I remember holding my first little baby in my arms for the first time and promising her I would do everything I could within my power to make her life as good as I possibly could. I was going to show her the world in all it shining, shimmering glory. Because there is so very much to see. If you …
Here Is How To Make Magical Moments All Year Long
This shop has been sponsored by Chobani. All opinions are mine alone. #GimmiesFun Is it just me who feels this way or now that the holidays are over the words magical and magic kind of get pushed to the backside? Only to be pulled out for use again the next holiday season? I think though that the whole rest of …
My Kitchen Declutter Inspired By Marie Kondo
This post contains affiliate links. By clicking on and purchasing from those links you are helping to support my blog, and my family. Thanks for the love! I saw the Tidying Up with Marie Kondo show pop on Netflix after the first of the year, and truthfully felt very little motivation to watch it. I am not the pinnacle of …
How To REALLY Make & Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions
I have never really been a New Year’s resolution kind of person, but if that is your thing, then I am here to help! Today, I am going to offer some “helpful” tips on how to REALLY make and keep those New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve formatted this for printing so this can stay with you all year long. . . …
Get Ready For Flu & Cold Season
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Abreva, Breathe Right, Clorox, Robitussin and Theraflu. All opinions are mine alone. #SoothesOfTheSeason #CollectiveBias Does anyone else feel like we just rang in the new year and now we are full-tilt into the Holidays, heading for another new year… and cold weather?! I know that for some of us thoughts of …
Get Ready For Christmas Eve: Reindeer Food and Letter To Santa Printable!
Can you believe it is just a few short days until Christmas? As a family, we have a Christmas Eve tradition to write thank you letters to Santa and also, to leave out some magical reindeer food for all of his crew. I love this tradition that we have done with our children. It is kind of a quieting down …
Bring Back The Power Of Play To Your Family
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PlayWithPlaymobil #CollectiveBias As a parent I recognize how vital play is, and not just scheduled, choreographed play, but open and spontaneous play flavored with imagination. Sometimes in our fast paced world, full of activities and technology, it is difficult to find balance for …
I Want To See You Be Brave
Let me tell you the real-life story of a girl. A very brave girl. This girl got really sick at age 9 with something no one really understood, but because of the illness she was left with some permanent damage. At 9 she took what had happened to her and never asked for any allowances. In fact, most people would …
Please Don’t Call Me A Mormon Anymore
Most of the readers for my blog are not of my faith, and there was some news released last week I don’t think many groups outside of my faith might be aware of, and so I would like to share it here. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Many of you might …
The Appearance Of Happiness
A while ago one of the members of the congregation I attend got up to speak. This might sound a little funny, but in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, members of our congregation are assigned to speak or give “talks” on Sundays rather than having a Minister or Pastor who gives weekly remarks to the congregation. …
Fall 2018 Fashion Trends Women Actually Want To Wear
This post contains affiliate links. By clicking and purchasing from any of the links you are supporting JENerally Informed. On a recent PopSugar perusal (don’t judge) I clicked on an article entitled Get to Know Fall’s 8 Most Wearable Trends. I am a sucker for pieces like this, mostly because I have a fashionistas heart, but the reality of a …
It’s Back To School We Go!
This summer was glorious. It was just the right mix of busy with enough lazy days to make you ready for something more. But today our summer officially ended and I sent my last baby off to school. P.S. I didn’t even cry. My teenage daughter thought I would, but nope. My littlest was too excited to go to school …
The Differences That Divide Us
A few weeks ago I was chatting with one of my daughters about a women’s activity I was helping to plan. She mentioned she had talked to a woman she knew about the activity who had mentioned she felt she was “too different from all of the other women to attend.” I felt sad after hearing that, and it got …
Five Truths About Summer Parenting
During the summer months for what I believe is a large majority of us, there are some slight modifications which occur to our parenting style. Almost without our noticing. Until we finally do notice, and then we go, “oh yeah… it’s summer!” Today I am going to share a few of those truths that are quite evident in my family’s …
