practice self care these six simple ways

Self care. Spafinder gift card.

The past week has been a whirlwind of packing, escrow papers, cleaning, and unpacking. And it’s not over yet. In my continual effort to not be busy I’ve been letting little things slide that should be a given. Things like eating meals or doing my hair have fallen by the wayside. With a need to […]

easy Hidden Valley ranch chicken and cauliflower bites

Hidden Valley ranch chicken. Ranch Cauliflower bites.

Although I do indulge in treats, for the most part I try to eat pretty well. One of the ways that I’m doing that is by trying to eat low carb most of the time. When you’ve been enjoying a low carb lifestyle as long as my husband and I have (a few years now) […]

the best California Six Flags park for your family

California Six Flags. Which Six Flags park is better for your family? Magic Mountain. Discovery Kingdom.

Fun fact–California and Texas are the only states that have more than one Six Flags park. I actually talked about this awhile ago on my Instagram Stories. Our family has been to both California parks and one of the Texas parks. I’ve always enjoyed exploring theme parks in different locations (Disney parks, Universal Studios…) because […]

easter advent coloring page for kids

Easter Advent. Easter countdown coloring page.

During the holidays I shared a Nativity Advent coloring sheet that my friend Heidi had helped me with. Of course, by “help” I mean that she was the artistic ability behind it and it was just my idea. Then, at the beginning of the year I started getting an idea to do a similar thing […]

general conference traditions and preparations

General Conference traditions. Fun things to do with your family for General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

This weekend is the 189th Annual Session of General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For those not of the LDS faith this is an opportunity we have twice a year to listen to modern day prophets and apostles. All members of our church spend this weekend differently and enjoy different […]