
Getting My Sh!t Together: The Toxic Romance of Weekend Cleaning
The art of achieving goals takes practice. Like a fat kid at football camp I hate practicing when it comes to housework. I often get bogged down in worry or thinking about the laundry list of items I need to manage. Actually, sometimes I lose precious sleep over the literal baskets of laundry stacked in my bedroom. The struggle is real!!! Every weekend, like clockwork, the same internal dialogue takes place:"Today I will fold the clothes and wash the dishes. Today is the day

Rachel Hollis is Full of Crap. #SorryNotSorry
I read books on finding a pathway to stronger self. Actually I mostly scroll Pinterest on ideas for books to read that might magically jolt me towards a fulfilled life. I follow Instagram pages made by women from “real homes” with “real problems” showing stretch marks, bald heads, and birth. Yet, often I feel zero inspiration. Mostly I experience dismay by the dupe many women fall for: lifestyle bloggers selling themselves and their “journey” as a brand. Influencers as a pro

My Alcoholic Sun: A Daughter Coping with an Alcoholic Parent
Nearly 14 million adults in the United States struggle with alcohol use or suffer from alcoholism. Almost 1 out of every 8 adults. To give perspective—that’s 4 people in one of my staff meetings at work. Someone I know. Someone I care about. Someone I rely on. (Get more facts here NIH) I actually know alcoholism as a personal friend—frenemy if you will. I grew up the child of an alcoholic. Our relationship followed inconsistent patterns of love and rejection and felt deeply c

We Don't Just Play
Over the last two and half years our playgroup has connected families to one another and to a variety of formal and informal resources within Weld County. In the last year we have collaborated with First Congregational Church and community partners to donate over $1,000 to families in need of assistance. Supporters of our group have donated over $5,000 in services and goods to Footprints in just under three years. The generous contributions have helped our playgroup community