Things I Can't Say — Tips and Tales from an Introverted Mom

As we approach another hurricane season, I’m sharing helpful products from Primo® as part of a sponsored post.
This school year will go down in history as the year of Hurricane Florence. We were anxiously watching the forecast as it showed a Category 4 storm headed directly for our small town in eastern North Carolina....

Self-care tended to be one of those words that made me roll my eyes. It was right up there with those who claim to have found a work-life balance. It seemed like a bunch of B.S. to be honest.
Like something hard to do or something that only those with a ton of time (or money) on their hands can actually get done. And then there’s the fact that you don’t hear men talking about “self-care.” Can’t imagine hearing a man say “Making self-care...

I had been wanting to try a Float Spa for a while.
The appeal of it to me was that it’s like a forced time out. One where I really and truly was completely unreachable for an hour. Where it would be quiet and peaceful. Where there really is nothing else I can do but just rest and relax....

Every year, I share a list of my favorite reads from the previous year, as well as some books that I thought were stinkers. This is my 10th year compiling this list. For those of you who are finding this for the first time: my lists are what *I* personally...