Cathie
Cathie is a happily-married mom of 2 girls. She’s originally from the Madison area but has lived in the area for 5 years. Cathie loves reading, photography, and binge-streaming TV shows with her husband in her spare time.
Self-Care is Still Important in a Crisis
Wake. Coffee. Kids. Work. Enforce learning/meetings/etc. Work. Lunch. Work. Break up kids arguing. Work. Dinner. Check on school work. Family time. Kids bedtime. Work. Shower. Bed. Repeat. Sound vaguely familiar? I kept hearing the...
5 Life Skills We Are Teaching Our Kids During Safer at Home
I’m a glass-half-full kinda gal. When we got word that our kids would be home indefinitely, I made sure we were set for essentials, then I looked for the silver lining. I landed on...
52 Ways to Save at Costco This Year… And One Thing I Would Skip
52 ways to save at Costco this year... and one thing I would skip. Back in 1999, when I first saw “You’ve Got Mail” and heard the line that references buying a “ten-gallon vat...
How I Found My Tribe When I Was New In Town
Our family relocated from the Madison area to Berlin, WI in the summer of 2017. Aside from a few of my husband's childhood friends and his relatives, we knew no one in town. We...
I’m Raising a VSCO Girl… And I’m OK With It
It started innocently enough.... my almost-9 year old was suddenly ok with wearing her Crocs again. Honestly, I was thrilled. We buy a pair for each kid every summer because they are great in...