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I like me.

Evie got a new helmet for her bike. It has a dry erase surface and comes with cool neon markers so you can make your own design, over and over again. Evie is 5, so this is the perfect helmet because she knows–of course–that she can make much better helmet designs than any store. Much, […]

Posted byLaurenOctober 18, 2017Posted inchildren, inspiration, self loveTags: be fierce, Evie, helmet inspiration, I like me, wisdom2 Comments on I like me.

I am old.

Ella asked me the other day if she could listen to a certain song. She started to describe it; “it says ‘eye of the tiger’…” “Eye of the Tiger! Eye of the Tiger! ok!” So I start playing “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky. I am so excited that she even knows of such an […]

Posted byLaurenDecember 6, 2016Posted inAbout Me, children, humorTags: broncos, old, parenting, wisdomLeave a comment on I am old.

Where do you get rags?

This weekend I spent quite a bit of time putting my kitchen back together after we had some work done on the cabinets. As MI and I worked to restore order, we realized that not quite everything was going to fit back in (and some things had to go; I am looking at you, un-stackable, […]

Posted byLaurenMay 19, 2015Posted inAbout Me, Household, humor, marriageTags: cleaning rags, gratitude, housekeeping, marriage, MI, wisdom1 Comment on Where do you get rags?

Hijacking my Soundtrack

Ever since I can remember, I wake up with a song in my head. Sometimes it is a song I heard the evening before. I imagine that it must have been swirling all night through my dreams, waiting for me to wake up and hum along again. Or the pop song of the moment, which […]

Posted byLaurenApril 24, 2015Posted inchildren, gratitude, my mantra, ParentingTags: Frozen, joy in parenting, music, rainbow dash, taylor swift, wisdom1 Comment on Hijacking my Soundtrack
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My family and I live in North Carolina, where we read like nobody's business, get ready slowly for everything, and eat lots of baked goods. I love to write as a way to share my experiences and find inspiration processing the small things of life--especially parenting two beautiful, brilliant, crazy children.

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