Tomorrow I step outside. 100 days of being in my house. I don’t mean, “I went to the grocery store near my house”…I don’t even mean I checked the mail. I literally mean, right here, inside my house. Been here the whole time. I did it largely for our family, and because it seemed pertinent... Continue Reading →

Sorry, had to take a little mental floss detour. Work and home life have been a bit too much to put into words. Though, on second thought, maybe that's what I should have been doing all along. Taking the time for a time out. I'm proud to report I finished a huge (biggest of my... Continue Reading →

Today our governor is going to talk about the next phase of opening up. I am praying as I have been worried about the next stage of school. As a mother, you want your family to be safe and sound. But when you're married to an educator, school change may mean a new financial situation.... Continue Reading →

So the cooking during this crazy continues. We're super blessed to still be thriving and surviving from within the four walls - our state is opening up and there are many going out, but we have made the decision to continue to stay home. Additionally, aligned with the fact that we realize how little we... Continue Reading →

As a photographer, I relish a good shot. Where you can see the crisp lines of the subject, bonus points if they’re in motion and you freeze a single split-second of time into eternity. In today’s world of selfies and unspoken competition to “who has the best insta-feed?” – it’s easy to get only into... Continue Reading →

Dear Mr. Krasinski, My name is Lesley, and I have this little space on the internet. I'm not writing to you for fame or acknowledgement, but as a sincere word of thank you for what you've done. It's really easy to scan by your show, SGN, and think, "That's cute, humor in the time of... Continue Reading →

Lately, as most people seem to be doing, I'm turning to comfort food recipes. On the weekends in particular, I like to pull out those dishes I wouldn't typically have time for. This particular one stuck out as not taking a ton of time and reminds me of growing up. Joye was my Mom’s friend... Continue Reading →

How many days have we been cooped up now? It's like May 78th now right? Actually, it's May 4th - as an avid Star Wars fan - May the Fourth be with you! The hubs and I celebrated our sixth anniversary recently, and it comes to mind - how are these marriages holding up and... Continue Reading →

So I'm trying to have a better perspective going into the weekend after this week's bumble of emotions to The Dark Side as our Star Wars' fandom would say. I've been keeping a fun little list on my phone of the little achievements and moments during this crazy time. Partly so I can look back... Continue Reading →

Up until now, I'm going to say that most days, I've been doing pretty good at this stay-in-the-house-avoid-the-crazy-virus-brewing-outside thing. But everyone has a bad day now and again? I found out next week my husband has to return to work to close out the school year. Immediately I get scared thinking he's going to be... Continue Reading →