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Fay
Jan 152 min read
Monday Musings: 23 for 2023 Recap
Before I share my 24 for 2024 in a few weeks (it's still coming together), I want to reflect on my previous year's goals. This exercise...
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Samantha
Jan 81 min read
Monday Musings: 2024's Word of the Year
Happy New Year! As always, I've begun 2024 focused on a word I can incorporate into all aspects of my life. This next year I want to move...
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Samantha
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Unlocking the Power of Sentimental Words
How can we captivate the essence of the season? The traditions? The feelings surrouding the holidays — the postive and the negative? I...
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And She Writes
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Holiday Reads
There are so many fun holiday books to read this time of year. Some definitely fall into the saccharine sweet category and some are more...
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Fay
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Holiday Anticipation
I mentioned Friday that I was flooded with holiday email the moment Halloween was over. And while the constant bombardment of retail...
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Samantha
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Halloween Memories
Since my birthday is this time of year, I cherish my childhood and adolescent memories of costume (birthday) parties and Halloween...
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Fay
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Taking a Moment
Today's thoughts are brief. There is a lot going on in the world right now. News coverage this weekend included the horrors of war, mass...
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Samantha
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Goals to Close-Out 2023
In less than three months, we'll usher in a new year, but I'm not quite ready to say good-bye to 2023. I have specific goals I'd like to...
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Fay
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Embracing Childhood
This fall, I'm suddenly struck by the sense that my children won't be children forever. There are so many fall traditions that we've...
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Samantha
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Bring On Fall!
“Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” - Friedrich Nietzsche I can't think of a time I've been more ready...
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Samantha
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Remembering 9/11/2001
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. For those of us who were alive, it's a day we will always remember. Three...
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Samantha
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: High School Nostalgia
As '90s fashion makes a resurgence, including "retro t-shirts" at Target featuring Nirvana, Metallica and Tupac, I'm becoming...
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Samantha
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Healthy Boundaries
It goes without saying, parents feel stretched in several different directions. We have our household and family responsibilities, work...
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Samantha
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: School Year Preparations
Well, it's time to accept that summer is winding down. My kids start school this week. I feel prepared as best as I can be. For the first...
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Fay
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Thinking About Fall
I know, I know--it's still only July. We've got time left with Summer 2023! We do--but, sadly, not much. I'm struggling with that reality...
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Fay
Jul 17, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: The Daily Laundry
Last Monday, Samantha shared why she does laundry twice per week. She offered excellent reasons, even explaining why daily laundry...
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Samantha
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: The Real Never-Ending Story
Hint: It's always there and hard to keep up with....any guesses?! Laundry. Everyday. Nonstop. As a family of five, we don't have "small"...
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And She Writes
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Prepping for Prime Day
Our musings on this Monday aren't deep or dramatic, because we're musing over upcoming Prime shopping! Prime Day is actually two days of...
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Samantha
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Monday Musings: Welcome, Summer!
It's officially summer! Where I'm located, temperatures will reach triple digits this week. Despite the heat, I am excited for summer to...
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Samantha
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Monday Musings: Road Trip Memories
Growing up, my family took many long, summer road trips. I was rarely excited for them, but they were packed with memories — the obvious...
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