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

yummy

mac & cheese in a muffin tin!

I always think of cupcakes as the “super easy” yet impressive dessert to make. Mix up the batter, scoop it into baking cups, bake, decorate and go! But I honestly…

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geeky

checking back in from the cable/satellite free world

In April, we abandoned the world of overpriced satellite TV. To say that we’re over the incident would mean that Mr. M would no longer engage DirecTV employees at local…

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lovely

the holiday card done right…

We started discussing the “what” of our holiday cards a few nights ago. Sure, we’re not crazy enough to have already posed for our perfect family photo with our favorite…

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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!