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

family

through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go

This past weekend, Miss L and I took a drive into the mountains with Mom and Dad L to visit my Grandma on a pre-Thanksgiving Day trip. Despite all of…

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lovely

happy independence

When I was in Washington, DC for a work trip a few weeks ago, I decided to get lost in Arlington Cemetery for a few hours. When I arrived, I…

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kimmy

flashback Friday: the Netherlands & “normal”

I was having a conversation the other day with coworkers about work attire, and dresses and boots and shoes and heels… which ended up a the “do you wear heels?”…

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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!