my mom + michelle obama + maggie smith

Remember Michelle Obama! I said these words to Elsa 4 out of 5 school days last week. For better or worse, she's learning a lot this year. More than she bargained for, actually. Our oldest daughter...19 next month...has always kept a teeny-tiny circle of friends, and our son is what I'd call super chill. He's...

three on thursday {+ a question for you}

It's been one of those weeks where some days are so full, I wake up and think two days have passed. (In fact, Monday was so long, I didn't wake Elsa on Tuesday morning because I thought it was Wednesday! Wednesday's a late day for her. Luckily, *she* knew it was Tuesday and woke herself...

lovin’ it

February's good for a what I'm loving post...donchathink? So here's a little of that, to usher in the weekend: {one} {two} {three} {four} {five} {six} {one} I can't remember if I've already said this here...but one of my favorite Spotify options is 'Radio.' Roberta Flack Radio not only gets me her great songs, but it......

finding inspiration

Here's a page I made...three years ago now...in the front of my bullet journal. (Looks like it got a little wet.) (It *also* looks like this whole 'action' thing has been brewing awhile!) (I'm referring to this. The whole motion vs. action thing I've talked about lately.) Opposite that page -- on that Inspiration spread,...

currently {1.23}

I always loved joining currently over at anneinresidence. But, the timing was tight. Anne's wordplay was the first Wednesday of the month, which made for a pile-up of posts on my end. After she had baby no. 2, life piled up on her end, so she let the link party go. This year, I'm revisiting...

three on thursday {joy}

When I first fired up my blog, I posted every Monday and Thursday. And every Thursday, I linked up with Carole for her fun play on 'three.' It's been a while...and, she recently retired that link party. But it's Thursday...so, why not? And there's no better fodder for a post than joy, if you ask...

one word check-in {december twenty-two}

Coming to the One Word party? Join the link-up here! As soon as I sat down to write this post, I heard The Von Trapp Family singing: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieuAdieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu That's one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Little Gretl! That staircase! Anyway. I...

engaging…lately {52}

After 26 hours, 3 airlines (Southwest, Frontier, United), reschedules (Chicago, Buffalo, Pittsburgh), cancellations (Chicago, Buffalo), and, eventually, 5+ hours' on the tarmac in Denver--they're here! (Their luggage isn't--but they are. And that's all that matters!) pick-up in PGH They held incredibly steady and remained good-humored throughout; parents (all) held our collective breath 'til the kids...

engaging…lately {47}

First, thanks for the spirit of support in response to last week's 'lack of sunlight'...These Yaktrax are on my Christmas list; we're stocked up on 'extra strength' D3 + B-complex; big fat snowflakes make up for sunshine (at the moment); I'll let you know when we try the SAD lights--since some of you are considering...

on traditions {a holiday installment}

Okay. It's getting ridiculous. This topic should not be so tough to tackle! Here's a fourth and final stab. What I want to talk about is traditions. What I want to say is: I always thought that the older I got, the more traditions would matter to me. Instead, I find it's the opposite. It's...