Kathy
Throwing a Thursday to the Wind: Our iFLY San Antonio Experience
By design, I am a creature of habit who has to work really hard at increasing my spontaneous streak.
Correction: I am a creature of habit who has to work at having a spontaneous streak.
I...
Before I Was Mama
A recent family vacation coupled with a few new extracurricular activities for the kiddos has my mind swirling and memories flowing. Let me preface this piece by saying that I in no way, shape,...
If This Toy Box Could Talk
I am always looking for ways to create more usable space throughout my house. Even though we have ample storage and closet space, I constantly aim to make the most of certain spots, especially...
Let’s Stay Home: A Mother’s Guide to an Indoor Day
The pages of the calendar seem to flip ever so slowly during the winter months. I use the term “winter” lightly here in South Texas, seeing as how we are not getting slammed...
All Forms of Love
Around the start of a new year, external forces tell, remind, inform, and educate us on how to transform into the best versions of ourselves. Advertisements for gym memberships don the billboards along the...
How Sorority Life Prepared Me for Motherhood
I had the joy of celebrating my “30-something” birthday a few weeks ago with an early morning sweat session, courtesy of a local indoor cycling studio. Not only did I get my rear kicked...
An Aisle Full of Compassion
Paper plates. Wrapping paper. Plastic forks. Tissue paper.
A mama's to-do list seems endless at times, and my most recent assignment to the nearest Dollar Tree was no different. Except for the fact that...
An Ode to a Texas Autumn
The other night, I dreamed of fairies, kings, and faraway lands. Perhaps it was the bedtime story, fresh in my mind from my family's nighttime ritual, or maybe it was my heart's longing for...
The Day I Threw My Fitbit Away
Get a Fitbit, they said. You will love it, they said. I can't believe how it made me more active, they said. I can't imagine my life before one, he said. Well, let me...
The Tides of Motherhood
“Never turn your back on the ocean.” It's a phrase my dad uttered every summer as we raced towards the Maryland shores that we waited eight long hours in the car to visit. While...