We have four rescue cats because, we believe in saving animal lives. We have raised them since they were born. They all love each other and get along amongst themselves and with other cats very well. They LOVE all people so much that when they’re out in front of our house just laying around our yard sunbathing.

Last year around this time I remember scrambling around looking for my flashlight (it was in my car!) and then realizing the batteries in it were dead all the while receiving weather notifications and texts from people saying, “GET IN YOUR BASEMENT NOW!” I was fortunate to escape harm and my power was only out for a short, while but that awful f

When I was thinking about what to write this week, I was drawn to self-care. Self-care, unfortunately, is not something that I actively practice, which I am betting is true of most moms. And as we know, it is hard to fill the buckets’ of others (kids, significant others, friends) without filling our own first.

For those of you who do not know, Keith and I are expecting a baby boy! My official due date is May 14, but as I am of ‘advanced maternal age’ (those are sarcastic quotes), I may be induced here in three short weeks.

As I sit here, I am looking out the window every now and again at what is to be called, “the last snowstorm of the year.”

They better be right.

Before we jump into part two of building a capsule wardrobe, I wanted to take a little time to share the best deskunking mix there is.

Dear Readers,

Over the past many years we’ve heard about climate change/global warming. Scientists say increasing green house gases are to blame. They are speaking of mainly methane and carbon dioxide, ie. CO2.

One of the things I have always been interested in is a capsule wardrobe. I have not yet been brave enough to try this, but if any of you have, I would honestly love to hear from you and how it went and if you regretted it or not.