Tag Archive: renest-life

12.23.2025

a very merry 40th birthday celebration!

friends, i cannot even begin to express the absolute sh*tshow last week was. it all started wonderfully (which we’ll get to in a second!), but as of last monday, all four of us woke up and were down with the flu. correction: my entire family – mom, dad, stepmom, sister, nieces, husband, and both boys…

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11.03.2025

re-nest life // a week of meals for on-the-go

on-the-go has been the way we’ve been for the past week. and, it’s how we’ll be this week. mom’s got volunteering after work. the kids have new winter activities starting. oh, and we’re adding in a trip back to indiana this weekend. the one thing i did that is helping: i actually was able to…

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10.30.2025

re-nest life // a dinner plan to end this crazy month

i missed posting last week’s meal plan. (yes, we ate.) last week…i know we all talk about insanity in our lives and we all live different types of insanity. here’s what was happening in our family’s life last week: 1. it was sycamore pumpkin fest. (if you’re from northern illinois, you know what this means….

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