The long awaited warm weather and bright skies finally greeted us this past weekend. We celebrated with backyard picnics, slip-n-slide water fun, and planned landscape projects. Our families spent time together in the yard as the kids anticipated their class graduations this week. We potted flowers for the front steps and took pink lemonade breaks under the sun. After an […]
Spring has most definitely sprung and the rain refuses to go away!! Although we can’t control all the new blooms that love to blanket us in pollen, the cute chipmunks that have seemingly taken over the yard, or those birds, those early rising birds that love to chirp incessantly at dawn; we have been able to embrace the mud this […]
Could you imagine tapping your toe along to your favorite song or listening to a classical piano piece by Mozart and with each note that you hear, automatically and simultaneously associating a scent with the music? We often consider how our sense of smell is directly linked to our emotions and memory but how often do we consider that for […]
Mother’s Day as kids felt almost as special for us as it probably did for our moms. The excitement and anticipation of how much she’ll love your handmade tissue paper and pipe-cleaner flower bouquet, painted macaroni necklace, or handprint art could make your heart burst. As we get older and our gift giving becomes slightly more sophisticated, consider surprising the […]
Over the past few weeks, we have all been managing our unprecedented circumstances in different ways. Separately, but also together as whole, we have had to find new ways to live, learn, and cope. Our common ground is obvious but our individual responses are varied far and wide. Some friends are struggling with the daily juggle of working from home, […]
If you are in the current large majority of parents home with school age children, your house may be starting to look less and less familiar each day. You might be growing carrots in your dinning room, converting your living room into a make-shift STEM lab, or your basement may have transformed into an art studio. As we turn our […]
There are so many wonderful ways to describe this time of year: fresh, colorful, invigorating, and renewed, are words that often come to mind. But one word that is not often mentioned is, ‘consistent.’ Spring is so many wondrous, pleasant, and beautiful things, but consistent it is not! Some days we wake up and warm rays of sun dance across […]
It’s been a crazy few weeks as many of us are still adjusting to our temporary “new normal,” however, this week offers us good reason to smile! This is a very special time of year in certain faith and family traditions. Some of us take part in retreats, some prepare and share special foods, and a large number of us […]
Spring has finally sprung! The birds are chirping, the weather is slowly warming, and the sun is shining! The smell of the spring breeze gives you pause and reminds you of the those first few warm days when you shed the winter coat and enjoyed playing outside as a kid. If you close your eyes you can almost hear the […]
Just when we thought we were done being cooped-up inside, most of us are finding ourselves getting cozy again with family. Whether you are using the time to bond with your children who are normally at school, spoiling your pets with frequent walks, or finally teaching yourself how to cook, we could all probably use a “treat yourself” moment this […]