January 4, 2026

When Pinterest Dreams Meet Reality

I had this vision, you know? Beautiful kitchen lighting, me looking effortlessly gorgeous leaning against our granite counters, maybe a few candid ...

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January 1, 2026

Drama Queen (In The Best Way)

Sophie burst through the door today like she’d just won an Oscar. Apparently the audition she’s been stressing about for weeks went AMAZING.

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December 31, 2025

Resolution Revolution (Or: Why Marcus's Goals Are Already Doomed)

New Year, new us! Well, sort of. We decided to make this resolution thing a family affair this year, which seemed like a great idea until Marcus su...

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December 31, 2025

Resolution Reality Check: Marcus vs. The List

Nothing says ‘New Year, New Me’ quite like finding your husband’s abandoned resolution list from 2023 still clinging to life on the fridge door.

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December 31, 2025

New Year, Same Hartwells (But With Goals This Time)

New Year’s Day traditions in our house include sleeping until noon, eating leftover party snacks for breakfast, and pretending we’re going to compl...

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December 30, 2025

Professor Theo's Kitchen Lectures

You know what goes perfectly with dinner prep? A detailed explanation of Mesozoic era predator-prey relationships, obviously.

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December 29, 2025

Finding Beach Day Gold in the Camera Roll

Was cleaning out Marcus’s phone this morning (seriously, how does he have 47 screenshots of the same meme?) when we stumbled across last summer’s b...

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December 27, 2025

The Hobby Monster Strikes Again

I walked into the garage to grab something and found Marcus in full research mode again

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December 27, 2025

The Drama Kid Has Arrived

Y’all, I think we’ve officially entered the theater kid era. Sophie came flying through the door today practically vibrating with excitement about ...

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December 26, 2025

When Your Teen Needs You Most

Sometimes being a mom means dropping everything when your teenager walks in with That Look.

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