
More from Tonya
What do you mean I have a 6 year old?
My baby turned 6. Six! I know every parent says this, but honestly, all those clichés people throw around when your kids are little, they're annoying because they're true. "The days are long, but the years are short." Yep. Turns out they weren't lying. When your kids are babies, life is so intense that...
May 29, 2026
Can Time Please Calm Down?
It's grad season again, and this year it hits a little bit closer to home as I watch my co-worder go through it with his oldest. HOW. How are they old enough to graduate already? And then my brain immediately goes one step further and betrays me by imagining my own kids graduating someday. Absolutely not. My boys are 8...
May 27, 2026
Cute? Yes. Low Maintenance? Absolutely Not.
People always say cats are low maintenance. Those people are liars. Adorable liars... but liars nonetheless. I'm posting a picture of my sister's two cats, and honestly, just LOOK at them. Tiny little fluffy angels. Sweet innocent faces. Creatures clearly designed by nature to make humans immediately say, "Well I ...
May 26, 2026
My Brain Couldn't Process the Mountains
I just got back from a family trip to Banff National Park, and I swear my brain could not fully process what I was looking at. The mountains didn't even seem real. And I know that sounds dramatic, but honestly, every single time I looked out the window, it felt like somebody had dropped us into an AI-generated backgrou...
May 14, 2026
Now I Understand My Mom a Little Bit Better
Mother's Day, and I've gotta say, I'm very lucky that I live in the same town as my mom and that she's still willing - and able - to make the big family meals for holidays. It's Mother's Day for goodness sake, and somehow she's still the one making the delicious mac and cheese my boys will eat, the potato salad that's ...
May 11, 2026









