Family is huge to me! We have a sandwich family, with three kids, two at home and one Grandma Linda living with us due to dementia.
I write about all different family topics like dementia, adopting from foster care and other fun family "stuff".
Here are a few of my recent posts to get you started!
Dementia & Alzheimers Caregivers
We are so fortunate to be able to care for my husband's Mom in our home. She fell last year and was hospitalized for two weeks, after which she moved in with us!
Here are my best tips and ideas for being a caregiver!
I was trying to figure out how long it had been since I rented a home and it was over 30 years! So when we decided to sell our big house and rent for a few years to save money, I thought it would be a breeze to find a new home… boy, was I…
Continue Reading Yes, You Can Rent A House With A Big Dog - Here's Our Exact Strategy
Our family dinners have never really been "dinners" - they're more like potlucks that happen to take place in one house. Between our three kids, their partners, the grandkids, and both grandpas, by the time everyone piles in the door it's a full-blown production. New folks who join us for the first time always look…
Here are some excellent no-bake dessert recipes perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth during the summer without ever having to turn on the oven. I have categorized them by style to help you easily find exactly what you're craving! Cool & Creamy Pies & Cheesecakes Bakery-Worthy, Zero Oven Required Who says you need a degree…
Continue Reading 16 Old-Fashioned No-Bake Desserts for Hot Summer Days
Some recipes are just recipes. And then there are the ones attached to a memory so vivid you can practically smell the paper leis... this is one of those recipes! When I was a little girl growing up in Northwestern Pennsylvania, my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. My mom - being the wonderfully ambitious…
Continue Reading Creamy Hawaiian Fruit Salad With Orange Jello and Sour Cream
If you're the one everyone leans on - the caregiver, the keeper of schedules, the woman who somehow still has glue gun residue on her fingers at 11pm - this list is for you. No bubble baths. No "just relax" nonsense. Just ten grounded, practical ways to actually catch your breath this summer, wrapped in…
Continue Reading 10 Summer Self-Care Routines for Dark Academia Women Who Do Too Much
If Caesar salad had a more filling, party-ready cousin - this is her! My family is Caesar salad obsessed. The tang, the crunch, those croutons - it's basically a non-negotiable in our house. So when I started experimenting with turning it into a pasta salad, I'll be honest... I wasn't sure Johnny would go for…
Continue Reading Your Favorite Caesar Salad - Now in Pasta Form
Read all my Caregiver Articles!
Natural Living
I am a tree hugging, pescatarian eating, allergy sufferer from way back! With that in mind, I am always looking for natural ways to keep my home clean and our family healthy!
Here are my top posts about natural living:
Read all my Natural Living articles!
Adopting From Foster Care
We adopted our kids from foster care! They are amazing and wonderful, and sometimes a handful to handle because of past trauma.
Here are my best posts about what we learned about adopting from foster care:
I was trying to figure out how long it had been since I rented a home and it was over 30 years! So when we decided to sell our big house and rent for a few years to save money, I thought it would be a breeze to find a new home… boy, was I…
Continue Reading Yes, You Can Rent A House With A Big Dog - Here's Our Exact Strategy
Our family dinners have never really been "dinners" - they're more like potlucks that happen to take place in one house. Between our three kids, their partners, the grandkids, and both grandpas, by the time everyone piles in the door it's a full-blown production. New folks who join us for the first time always look…
Here are some excellent no-bake dessert recipes perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth during the summer without ever having to turn on the oven. I have categorized them by style to help you easily find exactly what you're craving! Cool & Creamy Pies & Cheesecakes Bakery-Worthy, Zero Oven Required Who says you need a degree…
Continue Reading 16 Old-Fashioned No-Bake Desserts for Hot Summer Days
Some recipes are just recipes. And then there are the ones attached to a memory so vivid you can practically smell the paper leis... this is one of those recipes! When I was a little girl growing up in Northwestern Pennsylvania, my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. My mom - being the wonderfully ambitious…
Continue Reading Creamy Hawaiian Fruit Salad With Orange Jello and Sour Cream
If you're the one everyone leans on - the caregiver, the keeper of schedules, the woman who somehow still has glue gun residue on her fingers at 11pm - this list is for you. No bubble baths. No "just relax" nonsense. Just ten grounded, practical ways to actually catch your breath this summer, wrapped in…
Continue Reading 10 Summer Self-Care Routines for Dark Academia Women Who Do Too Much
If Caesar salad had a more filling, party-ready cousin - this is her! My family is Caesar salad obsessed. The tang, the crunch, those croutons - it's basically a non-negotiable in our house. So when I started experimenting with turning it into a pasta salad, I'll be honest... I wasn't sure Johnny would go for…
Continue Reading Your Favorite Caesar Salad - Now in Pasta Form