Carlie
Carlie is a divorced mom of five. She moved to Lafayette 22 years ago from a small town in-between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. She has four young adult children from her first marriage that ended after 19 years, Christopher, Cara, Clay and Cade. She has a one year old daughter, Poppy Mae with her significant other, Joey. She is a work-at-home mother who is a freelance writer and photographer/owner of Carlie Anne Collective. Organized chaos and tons of lists are her style. Carlie loves to workout, travel, visit with her friends, bike with Poppy Mae in their neighborhood, attend outdoor concerts, eat out at local restaurants, walk aimlessly through stores looking for good deals and swing in her hammock while chatting about her BST addiction with her online friends. She keeps an active Instagram account as a photo journal of her days.
I Like To Vacation Alone
"I'd like 24 hours in a hotel room by MYSELF. No kids, no laundry, no cooking or cleaning, no spouse or significant other. NOTHING."
So many moms I know will jokingly tell you the they...
Father’s Day Gift Guide
Father’s Day is just under a month away which means it’s time to start getting serious about finding the perfect gift for the men in your life. Our fathers and father-like figures play a...
Birthday Reflections
My birthday was last week. I turned the marvelous and wonderful 42.
Fourty. Two. Years.
15,330 days.
367,920 hours.
Roughly. Give or take a leap year.
It sounds old, but it’s really not. I’ve had a lifetime of experiences,...
My Circle of Friends: Now and Then
Most people would tell you that I have a lot of friends. That I’m social, I talk to a lot of people and I’m easy to talk to. I would say these are all true,...
Rainy Day Activities You Can Do At Home
Rainy days can be really boring. Here in south Louisiana we’ve certainly had our share lately. In fact the rain is pouring down as I am writing this. The noise level, however, is...
Saving Your Memories in the Digital Age
It never fails that at least once a month I get a panicked email from one of my clients. Their computer has died and they have lost all of their images. I can feel...
I Don’t Have A Costco Card
Shocker, right? Sometimes I think I'm the only one of my friends who doesn't have one.
I don’t know how many times I get told, "You can get that at Costco."
I mean, yeah I could...
Potty Training When You Aren’t Ready
Disclosure :: our partners at Charlie Banana sponsored this post.
Potty Training When You Aren't Ready
“Mommy, I go potty.”
.....and it was the beginning of the end.
My sweet two year-old girl simply decided that today was...
My First Valentine’s Day After My Divorce
Valentine’s Day has always ranked right up there as one of my least favorite holidays. There were never any candlelight dinners and roses. No chocolates or sweet notes. My ex husband was not invested...
When Your Christmas Is Blue
While we love to talk about the merry and bright side of Christmas, as mothers we know that there are so many other feelings that go along with the season. It’s so stressful. Our...