Twirling the events of the past year through my head like balloons whipping in the wind, The Chad and I are just amazed at all that we have experienced over the last nine to twelve months. In just three short weeks we are moving, yet again. Seems as though we only arrived here in Orlando [...]
The last ten months have been such a whirlwind for our family. Our move last August threw such a wrench in our normal operations from my kids acclimating to new schools, The Chad settling into and operating in a new, high level, position at work, and my overall operation. I tended to take on the [...]
Fitness and nutrition are the biggest buzz and hype topics of the last few years. Everyone is on some clean eating kick; keto, bodybuilding diets, paleo, Zone, low carb, cleanses, whatever happened to plain wholesome meals? With Instagram hashtags like #cleaneats and #foodprep, everyone is on the band wagon of eating healthier. Even I had [...]
Unexpected Wedding Costs You Might Forget to Prepare For When drawing a wedding budget, you are likely to give your attention to big expenses such as venue booking costs, decorations, transportation, hotel accommodations, food, video and photography, and entertainment. Putting together a great wedding takes more than just accounting for these big expected expenses. You [...]
The Chad and I are very transparent parents; we want to ensure our children are well educated about adult topics and life experiences, even at a young age. As children, many of us, including The Chad and I, were not taught about credit, handling money, or finances. I learned by proxy with my father as [...]
7 Ways To Get Your Legs Ready For Summer Spring may have only just begun, but there are only a few months left before summer starts. In a blink of an eye, summer will be upon us. So, if you haven’t already started to prepare your legs for the summer sun, you need to get [...]
Time off is incredibly important; not only does mental health stand to benefit, but studies suggest it also results in increased productivity. Perhaps you’ve worked hard and waited a long time to be able to take a vacation with your family and the opportunity has finally arrived. While the urge to take vacation as soon [...]
My dear friend Joie and I have been working together for the last four years. She and I have known one another for the last decade, and this past year we thought high time we created something of a logo for our collaboration. We have been juggling ideas of outsourcing a logo with services like [...]
Having children and raising children is such an evolutionary, day-by-day event. I always think of the quote by Mike Tyson in relation to having children; “everyone has a plan until they’re punched in the face.” Think about it. We all have some set of ideals on how we should parent or raise children. Telling ourselves [...]
Moving to Orlando has been such a treat! Not that we did not have an abundance of awesome visits, trips, and experiences living in Arizona the past 14 years, but Florida has so much to offer our family. The twins celebrate a decade of life this year and we have bounced around ideas of what [...]
Karie Herring is a reformed corporate working mom, idiot savant of business operations, finance and lending. She's a chef and short order cook to her twins and tween. Read all about her ramblings of living in Phoenix, AZ and moving to Orlando, FL. Karie talks about local events, motherhood, living an organic lifestyle, following and serving in Christ, the occasional fart joke and how her husband is super understanding and tolerates all her shenanigans.
