Category: Life

Today’s going to be no different from any other day since the start of summer – well except for the fact that I’m a bit more spry than I was even a few days ago. We’ll start our day out with a healthy breakfast from Skinnytaste. Then we’ll have our…

It’s close to anniversary time, again. My husband and I just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary in May – in probably the weirdest way possible considering current events. That’s okay though. It also means that it’s been about eight years since I shifted this blog from being “Not Quite Ally…

You may have noticed that there’s been a long pause between posts. I’m working hard to get caught up, but I’ve been sick. Despite our best and most careful efforts, my oldest got sick – very sick – at the end of April. We suspect he became infected when doing…

Please excuse my hyperbolic statement for a moment, but it’s been a tough month. We all have them, but not a lot of us talk about them. Here it’s been the being broke in the aftermath of an expensive December, the grief of having lost a beloved pet, and then!…

I’m part of a group on Facebook that embraces setting 20 goals for 2020. I decided, in my bullet journal, that I, too, would set 20 goals for 2020. Here’s a rundown of my 20 with reasons for choosing each one. 1. Hike 20 Trails So this one’s fun. I’ve…

I wrote the below post 2 1/2 years ago and never posted it. All three of my younger children suffer from sleep difficulties, and it’s now been 6 years since either my husband or I have had a solid night of sleep. We recently got bunk beds, so we’re hoping…

It’s 2020. I don’t know about you, but I’m kinda struggling with the fact that I’m not quite where I want to be in terms of my life goals and just, well anything. I have a lot of irons in the fire, I have a lot that I’ve started. I…

Anyone who has known me for any time at all knows I’m the super type-A list-maker and scheduler. I like to know what’s going on, when. I don’t do well with ambiguity, ambivalence, or up-in-the-air stuff. Even my lists are part of lists. But sometimes, you have three kids ages…

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