Friday Favorite 1.30.26

Hey loves. It's Friday. It has been a crazy week and I am excited to get back to some normalcy. We have a crazy week ahead with lots of drama club practice and 4 performances. Hoping for a little warmer temps and no more snow/freeze days. 



Time for some Friday Favorites with these lovely ladies: Erika, and Andrea.

What's Up Wednesday January 2026

 Hey loves. Happy What's Up Wednesday. How is it already the last Wednesday of the month. January has felt like it is 500 days long. I swear I randomly look out the window and it is snowing again and wasn't supposed to. I think we have used 3 or 4 snow days this month. Thankfully my kids school was 1 of 4 in the area that went back to school today. I drove my oldest so she didn't have to be on a cold but but the younger two hopped on the bus no problem. I am looking forward to a quiet calmer day. I have some cleaning and outs and ends to do around the house, but also watching tv with no interruptions. 

It's that time for What's Up Wednesday with Shay, and Sheaffer. On the last Wednesday of every month we are all invited to share a little bit everything that has been going on for the past month.

On the last week of January here's what's up...



Coffee Chat

Hey loves. Happy Tuesday. It is another crazy week. Will my kids go to school 5 days at all this year? We are on snow day/ice day number 2 of the week and potentially having off again tomorrow also. We did have a wonderful time at home yesterday just the 5 of us. Brian and I worked from home, and did stuff around the house. Today both of us have to go into work at the church for a little while. 

  I love taking the time and talking about random things that I would discuss with my girlfriend over coffee or wine or water this morning. A totally random post. But I love reading others randomness too. Grab a coffee, tea, or wine and lets chat. Today Starbucks releases all things pumpkin!!!! I am sure I will grab one later today.


Hello Monday 1.26.2026

 Hey loves. Happy Monday. Did you get hit by the biggest storm in history? It is crazy to me how bad the media made this storm to be, at least for us Ohioans. What we got was nothing different that a normal snow. 

 I am linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday. Let's see what we did this weekend.

Friday Favorites 1.23.2026

 Hey loves. Happy Friday. It has been an odd week. My kids only had school for 2 days this week between MLK birthday, a freeze day (temps below -10), and end of the quarter. I also had a sick kid one day, a moved IEP and a crazy work schedule.

 As I am sure most of you are aware we are getting the storm of the century this weekend. Every time I turn around the storm has shifted and we are getting more snow, ice, colder temps, etc. Only time will tell what really happens. I am prepared to have the kids home on Monday if they call off school and not having to go anywhere. 



Time for some Friday Favorites with these lovely ladies: Erika, and Andrea.

Hello Monday

 Hey loves. Happy Monday. We have a 3 day weekend over here and potentially a 4 day off with wind chills below -20 tomorrow. Hope you had a great weekend. I am linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday. Let's see what we did this weekend and a little beyond.

Friday Favorites 1.16.2026

 Hey loves. It's Friday. It is my favorite post of week, sharing favorites from the past week. Yesterday we had a fun snow day. We knew about it on Wednesday night and had a fun late evening with the neighbors and the kids playing in the snow. My kids are back in school today, I have to work for a few hours then we have a 3 day weekend and more snow and negative windchill in the forecast. 



Time for some Friday Favorites with these lovely ladies: Erika, and Andrea.

Let's Look- Things We Outsource Without Regret

 Hey loves. It is a New Year and time for the monthly fun Let's Look link up with  Erika and Shay. Be sure to check out my second post of the day with Hodge Podge.


Hodge Podge 1.14.2026

 Hey loves. Happy Wednesday. It is a two post day with two fun link ups- Hodge Podge and Let's Look.  I am linking up with  Joyce over at From This Side of the Pond

From this Side of the Pond

Share Our Lives - Ways to Stay Warm in Winter

 Hey loves. How was your weekend? We have a somewhat but also relaxing weekend. It started with temps in the 60s and doors open on Friday and some snow on Sunday. Welcome to Ohio with fake spring and back to normal weather for January. It was the nice pick up and motivation I needed to clean and organize some. 

It is time for the first Share Our Lives link up of 2026.  Join DaraJenJoanna, and myself on the second Monday of every month we share different aspects of our lives. 



Friday Favorites 1.9.2026

  Hey loves. Happy Friday and my first Friday favorites of 2026. We are over here trying to get into the swing of the new year with some new routines, back to school and reality and work. Sharing a few favorites from this year. 



Time for some Friday Favorites with these lovely ladies: Erika, and Andrea.

2026 Goals

 Hey loves. I am not one to make new year resolutions that I can not commit to, those days are gone. I am not about becoming someone new, it is about being authentically me and the best version of that. 

Christmas on the Farm

 Hey loves. We had a lot of fun over our two week Christmas break from school. We started off with spending the weekend before at Brian's sister's farm. I am quickly recapping our fun and relaxing time. 


Amazon Lately December 2025

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Hey loves. Happy Monday.  It's a triple post Monday. Sharing our meal plan for the week, Happy New Year and Blog Recap from 2025, and Amazon Lately December 2025

 I am linking up with Andrea over at Living on Cloud 9. Let's see what I bought. 


Happy New Year and 2025 Blog Recap

 Hey loves. Happy New Year. We have survived all the holiday fun and ready for all the things the new year brings. I had no intentions of taking off the last week from blogging, but life happens. Between going away the weekend before Christmas to squeezing 3 days of work into 1 day, throw in all the Christmas parties, a 40th birthday party celebration, a hiccup that I didn't need, and New Years, life has been crazy. 

I may not have ended the year how I had planned but I have learned that life throws you curl balls and you have to roll with it. God always has a bigger vision for you. Right now mine is to relax and enjoy the twinkle of the Christmas lights (that came down on Saturday) and the joy of the season. I have been dealing with a flare up of my back and been on the couch for the last week (plus going to work for a few hours a day to get stuff ready for the next church service and all the year end budget/bills). 

It's a triple post Monday. Sharing our meal plan for the week, Happy New Year and Blog Recap from 2025, and Amazon Lately December 2025



Meal Planning Monday Week 222

 Hey loves.  Happy first Monday of 2026. I am back to meal planning. My goal is to have healthier meals and use a lot of what we have on hand, before adding items to our grocery list. I still need to do a full kitchen inventory and purging our pantry and fridge. Lets see what we are eating this week. 

It's a triple post Monday. Sharing our meal plan for the week, Happy New Year and Blog Recap from 2025, and Amazon Lately December 2025


Elf on the Shelf Week 4 and 5

  Hey loves. All the rest of adventures of Gusgus and Snowflake for the year. If you missed Week 1, Week 2, or Week 3.

Happy New Year

 Hey loves. I hope 2026 brings joy, happiness, and love. 


I have so many plans, goals, dreams, and new adventures planned for 2026. As I look back, I ended 2025 hitting a lot of my goals. 

May 2026 bring you smiles, joy, happiness, love, and lots of good things.