Where Have I Been And What Comes Next? You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t posted in quite a while. Well, life hasn’t been going according to plan. As I’ve shared in the past, I have an autoimmune condition (Ankylosing Spondylitis), and this December, I got to add a new medical issue to ...
My Favorite Fresh Start Tips You Can Start (Or Re-Start) Anytime Whether you’re thinking of making a fresh start because of the New Year or you are just tired of the status quo, making a fresh start isn’t as hard as it seems. I am a person who likes change so I usually hit ...
The Best Changes I Made in 2017 To Make Our Life Run More Smoothly I don’t really try to make New Year’s Resolutions since I feel like it puts too much pressure on me and I usually give up about a month in to the New Year. However, I do try to make changes ...
Roundup Of My Favorite Self-Care Activities For years, I struggled with practicing self-care. To be honest, I’m still not the best at caring for my own needs. It was only after way too many health issues brought on by stress aggravating my chronic illness that I finally got it. If I don’t put myself ...
How I’m Simplifying This Holiday Season Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love the music, I love the family time I (strangely) love the shopping and now that I have kids, I love seeing their joy. Every year, we try to cram in a ton of family fun around the holidays. We squeeze in ...
The Importance Of The Doctor/Patient Relationship When You Have A Chronic Illness When you have a chronic illness, you spend a lot of time with doctors. A lot. I have a minimum of two medical appointments a month, but there are months where I have up to eight appointments in a month. Aside from ...
What To Do If Your Kid Refuses To Potty Train I have two boys and both of them were INCREDIBLY difficult to potty train. My oldest is 8 years old and I still say potty training was the hardest parenting thing I’ve ever done. Hands down. The worst part was that it seemed like ...
What To Get Busy Moms for Christmas…Or What I’d Buy For Myself After being married for 13 years, my husband has a hard time finding the right Christmas gift for me. It’s not that I’m super picky, he has just run out of gift ideas over the years. I spend most of my time ...
List Making For Non List Makers (Or List Lovers) I’m Kathy and I’m a list-a-holic. I love making lists. In fact, I love making lists so much that I actually read a book on (*affiliate link). My penchant for list-making is so obvious that when my oldest son was 5, he tried making a ...
Roundup Of My Favorite Holiday Activities in Los Angeles I have lived in Los Angeles for almost 20 years, and before that, in a suburb 45 minutes away from Los Angeles. The funny thing is, I never did many holiday activities until after I had kids. Now that I have a family, I’m all ...