They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but I believe the adage rings true for anyone with a pulse. We all love great food. And there’s no better way to fall in love with Flagstaff than by taking a Flagstaff Food Tour. When my editor for Flagstaff Moms Blog told […]
Ah…expectations. We all have them, but don’t often share them. Silent expectations create so many problems in our lives and especially related to big holidays like Mother’s Day. In fact, just last night “silent expectations” led to a fight with my own mom about Mother’s Day 2018. Here’s the deal: We all have expectations about […]
Five years ago this April, I eagerly ushered my then 4-year-old onto a soft green field for his first year of T-ball. I donned a tank top, baseball cap, and flip-flops, and prepared to enjoy a blissful baseball season – soaking up the sun after a long winter while my son played his heart out […]
A few months ago, I tried to cut out Facebook friends who live in the same town. It was a grand experiment to see if it was possible to reject online society in favor of in-real-life friendships. It both succeeded and failed. The Successes Right away, I felt better because I quit exposing myself to people whose […]
The holidays are here! And the countdown to winter break is on. The “Last Day of School” is marked on my calendar – generating excitement among my littles and raising anxiety for me. Why? Because I don’t like my kids. Wait? What?!? No. I LOVE my kids. But you wouldn’t know it based on how […]
*This post is in partnership with Wildflower Bread Co. All experiences and opinions are my own. Effortless. The word’s meaning is “requiring no exertion; achieved with ease,” yet I’ve never tried so hard to achieve something in my life. I am not effortless. And neither are my holidays. Every year, I start out with amazing […]
You know what’s awesome? Fall. The colors…The smells…The bulky sweaters that cover my apparently permanent “fall fluff”…Oh, and all the fall-flavored lattes we get to enjoy (see also sweaters to cover subsequent “fall fluff” from too many fall-flavored lattes. haha!). I LOVE IT ALL! And sometimes I want to share the love, which is why […]
It’s that time of year again…when I earn “Gold” status at Starbucks, all thanks to one little drink: The Pumpkin Spice Latte. I knew I wanted to write about it – but didn’t expect the #PSL frenzy that hit on social media and newsrooms across the country. Everyone’s writing and talking about it. Everyone’s coming […]
I did it. I decided to stop using Facebook for in-town friendships. If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably a lot like me. We meet people and one of you says, “Oh, are you on Facebook? Let’s be friends.” No. More. That ends for me now. And here’s why: I am disgusted by how much […]
Drive around town and you know…fall has come to Flagstaff, Arizona. It’s been playing peek-a-boo with us for awhile now, and amateur photographers everywhere (including myself) are walking up and down the city streets capturing the beautiful changes taking place. The color transition is well underway. And honestly, I’m not trusting that whole “mid- to […]
Family: Married to my college sweetheart with two kids (one boy, one girl), ages 8 and 6. Job: I spent the last 17 years in the marketing/communications industry and lived life as a full-blown workaholic. I was always checking my phone, and would not travel anywhere without my laptop in case of a client emergency. But I’m […]
Late last night, my attempt to sleep away from the family (so as not to share my summer cold) officially failed. A tiny visitor had arrived on the couch some time in the night. That’s when it hit me: We need a mom cave! I mean really – we have man caves, but no one […]
Pinterest is full of amazing ideas for making the most of your summers, including a summer bucket list. But as much as I pin ideas, I rarely execute them. Pinning them is not enough. My husband and I were recently discussing summer vacation ideas and the conversation shifted to all the places we want to […]
