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because settling down is a whole new adventure

If You Give A Mom A Minute…

January 1, 2023

Recently, in one of those HALLELUJAH moments, Husband decided to take the kids down to the lake for some airing out. I’d just come down with a cold, and after the hustle of the holidays, the time alone in the house was just about the best gift he could give me. (IMPORTANT NOTE: You don’t have to wait til next Christmas to do this again, Husband.)

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I took a leave from teaching this year. Here’s how it’s going. (It’s not what I expected.)

December 2, 2022

Last year the stress of the previous 5 years caught up with me.

I kind of fell apart.

Not that you’d have known it to look at me. I still looked like a professional.

But inside, I was always anxious. Always discombobulated.

Husband saw the shift in me too.

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How I’m Doing Christmas Differently This Year. And Forevermore.

November 18, 2020

Friends, forgive me. I fell down the discombobulated mama hole when school and work resumed in September, hence the echo-y silence of This Lovely Chaos since then.

I am still deep in that hole as I write today – as discombobulated as ever – but through the noise of my ever-thrumming to do list and low grade anxiety, a little voice managed to break through and remind me that writing always brings a sense of calm to my (lovely) chaos.

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Well hey there! I'm Kelly - a teacher, author, wife, and mama. Also: a highly-sensitive person and wellness junkie, slightly obsessed with stationery supplies and anything to do with organizing. I've had a lot of adventures in my life, but none compare to the wild ride of 'settling down'. Join me here as I share my stories and seek connection with like-minded folks.

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