Travel

Exploring The Bell Witch Farm and Cave for Some Spooky Fun!

Spooky tour of the Bell Witch Farm and Cave in Adams, Tennessee.

Holiday, Parenting, Working Mom

Talking To Your Kids About Santa

To say that I get excited about the holidays is a complete understatement.  I am one of those Moms that starts to decorate around Mid-November, and begins matching jammies, baking cookies, and making ornaments as soon as the tree lights turn on properly!  I love love love the holidays.  I think the things I love …

Holiday, Projects

How To Make Your Own Snowman Grape Vine Wreath

This post is going to cover several firsts for me.  This season marks my first blog season at the holidays (I’m excited!), my first time making a wreath from scratch – I mean literally making the grape vine wreaths, and my first multi wreath door hanger to create a sweet little snow man.  Provided you …

Favorite halloween movies
Parenting, Working Mom

Best Movies for Kid Friendly Spooky Halloween

I remember as a kid – before cable tv in the very rural area that we lived in – that we had about 3 clear television channels and 1 that came in on clear nights.  Before dvd players, dvr equipment and Netflix, my brothers and sisters and I would wait on tenterhooks for seasonal programming …

love locks paris
Travel, Working Mom

Chicly Geeky Guide to 48 Hours in Paris

Oh, to be in Paris!  Paris is one of my favorite cities in the world.  What’s not to love?  The city is full of art, beauty, architecture, history, fashion, amazing food – in every budget level, ambiance, and charm.  The old stereotype of snarky French waiters and rude Parisians no longer holds weight.  I have …

summer is over
Working Mom

Back to School – Back to the Routine!

Summer is officially over and school has started back.  We had such a lovely non-routine going during the summer that we are not looking forward to getting back into the grind of school year routines.  Tiny is REALLY not looking forward to it.  I have a multi step process that I complete every weekend to …

Philadelphia travel tips Pennsylvania
Travel, Working Mom

Chicly Geek-ly Guide to Historic Sites in Philadelphia!

I am a Geek.  Specifically, I am a History geek.  I especially love Colonial Era/ Revolutionary Era American History.  When I found out that the yearly conference my field holds was in Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy, I was ecstatic.  Not only is this the place where the Declaration of Independence was penned, it …

Uncategorized

Raising Strong Men Who Respect Strong Women

Mom rant warning, proceed with caution!  When I first found out I was going to have a boy, I freaked a little.  Yep, it’s true.  I didn’t know what in the world to do in boy world.  I had been so used to glitter and princesses, tea parties and hairbows that I didn’t know how …