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

crafty

my very own Halloween apothecary

The standard for Halloween décor in our house has usually just been pumpkins. And orange. Which makes things really easy for us since our entry to our house is orange……

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family

why people buy family portrait sessions

In the age of abundant DSLRs, one sometimes forgets why anyone would spend lots of money for family portraits. But then when you begin to realize just how hard…

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geeky

I get by with a little help from an app

Man, life sure has been busy* lately. (Just so that I don’t get in any crazy comment wars RE: recent New York Times articles, *busy in this context = too…

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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!