When I sit down to write it’s important to me that my creative juices are flowing freely; I want to make a lasting impact. I assume that others in creative fields feel the same way. Inspiration and creativity don’t always arrive when you want them to and you don’t always have the time to wait until they show up; you… View Post
Each day I marvel a little more that my small people are not quite so small anymore. I often find myself referring to them as ‘real people’. By this, I mean they have opinions and join conversations. They are curious, funny and anxious to know EVERYTHING. Their minds are like sponges – with so much going on around them, they… View Post
Without fail, every single time my small people have friends spend the night, they request donuts for breakfast. For years now, my husband or I would throw on some clothes and head out to fulfill the request. We would patiently take orders, head to the local donut shoppe and place our order – returning home to anxiously waiting small people… View Post
Impulsiveness. Spur of the moment. Unable to focus on a task. Do any of these describe your child? Self-control is such a hard lesson for kids to acquire. For some children, it comes easy. But for others, they need to some creative ways to learn self-control. Coming up with creative ways to teach self-control will have a more positive effect… View Post
We are in the heart of my favorite time of year – Summertime. The weather warms up, we hit the diamond to watch the kids play their favorite baseball and softball and start counting the days until we take off on family vacation. Yes, we have to work around dozens of baseball/softball games and tournaments, but when we decide to… View Post
There are few things I love more than sleep. That doesn’t mean I have always made it a priority. There was that time in Kindergarten when I refused to take a nap. Or in college when I was pretty sure I my term papers were best written at 2am. Or when I started this business and found that the best… View Post
