Author Archives: Stephanie O'Farrell

When our house turned into a home office for two full time working parents and classroom for our two elementary school-aged kids back in March, I felt like my world was spinning. My type A personality...

With the kids being home 24/7, this means they have all the time in the world to be messing up any efforts we put into having a clean house. Last weekend my husband commented that I was standing at th...

Making s'mores by the fire is fun. It's also super messy, someone always cries when their marshmallow falls in the fire or burns to a crisp or someone gets hurt with the pointy stick. Also, you need a...

We could all use a little joy right now given the past couple of months have been unlike any other. Sometimes we have to find that joy in small ways. When my Summer Fab Fit Fun Box arrived, my six yea...

It was announced this week that face coverings will be mandatory statewide in Washington. There are exceptions for children under two years of age and those with a medical condition making it difficul...

Here we are, almost to Father's Day and still not out of the Coronavirus woods. For those of us in certain counties of states like Washington, we have not even quite made it fully to "phase 2" yet. Th...

As we near the end of the school year, I feel partially relieved to be getting a break from balancing home school needs with a full time career. I also feel anxiety that I still don't have a clear pla...

Stay at home orders have brought out the best and the worst, depending on the day of the week. At least that's how it feels in our house. I loved Kristina being transparent that her coping mechanism d...

My kids have been out of school and into the world of online learning for nearing two months now. After my initial reaction of frustration for what parents are supposed to do mixed with relief that my...

I am always looking for easy recipes I can make ahead of time. You can put this together the night before and then turn the crock pot on low all day. Whether you're out working all day and want to com...