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The Hollis Co RISE Business Conference
Last week David and I drove to Charleston, South Carolina. The reason for the trip was the RISE Business Conference, but it also sounded like a great reason to get away together and eat some incredible...
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Natural Croup Remedies for Kids
A couple weeks ago I was in a deep sleep (and honestly in the middle of a pretty creepy dream) when I was startled to a waking state by the sound of a seal barking. Any mom will tell you that within 5...
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Thanksgiving Week 2019 Highlights
Thanksgiving week is my favorite week of the year. Christmas is wonderful in its own right of course, but Thanksgiving is just so… pure? No expectations or gifts, it’s just time to enjoy being together...
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11 of the Very Best Christmas Picture Books
It’s that time of the year again. It probably feels like school just started, but once Halloween is over, it’s full speed ahead to the holidays! With Christmas just around the corner, you and your...
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How I Spend Quality Time With My Kids (When Time is Limited)
Whatever your household situation, I imagine you have this same goal- to figure out how to spend quality time with your kids. Here’s how we do it! As a homeschooling, stay-at-home (well, work from home...
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Yesterday the Wheels Came Off
Maybe it was the third morning of gloominess. Maybe it was a poor night of sleep. But yesterday morning was filled with bickering, whining, and frustration between the girls. Surely, I was as pleasant...
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This Time in the In-Between
I’m grateful that for the past week or so I haven’t felt quite as jerked around by my own roller coaster of emotions. I credit this mostly to two things: reading a lot less news and taking a social...
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Primally Pure
This weekend only, grab a Mother’s Day Bundle at a discounted price! Available beginning 4/24; check back for the live link Friday. In the meantime, use the code AHS to save 10% on your total Primally...
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Staying at Home 2020
Are you journaling at all during this time? I haven’t been, but I just bought this line a day journal and can’t wait to get started with it. These times are so unusual and life moves so quickly that I...
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Honestly, I wondered if this was a really dumb idea for a blog post. And you know what, it probably is! Ha. But being that I’ve never been one that is impacted by the weather much, until now, I decided...
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Kid Responsibility Chart & Screen Time Tokens (Printable!)
Many moons ago when I had a three year old and and one year old, I ran into a frustration with screen time that was solved by using TV tokens. They worked brilliantly for some time, but eventually we...
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Kaitlyn at Six Years Old
My baby is SIX! Well, actually, Kaitlyn turned six years old two months ago, but since I love documenting their birthdays on the blog, I couldn’t let it pass us by despite the last two months being a...
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Four Things Helping Me Through Tough Times
I’m a pretty positive-minded person. I believe I am because of a combination of my DNA, my upbringing, and my commitment to focusing on happy habits (8 things happy people do differently). However,...
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Creating Calm
It’s mid-August which means it’s the median back to school time for so many. A lot of my friends start back today and the buzz of energy it is creating is palpable. Even though we’ve been rolling with...
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Harry Potter Watch Party
I have many things I love about homeschooling, but the one that just might top my list is our read aloud adventures. Obviously you don’t have to homeschool to do this, but we’ve woven reading a book...
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The Disney Princess Cookbook Review
It’s safe to say that we are Disney princess fans around here. Last year we visited Disney World at Halloween to twirl with Belle and hit up the Bippity Boppity Boutique. And there was that time that...
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