that you were spoiled by your kids!! If not, know that you're not alone. Year after year, I've heard from other moms that their Mother's Day was a disappointment...which led me to write the blog post below. I know that disappointment is common based on how many people find and read this particular blog post in May around Mother's Day in the U.S. and in March for Mother's Day in the UK. My Mother's Day was...