What is a millennial? Most sources agree that a millennial is someone who is born between the early 1980’s and the early 2000’s. Which means that Chris and I are parents to two of those types. So that makes me an expert, right? It makes Continue reading →
Bloom Where You Are Planted
I have been thinking a bit about where life has taken me lately and it struck me that the front of my planner is absolutely the perfect motto for me at the moment–Bloom Where You Are Planted. I have been spending some time with family Continue reading →
If I Ran the Zoo This Is What I Would Do
An old post but one of my favorites so I am sharing again. One of my favorite Dr. Seuss books is entitled “If I Ran the Zoo”. In the book the story goes something like this. Young Gerald McGrew visits a zoo and while he Continue reading →
To Caucus They Go – It’s What Iowans Do
It’s Caucus time in Iowa. What does that mean? It means a lot of my Iowa friends are making visits to hear the various presidential candidates speak. It means there are a lot of selfies being posted on social media with politicians in them. It Continue reading →
Chrisisms. They’re Back.
One of my most popular topics on It’s Just Life has to be my posts about Chrisims which are witty little snippets from my husband. Chris has a way of turning a phrase and over the past few years I have taken to writing these Continue reading →
Steno Pads and Grandma Bonnie’s Recipes
Do you remember steno pads? I am not sure if they are as popular as they once were but steno pads used to be a staple in almost every house. Even if there was no secretary office manager in the household you could almost always find a Continue reading →
Who Loves Mush?
I posted this picture of mush on Facebook the other day because you know–that is what I do. Post pictures of food. Along with pictures of cats and beaches. But this picture struck a chord with some of my followers. You see a lot of Continue reading →
Three Words and A Song 2016
Since 2011 I have taken the lead of Chris Brogan (author, journalist and social media expert) and chosen 3 words to focus on and guide me through the year. I “think” I picked up on this from Katybeth at Odd Loves Company back years ago Continue reading →
Deep Breath
I am taking a deep breath and enjoying the day today. How about you? I recently wrote a post about my struggle with keeping the JOY in Christmas this year. The struggle has been real but I am winning, Last week Chris and I packed Continue reading →
Share Your World 2015 – Week 50
Today’s post is thanks to Cee over at Cee’s Photography. I jump in on this blog hop every now and then and today seemed like the day to participate in week 50. Here are this weeks questions and my answers. Would love to hear any Continue reading →