Hi there, Welcome back to This Messy Season. I have been a majorly neglectful blogger, rarely making time to write. However, 2022 is the year I rediscover my voice and I'm thrilled to have you guys back here. I want to also think everyone who has remained a follower as my family has navigated the pandemic, what its meant for my life professionally and personally. 2021 was an emotionally fragile year for me, and writing and being creative (the MAIN parts of this career!) felt impossible ...
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A fun movie to watch in 2022!
My boys have loved the Bad Guys books the last couple of years, so I have been anxiously awaiting this film to come out! Its so hard to find quality reading materials for boys, so this is a special treat that it will be a film in April 2022! Use the time now to start reading through the books with your kids, because they are hilarious and fun. I'm certain the movie will be the exact same! Check out the trailer below! My boys have loved the Bad Guys books the last couple of years, so I have ...
Reflections on Christmas.
The last few weeks, I've struggled tremendously to sleep. There is no obvious reason I can identify, but I think some of that sleep deprivation is stemming from the reality that I am not making time to write anymore. I don't write on my blog like I used to and I haven't been making time to write for fun either. There's always something that seems more urgent. I watch my sons fully take on their crafts, whether that is Sawyer with his art supplies or Liam with his football. They give their gifts ...
Just oKAY| November Editor’s Notes!
Hiii! How fun is this new monthly round up? I was inspired to write this morning, because I made the comment in Instagram stories that I used to write every single day. Whatever I wanted to. I didn't always care about SEO, or trending words, or whatever! I just wanted to tell stories and encourage others. I've deviated from that since the pandemic. It has been a constant struggle for me to curate content, so I'm challenging myself to write every morning through the remainder of 2021. I'm ...
October Publisher’s Letter!
Hey, y’all. How are you? Like, how are you, REALLY? If someone were to ask me the same question. What would I say? I’d say that I’m content, peaceful, and working towards slower living. I’ve traded my “mom boss” aspirations for slow morning bike rides over to our community Mary garden. It’s so peaceful to me, quiet, isolated, yet safe. These days I’m feeling my heart healing from the physical loss of our sweet foster daughter. It brings me such a joy to see her family thriving and I’m so ...
Budget Friendly Halloween Activities For The Family!
I really love making the holidays special for my family. I think it is so easy to get sucked into the mundane, so I love that holidays provide us with an opportunity to just be out of our ordinary! Plus, I love candy. So, it's easy to see why I'm a big Halloween fan. Kids love to dress up and go run around, I love the fall colors, and the list just goes on and on! Place your holds at the library now- The earlier, the better. I like to grab Halloween books and age appropriate movies. ...