Breaking Up

Dear Coffee Table,

I'm sorry but I have to break up with you. You've been so good to me. Always there when I need to rest my tired feet, helping me organize and fold the laundry, and the countless games we've played on you.

However you are too big a threat to my sweet boy. You see...he recently learned how to climb onto the couch but hasn't yet learned how to get down. Today he fell off the couch and was this close to cracking his head open on your corner. I know it wasn't your fault and you didn't mean it.

I promise we'll meet again one day and I will again treat you to things like Clorox Wipes and Pledge. But for now your new home will be the storage closet in the backyard with all the other dangerous household items. Don't worry, I'll make sure Andrew makes a nice spot for you so you don't get damaged.

I'll miss you.

 

Welcome Life On Leroy Street! *Guest Post*

I'm Alli, a wife, mom and a lover of living a simple life. I blog over at Life on LeRoy.  I work in the corporate
world and I love my job (so blessed).  My husband, little man and I live in Western Wisconsin.

Living a simple life is very important to me. I actually strive to live simply because I feel like it makes my soul happy and helps me to focus on the little, beautiful things in life that surround us everyday.  How often do you take time to rejoice in the little things?  This simple way of living started for me a few years back when I became very overwhelmed with everything that was happening in my life. I felt almost like I couldn't breath.  I knew I needed to do something about it.  I took a step back, reevaluated my priorities and threw away the clutter in life.  
 

Sometimes I feel the pressure from the outside world making me feel like I should have 100 things going on at all times, but why?  I have found that I don't have to be involved in everything, I don't have to attend every event I'm invited to, I don't have to have a bunch of clutter in my house that I don't need to be happy.  I'm more happy when I'm evaluating my priorities and doing the things that make my family and I happy.
When I was a junior in High School I took a trip to Peru, South America. I stayed for 12 days in the Amazon Rainforest and visited villages where people had very little. They lived in shacks, ate whatever they could find and wore mismatched clothing. However, something to this day stands out in my mind about them; they were so happy and so beautiful! They live these simple lives, free of clutter and even though they don't have much, they have enough. When you feel like you have enough in your life it can be such a satisfying feeling.

I hope that everyone who reads this post, gets a little inspired to evaluate their lives, their priorities, their clutter.  Do you really need all that you have?  Would you be happier with a simpler life? 

Live Simply!

Stop by my blog and say hello!  I would lOvE to meet you!

Welcome 5ohWifey! *Guest Post*

If you've been following my blog at all, you've seen me mention her a couple times.

We met at our local Kaiser Mommy & Me group and have since become Mommy BFF's. She's the one who introduced me to blogging. After I told her I was stalking her blog and loved it, she encouraged me to start my own. She's been cheering me on ever since!

She's beautiful, loving, smart, HILARIOUS, giving...I could seriously keep going but that might start to get weird. :)

I'm so grateful to have her guest posting here today!

Hey y'all! My name is Ashley and I blog over at 5ohWifey: life as a mommy and cop's wife. I am amazed every day by what God is doing in my life. I am a southern girl now living in California against my will. I am the wife of 5ohHubby who is a police officer and wonderful man and no that's not mutually exclusive. I am a stay at home mom to an amazing little girl I call 5ohBaby and she is my whole world. We have probably the cutest, ugly dog out there (5ohPup).  

I try to blog about what I know.  I try to keep it as real as possible. I blog about everything from holding on tight to my little one to the time I accidentally fed her jalapenos. I write about both the joys and the stresses of being in a police marriage. I love to cook and even make my own baby food. Sometimes I get a little crafty and dabble in fashion posts.

I want my blog to be a place where we can laugh together, cry together, and just be real with one another. I think I'm funny, and sometimes other people do, too. People like Stephanie here. But, I absolutely adore her so I guess it's all good. Isn't she fabulous?

It has recently come to my attention that all sorts of people are reading my humble blog: friends from high school, co-workers, family members, readers who have just stumbled upon this blog, etc. And I bet there are a whole bunch of Stephanie's friends and family who read her lovely blog. I love using my blog as a place to share my heart and I'm so thankful for the opportunity. I am always shocked when I find out someone has read my blog. And more than finding out someone is reading I la-la-love getting comments. Or Followers. Since I know that many of you who read this are not "bloggers" I thought I would break down how to do this for y'all so you can show bloggers some bloggy love.

1. FOLLOW A BLOG

First and foremost lets start with "Following" a blog. Following a blog is a great way to show your support to the blogger. On my blog you can do this at the bottom of my right sidebar as pictured above.  You do not need to be a blogger yourself to follow a blog. Go ahead and click that button... you know you want to.
2. COMMENT ON A BLOG

Everyone who writes a blog loves getting comments. I always get excited when someone tells me they are a new follower or new to my blog. Some of you have written me the most lovely comments and I am so very appreciative. I read every single one and, I promise, one of these days I will figure out how to reply via email to every single one (psst if you know how to do this let me know!) Below all my posts are my signature, a few links to other posts I've written, and a little number with comments. Zero comments makes me sad. Feel free to click on that little number to leave some love.

Anyone can comment on this blog. There are 4 different options on my blog. If you are not a blogger, feel free to comment using the Name/URL or Anonymous methods. Just make sure you leave your name (and an email address would be awesome too!) so I can know who the comment is from! As always, everyone is entitled to their opinion and I encourage discussion and debate but abusive comments toward anyone will never be tolerated or published.
3. OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT

At the top of my blog I have four other ways to connect. Each of those buttons will connect you to a separate page. From here you can access my twitter, facebook, pinterest page, and email. I love getting emails and answer everyone after I'm finished chasing 5ohBaby around the house. If you connect via twitter or facebook give me a little shout out so I know!

I hope this post helps you out, not only with ways to connect to my blog & Stephanie's blog but to other blogs you love as well. And a big thank you to my mommy BFF for allowing me to post here today!

Come on over and check out my blog. I'd love to get to know you!

My First Guest Post

Today I wrote my very first guest post! EEK! Am I a real blogger now?

So please hop on over to 5ohWifey.com and check it out! She's responsible for introducing me to the crazy world that is blogging. She also helps me with my 54389 questions about everything blog related.

But don't stop after my post, keep reading. My friend Ashley aka 5ohWifey is amazing. She is sweet, kind, funny, insightful, witty and best of all...she's honest. Her blog is a must read!