When I was pregnant with Turner, a co-worker informed me about Divine Consign, a massive children’s consignment sale that takes place in DFW twice a year. Aaron and I didn’t know what to expect, but we went to the “first time moms” pre-sale and ended up scoring TONS of cute clothes for Turner at really… Continue reading Divine Consign
I am the type of person who needs structure. Although each day is a bit different, I tend to follow a fairly structured schedule. I feel prepared when I know what needs to happen and when it needs to happen. As a mom of a toddler, here’s how my typical day looks: 5:30 – 5:45… Continue reading Daily Schedule
Several months ago, I stumbled upon an ad online about Walmart’s new grocery pick up service. In short, you order your groceries online and schedule a time to pick them up. The store gives you a courtesy call when your order is ready, and you call them back when you’re about 10-15 minutes away… Continue reading Wal-Mart Grocery Pick Up
As I mentioned in my first post, Here, I have a desire to be self-employed one day. I’m not in a hurry, and I see it as a long-term goal. Through this blog, I’ll share over time the type of business that I’m interested in pursuing. In the meantime, I’ve picked out several books to read… Continue reading Quitter
Life changed for my family on August 22nd, 2015. My very young 68 year old daddy had a heart attack. It caught us completely off guard, as he had always been extremely healthy and active. If it had just been a heart attack, he likely would have been in and out of the hospital 2-3 days… Continue reading Get up and walk
In keeping with my tradition of writing a letter to Turner on his birthday, I wrote the following words to him on his 2nd birthday. Fair warning – it’s long! To my precious Turner Cole, I know when you’re reading this in the future, you probably won’t like being called “precious,” but for now, that’s… Continue reading Letter to Turner – 2 Years
On Turner’s 1st birthday, I sat down at the end of the day to reflect on the previous year, my first year as a mom. I felt so overwhelmed with emotion of how much I absolutely adored my sweet boy, so I wrote him a letter sharing my thoughts about his first year. At the… Continue reading Letter to Turner – 1 year
Technically, “here” for me is North Texas. I work for a large city as a Sr. Community Development Coordinator. That’s where my “here” is for 40 hours per week.I get to help low-income homeowners go through a process to receive federal assistance to make repairs to their homes. It’s rewarding and I enjoy it. But… Continue reading Here
From Here to There 