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11/09/2025

This is a twist on one of my family’s favorite quick muffins! 2 ingredients about 20 minutes in the oven and you have perfect muffins every single time!

11/09/2025

Some life hacks are born out of necessity— this is one of them!

This year I’m buying new Christmas decorations. Just a few things. I fact, I do this every year. I buy a few items to ad...
11/09/2025

This year I’m buying new Christmas decorations.

Just a few things. I fact, I do this every year. I buy a few items to add to my existing collection. Many of the decorations I have are thrifted over the years, or bought second hand off of marketplace. Currently I’m hunting for a Christmas village, something vintage with that cozy 90s vibe I love so much. I will definitely show you if I hit the jackpot on one!

So far this year I bought some new garland and some curtains that definitely feel more festive than the beautiful springy blue ones Emily made for me. Those will go back up after Christmas is over.

But today I am starting slowly with decorating. I’m just swapping out the curtains. I am not sure where my existing decorations will fit into our new house, and since I’m a total creature of habit, everything goes in the same spot year after year. So this year, in our new house, I’m giving myself time to figure it all out, even if I’m usually completely decorated for Christmas by this time of year.

Yes, I am an early decorator— you caught me.

I know I will want to buy some new decorations to make this house feel like home, but I plan to get as much as I can second hand. There is something extra special about preloved Christmas decorations. It’s like they have magic built in. Maybe it’s because you have to hunt for them or maybe because other families have enjoyed them before you and a little Christmas magic clings to each item every time they are packed away.

Whatever the reason, I hope my kids grow up remembering the collection of Christmas items I spent years building. Something’s old, something’s new, but all a part of the backdrop of their childhood christmas memories.

11/09/2025

Isn’t it always the meals you just chuck together that are the best things you have ever made. I still want to make spinach artichoke chicken gnocchi but that will have to wait for a day where I actually defrost the spinach

I hid from my kids today. We spent the morning at a birthday party, then we ran some errands, when we got home I cleaned...
11/08/2025

I hid from my kids today.

We spent the morning at a birthday party, then we ran some errands, when we got home I cleaned the trash mobile that is my van and I even blew the leaves out of the garage. When I came inside Matt and Bug were in the middle of a Lego build that looked like it exploded all over my kitchen table and Bean was covered head to toe in play makeup.

Bean really wanted to “be girls together” and do our makeup in my bathroom so we got all girly and I curled my hair and slapped on some makeup so she felt like we were doing the special girly thing together.

Then I snuck away to my office and curled up in my cozy chair and hoped my kids forgot I existed, at least for a little while, and they did until they wanted snacks. But I got a break for a bit while I worked on editing some videos and mentally preparing to take on the rest of the day.

Sometimes I wish I could transport myself back to my pre children days when Matt and I could binge watch a TV show on a slow cold weekend and no one would be needing me. I definitely didn’t appreciate those slow lazy days enough when I had them that’s for sure.

When they grow up those lazy days will return, but for now I’ll hide from my kids on occasion to preserve my sanity until that happens 😂

No one is looking at you.No one is paying as close of attention to YOU as YOU are. I promise. Sometimes we go through li...
11/07/2025

No one is looking at you.

No one is paying as close of attention to YOU as YOU are. I promise.

Sometimes we go through life feeling like all eyes are on us. We think people are paying much closer attention to us than they really are.

What if they know I hate the outfit that I am wearing today? What if they can tell I have never walked this trail before? What if they see me turn back because I got too tired and cut my walk short?

The reality is every person you encounter, online, in person, or on your afternoon walk, has a life just as full as yours. Most people don't have enough room in their brains to be concerned with the way a stranger looks or what they are doing.

Don't let the hypothetical thoughts of a stranger keep you from living your real life.

Wear the outfit you want to wear, even if it feels like a fashion risk. Go to the new place you have never been to before. Live your life the way you want to, I promise, no one is looking.

