Welcome! Here’s a collection of everything I’ve written so far – stories of parenting, adoption, marriage, midlife, and the messy, funny, honest moments in between. Browse by category or check out the latest posts at the top.
Featured Stories
- A Little Nostalgia to Help with the Winter Blues
- What I Missed as an Adoptive Mom
- New Year Organization Without Resolutions: Clearing Space When Life Feels Loud
👩👧 Parenting & SAHM Life
Honest reflections on the invisible job of motherhood, raising neurodivergent kids, and finding joy in the everyday chaos.
- A Little Nostalgia to Help with the Winter Blues
- The Hard Truth About ADHD and Too Much Stuff: What I Did Wrong as a Mom
- Friendships That Shape Us: What I Want My Daughter to Know
💜 Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Our family’s journey through infertility, adoption, and foster care — the heartbreaks, lessons, and unexpected beauty along the way.
- What I Missed as an Adoptive Mom
- Foster Care Training Broke My Heart – and I’d Still Do It Again
- Find Your Calm Now: Coping Through the Foster Care and Adoption Journey
💍 Marriage, Family & Finances
Real stories about marriage, money, and navigating life together with humor, honesty, and a little grace.
- How Marriage Changes Over Time: The Seasons No One Talks About
- How I Meal Plan on a Budget
- Opposites Attract? What Being Married to My Polar Opposite Has Taught Me
🌸 Midlife & Me
A Gen X mom’s take on style, self-care, and the ups and downs of life in your 40s and beyond.
- New Year Organization Without Resolutions: Clearing Space When Life Feels Loud
- Gen X Party Culture: The Gross, Glorious Years We Somehow Survived
- Midwestern First Snow: Ope, Here We Go Again
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