cultivating me

I’m really not sure when makeup became such an important part of my day or why I somehow began to think that I just wasn’t pretty enough when not wearing any…. but I sure do know when all of that stopped!!! I met a man and fell in love and he fell in love with [...]

I need some of your thoughts and advice…. I live in a 5 person household and we do NOT have a dishwasher. Add to that the fact that we have a very small sink and that adds up to me doing the dishes at least three times a day. Now I have enlisted my 13 [...]

Wow! I actually did it! I have accomplished my first step to creating a new SMART Habit! By Sunday afternoon, I had my meals chosen and had even gone to the grocery store. It felt/feels so good to know that I won’t be having to make another trip to the market until next weekend!!! What [...]

I have learned a great deal since entering the blog world. One of the best things I have learned is that I am not alone – there are many women, moms, sisters, friends, daughters, fiances (wives) out there that think about and face many of the same things I do on a daily basis. Another [...]

It’s been a rough couple of days for me. Extremely busy and not so pleasant in other ways. The busy part comes from it being the end of the semester. Finals are next week and I never feel prepared! I will get through it and do fine – I have in the past, I can’t [...]

“A hundred years from now, no one will remember the size of my bank account, the kind of car I drove or what type of house I lived in. What will matter is that I was important in the life of a child.” (anonymous) This is a quote I hold on to but sadly one [...]

i am chasing the sun some say NO! IMPOSSIBLE! (she’ll never make it) i continue   i am chasing the sun i will run harder faster longer stronger   i am chasing the sun i will endure one day the sun will be chasing me

i was lucky enough to be able to visit with my cousin and his family the other night. chris and kim live up in the sacramento area and have 3 lovely children. we have not seen them in YEARS! and so it was nice to have a little reunion even if it was too short [...]

that is the response i got from enrique (age 7) when i asked him if the pups had been fed. “oh! i forgot to remember” i love it! the things these kids say sometimes make my heart smile. i took a little trip down memory lane after hearing that from my little guy. one of [...]

this friday, april 13th (yes that’s friday the 13th) my oldest child and only daughter turns 13! Eeek a teenager…..nooooooo say it aint so! i cannot believe that my precious little baby girl is already 13 years old. fellow moms out there – you know what i mean: these monkeys grow up way too fast! [...]