You may have heard of mindfulness before. Maybe you saw something online, or heard someone mention it in conversation. But do you know what mindfulness is, exactly? To put it simply, mindfulness is the natural human ability to remain present, aware, non-judgmental, and behave with intention. But what exactly does all of that even mean? Understanding The Brain When trying to understand mindfulness, how it works, and how to incorporate it in our lives for our benefit, you should know some basic information about how our brains work! Luckily, I am happy to tell you! Our brains, when in a resting ..read more

Why We Clean For Mental Health Having a house full of young children is not always easy! Any parent with small kids will probably tell you the same thing. Little kids have so much energy, and often don’t know what to do with all of it! Often times we find ourselves scrambling to organize their toys! In our family, we have three boys! They are five years old, two years old, and two months old. Every one of our boys have their own wild personalities, and they don’t always match up with each other either! Which is exactly why we had to explore different ways to organize toys! , Our oldest son has ..read more

Shortly after my second son was born; we are talking only a few days, my husband accidentally started a major renovation. How we got here Okay, to be fair, we did buy a house that was over 100 years old! Our home was built in 1918. It is one of the first 1,000 homes in our whole city! As first-time home-buyers we were not entirely sure what we were getting into. Our inspection came back normal, with the exception of a few minor things here and there. We went into our purchase confident that we could do some simple cosmetic updates. If you read my first post, you should know I love a good renov ..read more

Sitting here with my two youngest children and husband across the room, my oldest playing video games, my reasons for starting a blog are endless. A writer at heart The first reason I have for starting a blog is simple; I absolutely love writing. I also really love telling a good story, and especially one filled with details! For as long as I can remember, I have been a story teller. Even as a young child I would hike with my dad, and talk his ear off for hours. How entertained he must have been, listening to a small child babble for hours. There is one thing I know for sure, he never discour ..read more