Posted January 1, 2025
My word for 2025 is “focus.” While it may seem like a small, easy word, it’s a word that I predict will be a bit of a struggle for me! Focus: Pay particular attention to. A center or object of attention. A central purpose or theme. Synonyms: Goal, priority, purpose.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted January 29, 2021
Sometimes in life, you have to be okay with failing. Actually…a lot of times in life you have to be okay with failing. I’m always trying to work hard at growing the blog, and the Prairie Wife brand. While I have had to back off a bit with the time… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life, This and That
Posted February 25, 2020
“How do you do it all?” It’s a question I hear often, and more and more as time goes on. As I sit here at a local coffee shop (The Bourgeois Pig) typing this post, I am here to tell you that I actually don’t do it all. I have… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted October 25, 2019
One of the necessary evils of living rurally is lots of time spent driving back and forth. Add to that, the fact that we now have a house full of five “school-age” children and it’s safe to say that we spend at least an hour a day in the car… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted April 19, 2019
Right off the bat, you should know that I loved Rachel Hollis’ book “Girl Wash Your Face” and I equally loved her “Made for More” special on Amazon.com (yes I was ugly crying at parts). I devoured her fiction books and would love for her to venture into this genre… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews
Posted January 22, 2019
I mentioned to you last week that I would have some BIG news for you today. And here is my news… After a decade of being a SAHM with a bit of that time as a Work From Home Mom, I am officially back in the workforce. For the last… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 20, 2018
So I did this thing… Something that I thought would be great and amazing and wonderful. And, it HAS been good…but today I realized that I may have learned the hard way what NOT to do. Let’s go back in time for a minute. A few weeks ago I read… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted October 12, 2018
The other day my girl Sabrina Spears shared a post about working from home. Her hastag was #IAmAMomFirst And OH HOW I LOVED IT. It resonated so much with me and where I am in my life right now… Tiptoeing back into the work force, and trying to figure out… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 13, 2017
I usually feel like I can keep my sh!t together. I wouldn’t say I’m supermom or anything, but I feel I totally qualify as a “she does a fairly good job” kinda mom. Today I give up. I am done. They. Are. Winning. And by they I mean the Cowkids… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted May 22, 2015
I first learned of Deva and her blog MyLifeSuckers.com when I found her video “Let It Go: A Mom Video Parody” on Facebook. I instantly hit her YouTube page and watched all of her videos. I then realized she had a blog and well…I have to be honest here…I formed… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Prairie Wife of the Week
