Meal planning doesn’t have to be complicated! We are a busy family and I’ve found ways to plan meals which is helping us eat a little healthier and stay on track with our grocery budget. This is what works for my family. I hope it […]
Recently a 24 hour virus ran through our house. We had loads of dirty laundry, dishes, dirty floors, bills to pay, meals to prep and toys everywhere. There was not a single room in the house that wasn’t a disaster. Not one. I could feel […]
I don’t believe life can get any better than summertime. Things are so much more relaxed. Less activities. Less urgency to be somewhere on time. More spontaneity. More outdoor time. More sunlight. Fresh produce (likely not from my garden this year!). Swimming. Lightening bugs. Warm […]
With three boys in four different activities, the addition of sixteen chickens and four goats plus starting a garden, one could say it’s been a little busy here at Heartland Happiness! First, all sixteen baby chicks have survived! Imagine that!? We moved them to their […]
At the risk of sounding like I’m complaining (I’m not) I’m going to put this out there: some days are just hard. Crying on the way to work, get a headache, want to call it a day and go back to bed kind of hard. […]
Beautiful weather, time with family and baking are some of my favorite things. This weekend my youngest was baptized so it was a perfect reason to celebrate and enjoy some of my favorite things with my favorite people! Our immediate family attended the baptism ceremony […]
Springtime equals baby chick time here at Heartland Happiness! We recently picked up our first (and second!) batch of baby chickens! Yippeee! We now have 16 chicks in total and so far they’re all thriving! It turns out chickens are a gateway animal. Within two […]
From fighting gophers to switching out clothes for growing boys to some good ol’ home cookin’ we had a fun and busy weekend here in the heartland. We are getting our baby chickens very soon so Ryan had planned on cleaning out the garage for […]
This is my second full week back at work and our crazy school-work routine is getting busier with spring sports starting. I decided I better do a little meal prepping to make things run smoother so I can get to work on time in the morning. […]
As a working mommy of four I have plenty of experience with the anxiety of transitioning back to work after maternity leave. One would think by the fourth time around it would be a breeze but that wasn’t the case for me. For my own […]
