Personal Connections at Blogging Conferences

@JanetGoingCrazy and @thecreatvprincess at cocktail party #SoFabCon 13

For an extreme introvert like me, making friends, putting myself “out there”, and being in large social event situations can be terrifying. However, sometimes those quiet wallflower moments can lead to the most perfect memories and the real personal connections that I cherish most. Disclosure: I don’t know if I need to disclose so I’ll just… read more »

Crazy Crafts for Kids { mosaic art }

Crazy Crafts for Kids {mosaic art}

This Crazy Crafts for Kids post is a sponsored post. I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Elmer’s. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. It’s been a while since my boy and I had a chance to sit down… read more »

How to Make Life Easier for Mom (and Dad)

How to Make Life Easier with #ScottValues

 Disclosure: This post about How to Make Life Easier for Mom (and Dad) is sponsored by Collective Bias®. Moms have it tough sometimes. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to keep the house clean, cook dinner on time, keep the family healthy, wash the clothes, keep the kids entertained, make Daddy happy, and keep… read more »

Mommy Guilt {the day my boy got locked out of the house}

Mommy and The Boy Sleeping

As a mom who works outside the home for 40+ hours per week, I go through a lot of mommy guilt moments. I worry about my boy feeling like he isn’t important enough or that we don’t spend enough time with him. I worry that I will be tired too much in the evenings and… read more »

It’s time for some #SoFabCon pics {not-so} Wordless Wednesday

#SoFabCon collage

I know, I know, I’m late on getting my SoFabCon pictures up, but give a girl a break! I’ve been down with ANOTHER staph infection (actually 4 of them right now) but I’m on the mend. And besides, you all know me, I can’t do anything in a timely fashion. I’m just crazy like that!… read more »

Grace in Parenting

boy playing in the mud

As parents, Hubby and I are always asking for Grace in Parenting. We don’t know what we are doing most of the time and we often ask for forgiveness or simply look to each other, baffled, as to what to do next. Our boy is 5 1/2 now and exercising his own will and independence.… read more »

What I really want for Mother’s Day

my boy on my back

  Last night was one of those nights. You know the ones, where everyone is a little on edge and Mommy and Daddy are tired, but the boy is ready to play, and things just aren’t going right…and then Mommy completely loses it. My emotions are on a roller coaster lately and I honestly couldn’t… read more »

Answering tough questions about breast cancer

#WWEmoms and Susan G Komen

Does your family have a history of breast cancer? This is a question that I absolutely hate answering when at a doctor’s office. I’m sure that nobody really loves talking about their family medical history or breast cancer at all, but I absolutely hate it. One night when I was living in Austin for college I… read more »

I’m whiny and frustrated and I’m getting real – This Is Me

this is me {after tball game}

This past weekend, I attended a blogging conference with 300+ of my closest friends. Ha! No, really, this was an amazing conference and it felt like I knew so many people from talking to them and being a part of this community for over a year. SoFabCon was the first blogging conference by Collective Bias… read more »

Quick & Easy Dinner Inspiration {Crispy Chicken Bites, Sweet Peppers and Rice}

Quick & Easy Crispy Chicken Bites {w rice & sweet peppers} #MealsTogether #cbias

Disclosure: This Quick & Easy Dinner Inspiration post is sponsored by Collective Bias®. It’s Monday night and we all need ideas for something quick and easy for dinner. Where do you turn when you need inspiration? I was out of town this weekend at a blogging conference and one of the messages that I heard {LOUD and CLEAR}… read more »