I work and have a friendship with an internationally prominent family therapist and author. A few weeks ago we were chatting about an event inquiry from a mom’s group who wanted him to speak to them. In passing he mentioned that today’s moms, although more connected on social media, podcasts, blogs and everything else universally available to us online, we …
Easy 10 minute DIY Back To School Prop
View PostThe Happy Now Blog Link- Up #72
Welcome to the Seventy-Second Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! We are excited to have you joining us! The Happy Now is a weekly link up of posts that have been posted on websites all around the web. If you are a blogger we would love to have you share the happy that you …
Make Summer Better With Walmart Family Mobile!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerIsForSavings #CollectiveBias #WFM3 This summer has been insane folks! There is so much going on and with a family of 6, all wanting to be in different places at different times, how does a mother keep up with all of …
The Perfect Beach Meal: Shredded Adobo Chicken Tacos
I LOVE the beach! It is seriously my happy place. As a teenager I had dreams of living my life out on a beach as some exotic surfer girl, but instead I ended up living my life as a land locked desert kind of girl. Figure that one out? Anyways, some of us have already sent kids back to school, …
Get Back To School Ready With A DIY Washi Tape Chalkboard
Ugh, back to school time. It’s not that I am unhappy to send my children back to school. Not at all, because by the time school rolls around it’s high time for them to get off of their technological devices and get back onto a schedule! It’s just that getting them ready for the beginning of a new school year …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #71
View PostMake Summer Fabulous With A DIY Watermelon Headband
Hi everybody! How is your summer going? Here in the land of 100 plus degree heat, we eat a lot of cold watermelon. Last week as my family and I were munching on some I thought why not add hair accessories to the list of watermelon accouterments, right?! It is seriously one of the most amazing fruits and so, yeah …
Everything In It’s Place: How To Rock Children’s Room Organization
As a parent I have visions and dreams of organizing my children’s rooms and basically, my entire life to depths that would impress even Martha Stewart. However, since my name is Jen and I am not Martha, I don’t think my house will ever be the pinnacle of organizational mastery I would like it to be. I have come to …
The Happy Now Blog Link- Up #70
View PostBack To School Pasta Dish: Aglio e Olio Parmigiano-Reggiano Conchiglioni
Yesterday I was driving around with one of my children when the radio announcer said that she could not wait for school to begin in sixteen days. Holy cow! How did the summer go by so fast? It has been a pretty stressful summer for my family. You can read about what is going on here, and because of our …
Gummy Bear Popsicles
It is about 1 billion degrees right now in Southern Arizona. This means that for dinner last night I had ice cream. That was all. I felt no guilt. It was really good, and after that little indulgence I decided I needed to up my frozen treat game! So today’s Spectacular Summer Blog hop post from my blogging buddy Janine …
Homemade Slow Cooker Mexican Birria
As a little girl, I remember how excited I was to walk into the kitchen of either my Abuelita (Grandma) or my Tias (Aunts) on Birria day! Unfortunately, birria is a slow-cooked delicacy and back then the hours would seem like days as the glorious smell filled the entire house. Almost taunting us. If you are unfamiliar with birria, it …
