Here you will find ways to make it easier in the day to day. Parenting tips and hacks. Mommy humor and emotions. Self care. Self discovery. Family finance and more all will be found in this category.
Basically, my goal is to do what I can to contribute to the preservation of your sanity. I have three kids of my own. They run me freaking ragged most days and annoy the crap out of me, but I love them fiercely. Therefore, chances are you and I may be more alike then you know, and I therefore some of the things I share here may be helpful to your own stay at home mom journey.
Everyone knows that babies at 8 months old have the cognitive ability to make choices on their own. Rather than hold my baby back from making those decisions, I have decided to allow her to unleash her potential by choosing what she wants to wear. Only 20 degrees out and she chooses shorts? No worries,…
***This is a sponsored post, however rest assured that all opinions expressed in this post are my own. (Because honestly, do you think I could live with expressing anyone else’s opinion?)*** So you have come to a point where you need to upgrade the family car. Where do you start? You have so much on…
The dreaded topic arises. Boys. Not just any boy either, oh no. “Mommy, there is this boy at school I kind of like. Well, more than kind of. His name is J and I really like him, but there is a problem. He is dating O.” Yep, in 30 seconds, my precious little girl wrecked…
“I think you should look at supplementing.” Seven little words that can break the spirit of a breastfeeding mom in seconds. And yet, they are words that breastfeeding moms hear more often than one would think. Throughout my youngest daughter’s life, I have heard comments about supplementing fairly regularly. “What would it hurt?” “It would…
Mom’s work. Hard. Seriously, we do the jobs of about 15 different people. The best part is, we do all of their jobs in one day. Cooking, cleaning, taxi driving children, banking, customer service, the list goes on and on. Not only do we do all of these jobs, but we also do not quit…
So not to be anxiety inducing, but let’s face it guys. Christmas is right around the corner. In case you haven’t noticed, the stores are already sneaking up the Christmas decor and starting to play those all-too-familiar carols. ***Disclaimer: This page contains affiliate links. This means that if you click on links and or purchase…
Trying to lose that baby weight, but cannot risk losing your milk supply? Confused about what foods to eat to help with both? If you have read the first post in my weight loss while breastfeeding series, you know that I, myself, have struggled in this area. Over the last couple of weeks, however, I…
Self-care. We all have heard about it, but as busy moms, how many of us actually practice it? As I write this, I am currently sitting in my minivan, in the parking lot of a License Branch that closed hours ago. My oldest is at cheer practice, my two little’s are home with their father,…
Fall is upon us, and you know what that means! Jeggings, boots, fuzzy jackets, cute t’s, and top knots! Who knew you could look so put together with such simple wardrobe staples? We all have seen those super cute mom saying t’s while scrolling through our Facebook feed. Chances are, we have seen the hefty…
So we have all heard our friends, family, and doctors tell us that breastfeeding will help us new momma’s to lose that pregnancy weight. What happens when it doesn’t? When you do lose the pregnancy weight in the first 2 months, then your hormones start to shift and you dump half of it back on….