Last week we talked about how hard it is to give ourselves permission to have the things we really need and why our inherited beliefs make us feel guilty. Sometimes it’s hilarious, the things we deny ourselves. A 10-minute daydream. Enough sleep. A green juice, jeans that fit, or a new phone cord to replace the […]

It’s time to stop waiting for permission, dearhearts. We’re about to tip over the edge of September, and I have that same fluttery feeling in my stomach that I get on a roller coaster riiiiiight as you peer over the edge of the first big crest and question all your decisions. It’s somewhere between glee […]

I did a thing. A scandalous thing. A scandalous, decadent, delicious, blissful, unbelievably wonderful thing. What was it? I took a Real Actual Bona Fide Official Certified Romantic Adults-Only vacation with my husband!!! To a tropical island!!!! AAAgggggggghhhhh!!!!! We have never ever done this before. It’s most likely because, on this trip, we had to […]

This is such an odd time of year– some of us are still in decadent summer mode, and others are already posting back-to-school photos and getting excited (or livid) about pumpkin spice! Today we’re talking about how to get AHEAD of September even if you only have one afternoon to do it. At my house […]

Enjoy camping with kids?!? Who am I and what is happening? Dearhearts, I’m baaaaack!!!! I’ve been offline for over a week, on the road with our kids on our annual pilgrimage to the pacific northwest. We logged 30 hours in the car (have mercy), spent time with beloved friends and family, and enjoyed camping with […]