As I sit here writing this, it’s still the weekend and it’s early. I have my coffee in my office where I’m watching my husband water the flowers around our front porch. Our hibiscus is growing vibrant pink flowers that make me smile every time I see them. Our gardenia is overflowing with fragrant whiteContinue reading “Gratitude Prompt Day 6: My Proudest Accomplishments”
Gratitude Day Five: Do I Actively Practice Gratitude?
Happy Tuesday! Today’s gratitude prompt is such a good one, because it’s more of a question than it is a prompt. It’s a little bit more in-depth, and I love that about it. That said, I’d like to go ahead and dive right into this one today. Gratitude Prompt Day 5: Do you actively practiceContinue reading “Gratitude Day Five: Do I Actively Practice Gratitude?”
Gratitude Prompts: Days 2, 3, and 4
Happy Monday! I figured I’d add a quick disclaimer on here; I’m not blog posting my gratitude on weekends…I save those for my family. But, I’ll be adding my additional gratitude for those days on Mondays or maybe Fridays so we don’t miss throughout the month. Does that sound fair? Here we go… Gratitude PromptContinue reading “Gratitude Prompts: Days 2, 3, and 4”
Gratitude Prompt Day One: What I’m Most Grateful for In My Life
Happy first day of May! And, happy first day of our 31 days of gratitude journaling! I’ve been working on this for a month now. I began working on it when we were somewhere in the first few weeks of our quarantine, and I wanted to get it just right. (Fun fact: I use socialContinue reading “Gratitude Prompt Day One: What I’m Most Grateful for In My Life”
Our Kids Aren’t Going Back to School: And We Couldn’t Be Happier
Happy Wednesday! How is everyone on day 38 of the social distancing situation (in Florida, anyway)? Honestly speaking, I have to say I am impressed with my own handling of this situation. I thought for certain that by now I’d be a mess. I figured my patience would have exited the building weeks ago, I’dContinue reading “Our Kids Aren’t Going Back to School: And We Couldn’t Be Happier”
Mediterranean Couscous: Simple but Flavorful 30-minute Recipe
Happy Thursday! Hands in the air if you’re doing a lot more cooking than usual? You can’t see my hand, but it’s in the air. Typically, my husband cooks or we go out. I cook very rarely because I’m just not good in the kitchen unless I’m baking. I don’t know what it is, butContinue reading “Mediterranean Couscous: Simple but Flavorful 30-minute Recipe”
Learning to Appreciate the Simple Life
Day 31 of social distancing. It’s hard to believe it was only 32 days ago that our sweet twins turned 6 and we were waking up in one of our favorite hotels in Miami. We caught the sunrise over the ocean from our balcony before the babes woke up and made their way into ourContinue reading “Learning to Appreciate the Simple Life”
Distance Learning Week One: Helping Four Kids Relearn Learning
Happy Friday, and happy end of the first week of distance learning. For most of us, anyway. We just began distance learning in Florida this week. This week marked the end of the kids’ 3rd week out of school since the state cancelled schools. It also marks the week that President Trump announced that theContinue reading “Distance Learning Week One: Helping Four Kids Relearn Learning”
10 Quotes and Verses to Help You When You Feel Out of Control
Day 12 Honestly, I have no idea what day we are on quarantine-wise. The official timeline for us was on March 16, so we are just sitting here 12 days in and really trying to make the most of a horrible situation. Family walks. Long runs. Lots of power yoga at home. Lots of FaceTimeContinue reading “10 Quotes and Verses to Help You When You Feel Out of Control”
Blessings in Disguise Amid A Global Pandemic: Find the Good
Day 5 Today marks the fifth day we’ve been in the midst of our social distancing operation. No school, no cheer practice, no gym. Those are the big changes during the week. Otherwise, not much has changed. My husband and I both work from home and always have, so we aren’t adjusting to any newContinue reading “Blessings in Disguise Amid A Global Pandemic: Find the Good”
Tiffany Raiford 