Category Archives: The Mommy Chronicles

A place to stop and catch my breath as I reflect on motherhood, womanhood, and just stuff I do at the lake or in the snow.

Conversation Cards :: Valentine Edition

As I was combing through my bedroom closet, project o’the month, I found an old stack of cards, all 50 of them.  Uh, not good enough.
So what’s a girl to do? Make something! Of course!
In honor of Valentines Day, I thought I’d whip up  a little “game” to encourage loving, talking, and learning within our [...]

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morning :: noon :: night


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Hooked On “Building A Soft Place To Land”

Pretty Houses Need a Foundation Too

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When life gets stressful, some people eat too much, spend too much or sleep too much. (or all three)
Me?
I scan the MLS too much.
Not because I am sad or malcontent, just because it is fun!
I could pour over house tours online with glee and imagination for hours. I look [...]

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Laundry Room Redo

::My Laundry Journey::
{Please stick with me! This is a long post. You’ll love the ending, I promise.}
I had no idea that a peaceful laundry room could change your life. Let me tell you…It can! I used to moan about laundry. Clothes were always around the house in various degrees of dirtiness, cleanliness or somewhere between [...]

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Home: Where I Can Do Something

I am so blessed to have a warm place to call home during these cold winter months. I am safe, sound, and generally welcomed in my home (Lord help us! Mama is throwing frying Pans Made with Steel again!).
But, what happens when home doesn’t feel warm? What if home feels like the fangs of  used [...]

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morning, noon and night

I am inspired by a photo series, morning, noon and night, produced by the blog, beauty that moves.
I thought I’d give it a go…

morning, noon and night
truly,  just a blink

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Hooked on Play Rooms

Julia, from a blog called Hooked on Houses, hosts a “Hooked On” party every Friday. Readers share what they are hooked on each week. I am hooked on play rooms and spaces for children.
My recent attic closet to playroom transformation has been such a crucial infusion of play space into our 1000 square foot town-home.

Here [...]

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