If you follow me on Instagram, you already know I was getting my hygge on all weekend long.  Fresh flowers were decorating my counters, my new candle was burning, I was cozied up under a fleece blanket (yes, in June…the weather has been less than summery around here lately), and I have enjoyed special time […]

We’ve all been there at some point or another…we’ve received bad news, we are experiencing a painful situation, or we are having relationship problems.  Perhaps we are feeling helpless, hopeless, or just plain exhausted by the weight of life and our seemingly unending responsibilities.  These are often the days when we are hoping someone will […]

If you have been reading my blog for any length of time (or following me on Instagram), you already know how much I heart a good bubble bath.  I honestly can’t think of a better way to unwind after a long day.  A 20 minute relaxing soak is all it takes to melt my stress […]

Every mom I know has a deep-seated fear that the Department of Children and Families is going to come take their children away. Maybe they don’t all talk about it…but it’s there.  Often, it’s something we say to other moms to be self-deprecating.  But that uneasy feeling that ebbs and flows beneath the surface remains…the […]

Happy Memorial Day, my Besties!  I hope you are all having a beautiful and restful day and that we all take some time to remember the sacrifice of the men and women who have bravely fought to give us the freedom we enjoy today.  Things have been going at a pretty slow pace around here […]

Before I sign off for the weekend, I wanted to leave you with five powerful quotes from “Year of Yes.”  Have you read that book? In it, Shonda Rhimes (creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal) takes a self-imposed dare to say “yes” to every opportunity she is presented with for one year.  Rhimes chronicles her […]

Summer is kicking off (unofficially) this weekend!  As in…tomorrow!  And I couldn’t be happier about it!  Summer just feels like a time to treat yo self, doesn’t it?  Longer days, warm nights and vacays galore just put me in the mood to sip tasty bevs and indulge in something sweet.   So how do we […]

I’ve got another edition of Ask Your Bestie for you today!  Today I’m answering the question:  “I struggle with vulnerability and it’s affecting my personal relationships…do you have any advice?” First and foremost, I will say this:  vulnerability is HARD.  But what makes vulnerability difficult?  I don’t think it’s something we will ever “achieve,” but […]

Welcome to another week of self care posts, my Besties!  I’ve got a lot of good ones planned for you, but I’d like to start the week with a roundup of posts (some written by yours truly, and some not) that will encourage you to get more peace and quiet.   I remember my mom […]

As I’ve been thinking about how to spend some “me time” today, I remembered I’ve been wanting to try the hygge lifestyle and a fika coffee break for a while.  Do you know the difference between hygge and fika? They are all the rage in the world of self care right now, so I thought […]