If you haven't yet, I'd love for you to fill out the survey (scroll to the bottom of that post linked). We're going to talk about the results this week. I promise I'm listening and I'm already planning to make a few changes based on your responses. So how has the first week of 2017 been for you? It's the busiest week of the year for me at work, school started back and we ended the week with a snow day (well, really it was just ice), so things were a little crazy. I'm hoping to hop right back in to a normal schedule this week and hopefully give you a better idea of what I ate everyday next Sunday (I'll be posting recaps on Sunday morning). That is, if I get my act together on a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
a look back on 2016 + a survey
2016 was wonderful and sad and scary and fun. I learned so much about life and loss. In May, , there isn't a single day that goes by that I don't think about him. I don't spend a ton of time dwelling on more time, I don't have doubts about things I would have said to him or changes I would have made. I saw him multiple times a week, we went to church together, he came over to hang out with the kids on a regular basis. In fact, he spent the entire day before his death with Judson. I often find myself somewhere between being bitter that my kids won't get to grow up with him like I did and elated that we had the time we did. It was a few months later that Allen called me at work to … [Read more...]
wardrobe wednesday: recent buys
It's 2017! We're going to continue the Wardrobe Wednesday fun this year. You can link up on the first Wednesday of every month here or over on blog. We may post more Wednesdays throughout the month, we just won't have a new link-up each time, but we'll keep the link-up open throughout the month so you can add your post anytime. (affiliate links below) I'm not making any promises about purchases. We have a trip coming up and I just really like finding new and fun things to add to my closet. I stick to a strict policy, when a new thing comes in, something goes out of the closet and into the donation box, just in case you thought I was hoarding clothes over here. With that … [Read more...]