This August my husband and I are celebrating ten years of marriage, and a couple months back I declared that we were going to go away together for at least two nights to enjoy a miniature second honeymoon.  Our real honeymoon was at Sandals in St. Lucia, and as we floated around on crystal clear…

While poking around for a fun Wordless Wednesday picture, I came across the very first digital pictures I took in 2004.  Here are some of my favorites from that first digital image upload: Wordless Wednesday Linky Did you post a Wordless Wednesday today?  Link up here!

My seven year old daughter is overly dramatic and knows how to use words to paint an elaborate picture of betrayal, sadness, heartbreak.  Wait, my daughter is a dramatic story teller?  Shocking, right? The problem with her stories is that they are not always terribly accurate.  She doesn’t lie.  She just exaggerates to paint herself…

It’s Mamavation Monday and I’m excited to share my progress so far while I also update my goals. When I pledged to start this journey two weeks ago, my goals were the following: 1. No more night time snacking 2. More movement 3. More accountability These goals weren’t bad, necessarily, but they didn’t involve the steps I really…

For the last couple of weeks, two songs have been rattling around in my head for what seemed like no reason.  I heard both songs weekly in my childhood, but could not remember the last time I heard or sang them.  Yet there they were playing like a broken record in my mind.  One song…

Summer camp season is here and for many parents, this means eight weeks of trying to track down lost belongings.  How many of us begin the summer months with one water bottle, towel, and tote bag only to find that by the end of the season we’re lucky to have even one of the original…

The blurry picture of me eating Twizzlers while driving… …not happy in a hair net and hard hat… …taking a break to pet a horse named Martini, which we did not explain to the kids… …a Hidden Mickey in the Franklin Square miniature golf course… …eating Twizzlers on the steps of the fake Art Museum…

Last week I wrote about pledging the Mamavation Sistahood, really trying to make some changes in my health for the positive. Then I got in a van covered in giant Twizzlers and drove to the home of the cheese steak followed by a trip to the makers of the Great American Chocolate Bar.  Now don’t…

Today was a scorcher.  I’m sure that somewhere I saw a forecast that said 83 degrees, but I realized part way through the morning that I must have been looking at the low.  We packed up our Twizzlers van and headed into Hersheypark nevertheless, armed with water bottles and sunscreen.  The goal for the day…

There’s nothing like arriving somewhere and realizing immediately that you want to come back. That’s how I felt the first time I visited Walt Disney World as an adult, and that’s the feeling I got when I was checking in tonight to the Hershey Lodge.  But more about that soon!  First, I have to tell…

Two days into our Twizzlers Landmark Summer Roadtrip, I’ve learned a few rules of the road: 1. If you want sunscreen packed, pack it yourself.  Otherwise be prepared to buy a second bottle at tourist prices. 2. Call ahead to confirm that the “heated pool” listed on the website means that the water is heated…

As we settle in tonight to prepare for a day checking out the landmarks in Philadelphia’s historic Independence Park, I wanted to share the highlights of the first day of our roadtrip.  We kicked our adventure off by picking up Noah from his last day of pre-school in our Twizzlers van being sure to take…

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I grew up traveling with my family to state and national parks, landmarks and historical sites.  I remember long rides in the car, including a multiple day road trip from Pennsylvania to Alabama and back again.  I am so thankful that my children not only have picked up my…

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Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting over at A Slob Comes Clean about my best recovering slob tips 🙂 , and I’m excited to welcome Aleta from Aleta’s Arty Facts to Resourceful Mommy: Way back in the late 1990s, Internet users who were in the know became interested in…

To any regular readers of Resourceful Mommy, it is no surprise that I have been battling to achieve a healthy lifestyle and a slimmer body for most of my adult life.  Most of you have also become well acquainted with the Mamavation program created by Leah of @Bookieboo.  Today I am finally going to pledge…

My husband was born thirteen days after me in the fall of 1977.  Unlike most people my age, he actually graduated from high school in 1995, a year ahead of the pack, just like I did. We lived on the same floor of Letts Hall freshman year of college, and his entire extended family lived…

Last night while I was working, I heard a loud voice echoing in the hallway outside my door.  When I realized what it was, I grabbed my camera and sneaked down the hall to my pre-schooler’s room to find… Did you post a Wordless Wednesday today?  Link up here! Reading this in a feedreader or…

This afternoon I wrote an important, honest, reflective post that I believed would spark a critical, though uncomfortable parenting conversation.   The initial comments opened up an equally honest and powerful discussion about the roles we can and cannot play in our children’s lives, the power we do and do not have over the outcomes of…

One of the questions I am asked most often about planning a trip to the World is, “How can I save money on a Walt  Disney World vacation?”  While there are many tricks to saving money both before and during your Walt Disney World vacation, one of the main ways to save is to book…

Tomorrow night we will be chatting with Monica Meadows of Holistic Health Fusion about how to make a fresh start this spring, jumpstarting a healthier lifestyle.  Participants will have the opportunity to receive entry into a Holistic Health Fusion class at a 50% off, special discounted price.  This class will prepare members to spring into…