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On New Year's Day of 2011 I sent my first blog post out into the internet. Since then I've written over 500 posts on RISING*SHINING and I've grown to be so thankful to have this space to connect with new people and to write, write, write. It has made me a better writer and put me in touch with a creative side I didn't know I had.

Below are some of my favorite posts that I've written through the years, organized by topic, as well as links to the topic archives if you'd like to keep reading.

 

MOTHERHOOD

Pregnancy

We're having a(nother) baby!

Bump pics with Dashiell

What I'm eating during pregnancy

Budgeting for a baby

Ready as ever

Giving birth

Giving birth to Dashiell (4/9/2013)

Giving birth to Cedric (12/28/2014)

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding past one year

Breastfeeding, six months in

Favorite breastfeeding gear

Guide to pumping at work

Parenting

What I want to remember

Postpartum emotions

Everything is awesome

The best compliment

How to ask about milestones

Our sleep training approach with Dashiell

How I'm finding "me" time

Another glimmer of balance

My favorite moments of the day

Being awake at 2:43 am is the worst-best

A glimmer of balance

Family memory keeping

Montessori-inspired nursery tour

Dashiell month by month

A first birthday party for Dashiell

Parents for a month

Our first weeks as parents

Baby gear

Cloth diapering

Baby wearing

Keeping toys simple

read more in Motherhood

 

BEING A WORKING MAMA

It's hard, it's awesome

Maternity leave favorites

Great book for working moms

My work survival kit

Tips for getting out the door in the morning

Guide to pumping at work

One year as a working mom

Seven months as a working mom

Dashiell is my spirit animal

Evening bird watching / connecting with your child as a working mom

  

PERSONAL FINANCES

Our big financial goal: pay off the house

Debt reduction: should we do something radical?

Debt reduction: staying in our house

and check out my podcast about personal finances: Matrimoney!

 

GOALS

My monthly goals since 2011

Yearly goals since 2011

Quitting without guilt

 

OUR HOME

Falliday! (a fall holiday that I made up!)

A Sunday change of heart

Casual neighbor dinners

The magic of new paint colors

Mega wish list of house projects

Appreciating our house as it is

What could be better

  

SIMPLIFYING

Our ideal life (one of my favorite posts that I refer back to often)

Life as a one-car family

High fives to your future self!

How minimizing has changed my life

Organizing our digital photos

The art of unsubscribing

Going TV free!

 

CREATIVITY

How to podcast (three-part series)

How I'm using GET TO WORK BOOK

Because that would be awesome

My work survival kit

Why I'm still blogging

Using an editorial calendar

How to Bullet Journal

Be present at work

My publication in Remedy Quarterly

 

RECIPES

Killer grilled broccoli (seriously the best broccoli!)

Proteiny pancakes (we eat these weekly)

Lentil quesadillas

Christmas quiche

Sunday lentil soup

Superpower blueberry muffins

Choose your own adventure workday salad

 

ADVENTURES

A day date to celebrate TENURE!

The view from our bikes

Library dates with Dashiell

Two favorite travel games

Using Home Away for vacation rentals

My name is Kelsey. It's so nice to see you!

I'm a writer, podcaster, and goal-setting enthusiast living with my husband and three young kids in sunny Gilbert, AZ.

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