This blog post is sponsored by the Paper & Packaging- How Life Unfolds® campaign. Y'all! 2019 is almost over. OVER. I have no idea how this all happened right under my nose without me realizing it, but alas, the show must go on. This time of year, there's always so much hustle and bustle. There are a million things to do to wrap up the current year and plan for the next. Welp, add a sick Bean to the mix, and things can get real hectic, REAL quick. Let's just say it's definite

Earlier this summer, I shared the following post on my Instagram page about being raised in a home where reading was not only encouraged, but required and how grateful I am for it. My mama raised some readers, y'all. If I went home to Louisiana right now, there would still be 2 book CLOSETS overflowing with children's books and chapter books. The Babysitter's Club, The Boxcar Children, The Hardy Boys, an entire Dr. Seuss Collection, Little Golden Books, children’s encyclopedi

Life is TOUGH, y'all. It's so, so good and warm and lovely and sparkly sometimes too, but it's also REALLY TOUGH. Let's take a quick look at some of the tough things, shall we?? Marriage. #Amen. Work - at - home mamahood. Work - outside- the - home mamahood. Entrepreneurship. Adulting. In general. Balancing your day job with your side hustle. Going on a road trip with a toddler who's potty-training. #blessit Going to the grocery store with any number of humans under the age o