11/07/2025

Our local food pantry told us “anything you would use we can use” as a guide for what to donate. Each food pantry needs different items, so it is best to reach out to your local pantry to find out how you can best help your community.

This week I did a pantry clean out, and realized just how much food I had sitting in my pantry. Unopened, within date an...
11/06/2025

This week I did a pantry clean out, and realized just how much food I had sitting in my pantry.
Unopened, within date and serving no one just sitting on my shelves.

Realistically many people have food in their pantries they won’t get to before it expires. This food should not go to waste when people in our own community could use it.

So I called a local food pantry to find out what kind of donations they could use and was told “if you use it we can use it”.

Say less! I headed to Aldi and absolutely packed a cart full of pantry staples to donate.

I grabbed things like microwave Mac and cheese cups because they only require water and no additional non-shelf stable ingredients like milk or butter. I grabbed a case of pasta and a case of sauce because that fills bellies fast. Rice stretches meals. Peanut Butter, Jelly and Graham Crackers make an easy snack.

Some food pantries have specific lists of items they are looking for. I realized my local food pantry accepts donated kitchen appliances. As luck would have it I just bought a brand new crockpot, I was planning to return it, because I found a different one I liked better. Instead of taking it back to the store I donated it to the food pantry along with an extra air fryer I had, and a blender.

As someone who has had to use SNAP in the past, I can only imagine how scary it must be to not know when your benefits will be restored, especially when you are feeding a family. There is no shame in needing help. There is no shame in visiting the food pantry to help make sure your family is fed.

If you are in a position to help support your local food pantry, now is a great time to give your local food pantry a call, find out how you can help your community.

11/06/2025

I think I need a net because this bird and I were both terrified. I think he’s gone now… or at least I hope so.

You don’t have to freak out. When my kids spill, or drop something and it makes a mess I don’t get mad. I don’t want my ...
11/06/2025

You don’t have to freak out.

When my kids spill, or drop something and it makes a mess I don’t get mad. I don’t want my kids to assume that if they make a mistake I will be mad at them.

I am raising imperfect people. We all are. They will inevitably make mistakes and when that happens, I really hope they know they can come to me and my default response will not be anger. One day the mistake might be bigger than making a mess, or breaking something, but me getting mad at them only teaches them to keep their mistakes from me.

Most things in life are figure-out-able. Accidents happen. Things break. And in case no one told you, messes aren’t an emergency.

11/06/2025

This isn’t Jimmy John’s this is Jessica’s house and at Jessica’s house everyone gets the same sub even if there is an illusion of choice. All subs come with a side of spilled Dr.Pepper and a mild panic that all the food is sticky and wet.

I’m tired. The dishes can’t wait. Yes, you read that right. Some nights the dishes can’t wait. Tonight is that night. My...
11/05/2025

I’m tired. The dishes can’t wait.

Yes, you read that right. Some nights the dishes can’t wait. Tonight is that night. My husband is at extracurriculars with my son tonight. Tomorrow I have a full day of filming and errands and we even have plans after school.

So if I want tomorrow to run smoothly, or to happen at all, the dishes CAN’T wait. But naturally it’s not just the dishes… it never is.

It’s the dishes from last night AND tonight because the dishes waited last night. It’s also the last load of laundry I SWORE I’d fold… all week. Oh, and now it’s time to start the kids laundry… again.

It’s the bed that I have left unmade for 3 days because this time of year has my routines falling apart. It’s the spelling test we have to practice for, and the snacks we need to prep for tomorrow.

It’s life. It’s never ending, and some nights it can be put off. But not tonight.

Tonight, instead of saying “I hate this I hate this I HATE THIS” over and over in my head while washing dishes, I’m going to turn on some music. Hell… maybe I will even put Christmas music on.

The day isn’t over just because the sun has set. I am capable of getting all of this done and having time to relax. And I don’t have to be grumpy while I get it done. At least not tonight.

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