Life After Kids

Monochrome Monday Tony and Daenel {living outside the stacks} — Last year, I started a series called “Life After Kids” in which I shared how The Hubs and I were adjusting to life as empty nesters. A few of you noticed that I’d stopped writing the series and wanted to know why. Well, there aren’t any specific reasons. I just […]

Monochrome Monday: Life After Kids

25 Jan, 2016 in In the Dark Room / In the Family Room tagged Black and White Photography / Family Life / In the Dark Room / In the Family Room / Life After Kids / Marriage / Monochrome Monday by Daenel

Life Without Kids An Update {living outside the stacks} — One of the questions I’ve been asked most since all of our kids moved out of the house is “How are you adjusting?” Honestly, the first 45 minutes were pretty rough. That first night, I came home to an empty house, looked at Squeekerz, and cried. The Hubs was in […]

Life After Kids: Freedom

27 Oct, 2015 in In the Family Room tagged Empty Nest / In the Family Room / Life After Kids / Marriage / Parenting by Daenel

Life After Kids - Get Physical {Living Outside the Stacks} — “Mommy, Brandon’s getting me wet!” I look at my daughter with disbelieving eyes. “B-b-b-but you’re in the pool,” I stammer. Then I look at my son and half-heartedly reprimand him, “don’t get your sister wet.” I think his 4-year-old eyes are mocking me. I wanted nothing more than to go […]

Life After Kids: Get Physical

27 Mar, 2015 in In the Family Room tagged Empty Nest / In the Family Room / Life After Kids / Marriage / Parenting by Daenel

Little Boy with Attitude {Living Outside the Stacks} — “Jazmine’s mom…” I look at the little hand tugging at the hem of my shirt, smile, and respond. For the past 22 years, I’ve been “______’s mom”, “Tony’s wife”, or some variation there of. I will always be their mom and I will always be “Tony’s wife”, but I’m also […]

Life After Kids: Find a Hobby

20 Mar, 2015 in In the Family Room tagged Empty Nest / In the Family Room / Life After Kids / Marriage / Parenting by Daenel

Life After Kids: preparing to be an empty nester {Living Outside the Stacks} #EmptyNest #Parenting #Marriage #Family Processed with VSCOcam with a5 preset — Someone is always gonna want Kool-Aid. I leaned against the kitchen counter and stared at the four pairs of eyes looking back at me, tears streaming down their little faces, empty cups being shoved at me. I’d had enough of the crying, the fighting, the wanting, the needing… I wanted […]

Life After Kids: Where’s the Kool-Aid?

13 Mar, 2015 in In the Family Room tagged Empty Nest / In the Family Room / Life After Kids / Marriage / Parenting by Daenel

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