Let me tell you the story of how we decided to tow a 28′ Airstream International Signature trailer around the country … Two years ago, when we began planning for this trip, we found and bought what we thought was going to be the vehicle… Continue Reading…Take A Tour of Our Airstream Trailer
We’ve been on the road for just about three weeks and enjoying (nearly) every minute of it. I was just commenting to Ryan the other day that it’s crazy how quickly you can get into a new routine and have it feel normal. Living out… Continue Reading…What We’re Watching, Reading, Listening To and Playing
Yosemite National Park in California was high on our must-see list. Both Ryan and I have visited before, and our two oldest spent a few days here years ago to celebrate Ryan’s grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary, but they were too young to remember. Yosemite is breathtaking.… Continue Reading…Yosemite
I had no idea what to expect as far as what day-to-day life would look like as a family of six traveling around the country. We’ve camped before and we did as much research as we could to see how other families did similar trips… Continue Reading…Road Trip Realities: The Logistics (laundry, meals, clothes and more)
We have officially made it to day 11 of the 107 day road trip. It feels like it has flown by and yet we have so many more adventures ahead of us. Our latest stop was to San Francisco, California. Both Ryan and I have… Continue Reading…San Francisco
We made it to California – which Ryan affectionately calls The Motherland. When planning the trip, we didn’t allow for much time in California. Partially because we’ve seen a lot of it (Ryan and I met in college in Southern California), and partially because we figure we… Continue Reading…From the Redwood Forest …
Our 2-years-in-the-making road trip has officially begun. We spent all last week tying up the many loose ends at home. We did doctor appointments, last minute shopping, I had lunch with my sisters (and cried when we said goodbye), my mother-in-law came over one day… Continue Reading…The Oregon Coast
Mother’s Day is coming up and do you know what every mother loves? A handwritten note from her child. I created an online course called Simplified Penmanship because I truly believe handwriting is worth celebrating, practicing and encouraging. The response to the class has been far beyond my… Continue Reading…Every mother loves a handwritten note
I’m so sorry; that title sounds terrible. I like my kids. And I like playing with them. But when it comes to playing board games together as a family, there are some that are just brutal. Take Monopoly, for example. Or Sorry. I played both… Continue Reading…5 games I actually enjoy playing with the kids
Friends. We leave on our 3.5 month road trip in 9 days. I’m starting to freak out a little. As the date comes closer, our to-do list gets bigger. Our heads were beginning to bulge, so we taped up a laminated poster to a very visible door and… Continue Reading…a little bit of this and that
We don’t argue all that often. But on this particular day, I was feeling feisty and he was being stubborn and so we fought. Want to know what we were so passionately arguing about? LAMPS. I know. Ridiculous. Ryan thought a pair of floor lamps would… Continue Reading…A pair of matching floor lamps – do or don’t?
The more time I spend preparing food for our big family, the more I appreciate the little things that make it easier. I’m not a fancy chef, so I don’t need much, but these 5 kitchen gadgets prove themselves over and over in our household.… Continue Reading…5 must-have kitchen gadgets
Last time, we drooled over my big sister, Amy’s gorgeous kitchen and dining room remodel here. Now we get to peek at my little sister’s house! Hillary is married to Mike, they have three squishably adorable kids and just moved in to a new house… Continue Reading…My little sister’s house: builder-grade fireplace makeover
I have two sisters: Amy and Hillary (here we are with our pretty mama). Amy is married to Eric and they have two of my favorite kids ever. They live in a family-friendly older neighborhood in Seattle, are UW graduates and big Husky fans, they love to… Continue Reading…My Sister’s House: A Timeless Kitchen Before + After
I don’t live by many decorating rules. Usually, I just know what I like and go with it. Sometimes, however, rules are helpful; they offer guidelines, checklists, tangible to-dos. As much as I don’t love rigid rules, I do enjoy helpful clear direction. In all… Continue Reading…The kitchen was missing something …
