I’m so glad you’re here!
Welcome to my midlife chapter, where this journey is about choosing growth, sharing the real stuff, and becoming more me than I’ve felt in a long time. Here you’ll find reflections and motherhood, mindset and motivation, and the ins and outs of a full-time mom learning how to LIVE life, not just get through it. It’s not perfect or curated, but it’s real, and I’m grateful you’re here to share it.
Hang on, it’s a wild ride!
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And Then Summer Happened
The last time I sat down to write here, it was April. I was bemoaning the return of winter weather which was hanging on longer than anyone wanted it to, spring was taking its sweet time getting here, and I was looking ahead to summer, the long days, the warmth, the green, so much baseball,…
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Sunseeking When Winter Won’t Let Go
I found myself laying on the living room floor today, basking in a patch of sunlight like it was something I might lose forever if I didn’t catch it in time, trying to soak up every bit of glowing warmth I could find. Of course, I’ve learned this from the cats, sunseeking is important at…
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Finding My Way Back to the Words
In hindsight, it seemed easy. It felt clear and right. I knew exactly the direction I wanted to go, how I wanted to share the thoughts within my head, and I envisioned what they’d look like on the blog and how they’d make others feel as they read. But when I sat down to write,…
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Married! Finally!
Always unconventional, and we love it that way! We have spent the last 19 years together, navigating this journey, building a life, creating a home that started as just me and 3 kiddos and 3 cats. As a single mom, my life was busy. James was long haul trucking, gone for 3+ weeks a time,…
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April Fools. WTF?!
Happy April, friends. I know, it’s technically spring, but as per usual here in North Dakota, it looks more like a snow globe than a ray of sunshine and breath of fresh air. Honestly, I was hoping this year would be different, that we’d move right into the spring months like other places, but instead, we’re bundled…
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Rewriting My Rules: That’s Freedom!
What was, isn’t always what is. It doesn’t matter that I have felt invincible, that everything was on the right track, or that my passions were concrete. Sometimes things just change. Sometimes that feels like a gradual, harmonious transition. Other times it’s a 9.9 on the Richter Scale and the abrupt shake up leaves you…
