by amuttwill | Aug 4, 2023 | mama confessions, muttwill family
Since we moved from Austin, Texas to Kansas City, Missouri last year, it has felt a bit like roaming aimlessly and severely dehydrated in a vast desert. Not that I’ve ever physically experienced that firsthand, but this is what I would imagine it to be. Having...
by amuttwill | Dec 2, 2021 | the intentional life
When it comes to the Advent season, what typically comes to my mind are calendars filled with candy, small toys or activities the kids and/or family can do together. However, my husband reminds me that the real reason for Advent is much different where he is from in...
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by amuttwill | Apr 4, 2019 | Mom on the Fringe
Whether it’s on the playground, at a birthday party or over a glass of wine with a good friend, there always seems to be a common theme in our conversation: Time. Or the lack thereof. Everyone is pressed for time. But Moms seem to be pressed for time about a...
by amuttwill | Jul 25, 2021 | blog
If you’ve been lurking around here for any amount of time, you probably have some questions. Maybe you’re looking for a community to be a part of and get some help with your social media strategy! Well, you’ve come to the right place! I’m...
by Amy | May 26, 2020 | confessional, mama confessions
Guys, we need community! And we desperately NEED other people! And yes, we EVEN need people we disagree with or don’t necessarily share the same political, religious or mask-wearing/not-wearing views with. In the history of humans, we desire interactions with...
by amuttwill | Jul 8, 2019 | mama confessions, Mom on the Fringe, struggle
This past weekend marked two weeks of being back on U.S. soil in the comfort of our own home and routine and daily activities, but I have to tell you something: I’m still struggling. What am I struggling with exactly? Well, everything. For one, I haven’t...
by Amy | Jul 2, 2019 | Mom on the Fringe, struggle
Am I the only one who struggles to feel peace and contentment in my own home? Please tell me I am, because I don’t want anyone else to go through this struggle — at least not alone. I wish I could say that this feeling of restlessness and discontentment...
by amuttwill | Jun 30, 2019 | mama confessions, Mom on the Fringe, travel
Boy, getting back to writing after a long hiatus is rough! I hadn’t planned to check out for this long, Friends. (I’m sorry!!!) It just happened when I found myself alone in a one-bedroom apartment in Vienna, Austria with my 3 kids for 3 1/2 weeks, and it...
by Amy | May 26, 2019 | travel
I have had all these ideas swirling in my head about what I want to write, and then, of course, when I finally make myself sit down and start writing, my mind goes blank. Does that ever happen to you? Do you have ideas that you are so looking forward to sitting down...
by amuttwill | May 25, 2019 | struggle, travel
We all do it. Without even thinking, we compare our lives to the lives of others around us, the life we used to have, the life we wish we had, the life of a stranger on Instagram or another friend’s family vacation album on Facebook. No matter who we are, what...
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by Amy | May 22, 2019 | travel
Hey Friends! I’ve decided to stop writing which day it is as my post title or header, because let’s face it, I don’t really care which day it is, and neither do you! It also puts unnecessary pressure on me to blog here every day, and while that is an...
