You Can Just Make Ice
The lightning storm took out more things than we realized at first. Some lights stopped working. Outlets failed. The smart lights forgot how to be smart. Our workout system wouldn’t…
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July 24, 2026
Auditioning For the Byline
There’s a particular kind of afternoon I don’t just remember — I romanticize. Summer. The pool. Four kids within five years, which meant sunscreen negotiations and lost goggles and someone…
July 4, 2026
The At-Home Summer Cooking Camp
Some of the best ideas I’ve ever had as a parent came from pure survival instinct. Summer stretched out in front of us—long, unstructured, and full of children who needed…
June 27, 2026
The Longest Day
Life comes in seasons — literally and figuratively. There was a season when I ate lunch (if you can call a banana and some cashews "lunch") in the pickup line…
June 21, 2026
The Tooth Fairy Dilemma
When my oldest lost his first tooth, I had grand ideas. The magic! The fun! The excitement! So after he decorated his little envelope, tucked his tooth carefully inside, and…
June 14, 2026
Bring This and a Bottle of Wine
There’s a bruschetta recipe I’ve been promising since the chaos gardening post, and last night I made it with my first fresh basil of the season. That alone felt like…
June 8, 2026
This Time I’ll Know
There are exactly two weeks left of school runs.My youngest gets her license in June, and with it, her independence AND mine. Next fall she’ll drive herself to school, and…
May 15, 2026
Herbs, Planters, and Chaos Gardening
This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. Every year, I plant a few things. And every year, it’s a journey.…
May 12, 2026
A Polished Penny: Why I Named My Blog After Something the World Was About to Throw Away
In January of 2025, I bought a domain name. It sounds simple. It wasn’t. I had been circling this dream for years — decades, really. I was an English major…
May 7, 2026
The Other Side of the Road: A Spring Break in Grand Cayman with my College Kids
Driving on the wrong side of the road only got me a couple of times. Those times were apparently worth yelling about from the backseat but we survived. I was…
May 6, 2026