Kimberly Michelle - a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary

family

the magic of every day

[source: Robert Couse-Baker] On Friday afternoon, we had our first real stormy weather of the season. The air was chilly, the wind was out in force, and it was all-in-all…

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lovely

an imaginary arcade

This story is close to the “viral point” … so please excuse me if you’ve seen it already. But treasuring and celebrating imagination is something that I feel is close…

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lifestyle

it was a summer celebration at Pinterest

There was a simple note on Pinterest’s FB fan page a few weeks back that said, “We’re having a summer celebration in San Francisco and we’d love to have some…

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lovely

wild about the mustard flowers

There was something extra magical about this year’s mustard flower blooms in Northern California.
homey

Back to Hogwarts on September 1st

While the kiddo’s away, you’ve got to mess with her stuff, right? This time it’s a Harry Potter redo of her room, which we hadn’t touched since before she was born. A post shared by Chris M (@thewrongmonkey) on Aug…
travel

summer in the UK: Castles and Crypts

This summer, after months of planning, and more than a couple of years of hoping we’d get across the pond sooner than later, we were finally off on a 2-week family trip to England! Day 4: Tower of London &…
travel

Summer in the UK: A Day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon was a "MUST DO" activity for our UK trip and it absolutely lived up to all of the hype! Read about our full day from the Queue to Court 2!
travel

Summer in the UK: London Shakespeare and Mummies

Our trip to England was off to a fast-paced start with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe within hours of arrival! Then the next day it was off to the British Museum!