
Author Archive | Kara Roberts


I Don’t Know How I Do It, Either

An Ode to the Mothership: What HomeGoods Does for my Soul

Lost Bags, Found Self
Two summers ago, I traveled across the world and found something unexpected on my journey: myself. Yep, it sounds corny, but I own it. I went to Scotland and rediscovered my soul. Here’s why. This trip was perfectly timed with my husband’s return from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. If anything was going to inspire […]

Winter Blues: How to Nurture your Creativity in the Winter Months
It’s easy to get the so-called “winter blues” – even living in a sunny, beautiful state like Colorado. I don’t like fall; I like winter even less. I love warmth and summer and cold drinks and flip flops. So, I find it necessary to keep my spirits up in my least favorite seasons. We are […]

To Each Their Own: Helping Your Kids Find Their Place through Activities
Growing up, I was a tomboy. I loved sports, playing outside, and didn’t much love playing with dolls. Fortunately, my parents supported my brother and I in anything we wanted to do. When I was seven and was told girls couldn’t play on the little-league team, my dad went to the powers that be and […]

This “Being Enough” Thing
“I Am Enough” I see this phrase a lot: it’s engraved on bracelets, printed on signs, and I even have friends with tattoos that say this. The prevalence of “I am Enough” means that there are a lot of us who feel – or have felt at one time or another – that we weren’t […]

Friendships in Your 40’s
Who remembers the heyday that was college? Friendships came fast and easy, mainly due to the proximity of other people in your age group, all working towards the same goals. I loved college and made many lifelong friends. Unfortunately, having moved nine times since college, and living nowhere near where I WENT to college, means that […]

The School Year is My Marathon
It’s the end of summer! Wait, what?! Wasn’t I just celebrating the end of the school year? Summer for our family was a blur of sunscreen, yard work, Fortnite (ugh), ice cream and swimming and I can’t believe it’s already come to an end. This summer went at warp speed and with the help of […]