I’ve been a little behind in my posting this week. I’m going to blame my lack of writing on the inevitable birthday hangover I experience every year after Arianna’s birthday celebrations finally come to an end. As a family we spend months in preparation for each birthday. For me, it is an emotional time everyContinue reading “Birthday Hangover”
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Toddler Chore Chart
As the final days of her second year are coming to a close I am working with my daughter on independence. It’s been a bittersweet experience. She has always been a clingy child who has barely allowed me to shower or go to the bathroom alone since her days of walking began at ten monthsContinue reading “Toddler Chore Chart”
Meanwhile in the Garden…
Over this summer I have chronicled my first ever venture at gardening. It’s been a fun experience and this week I was finally able to harvest my first vegetables. If you want to check out the step-by-step process you can read my previous posts: My Garden in the Making Part 1, My Garden in theContinue reading “Meanwhile in the Garden…”
The Weeds Were Taking Over
This has been one wild year for my garden. It’s been my inaugural year of gardening and I’ve already learned so much from this experience. I wrote about the two-day process of creating my garden about a month ago in the posts My Garden in the Making (Part 1) and My Garden in the MakingContinue reading “The Weeds Were Taking Over”
My Garden in the Making (Part 2)
As mentioned previously in my post, My Garden in the Making (Part 1), the building of my garden took a bit of a hiatus during the rains and floods of the past couple of weeks. We dug the garden and began working on the fencing to keep out critters, but the storms kicked up and ourContinue reading “My Garden in the Making (Part 2)”
My Garden in the Making (Part 1)
From the earliest signs of spring I had a plan to create my first ever garden this year. If you were to ask me about my personal history with gardening the answer would be that it is non-existent. Growing up we never had a garden. It’s not a gift my family really possesses, but IContinue reading “My Garden in the Making (Part 1)”
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Summer has begun and the search for toddler-friendly activities is in full bloom. Over the past couple of weeks my daughter has shown an expressed interest in art. She loves to sit and draw and her artwork is really beginning to resemble the objects she is intending to replicate. For example, earlier this week sheContinue reading “Coffee Filter Butterflies”
An Inspiration Board (for a reader)
One of my more recent struggles has been to come up with the perfect gift for my little sister on her graduation day. My sister is so important and unique to me that I wanted to find the perfect gift to show her how much I care. For weeks I scoured Pinterest and top blogContinue reading “An Inspiration Board (for a reader)”
Feeling Crafty
This morning I did not exercise self-control as I strolled through the craft aisle at Walmart. Today is the first official day of my Spring break and I was feeling crafty. Over the past few weeks I’ve been itching to get crafty, so why not tackle some of the projects I’ve been putting off? IContinue reading “Feeling Crafty”
Ringing in Spring My Way
After such a beautiful weekend of sunshine and warmer temperatures I cannot help but hope that we have seen the last of winter. We’ve consistently seen a week of spring-like weather and so (fingers crossed) my hope will become reality. Although it is not officially spring here in Ohio this weekend I had my personalContinue reading “Ringing in Spring My Way”
The Ameri Brit Mom 