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.
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Dieting sucks. Well, it does most of the time anyway. Especially when it comes to finding a mom diet plan. As moms, we are already busy running kids back and forth to activities, cooking upwards of 3 meals a day to keep everyone happy, cleaning, cursing, and chasing little ones. When in the heck do…
So, I feel like it has been a while since I had a “down-to-earth” post for you all. So many changes have happened in my life recently, which makes me think that one is past due. This being said, get ready, because here I go. This year has been one of many changes and realizations…
It is that time of year again. Tax time. You know what that means? Time for those who are getting back tax returns to become rich for a week, and then whittle away their yearly refund. But what if I told you that there are ways to spend your return to make you feel the…
It seems that in the mom community, meal planning is perceived as one of two extremes. Either it is absolutely the best thing to happen since sliced bread (it was actually around way before sliced bread), or it is loathed entirely. Either way, you look at it when you actually sit down and think about…
To those who know me, you are already aware of the fact that I constantly have 500 things going on at once. Kids, activities, trips, crafts, direct sales, exercise, daily household activities, writing a mom blog; I do them all. The one question I am often asked, is where I find the time to do…
Christmas is literally right around the corner, but how many of us are actually done shopping? I still find myself being one of the people who is getting texts from loved ones asking what my kiddos need for Christmas. One of the most fun kids for me to shop for this season? My preteen girl….
Disclaimer: I received free product in exchange for my honest review. Holy cow! It is December already, which means the Christmas holiday has officially started. With that comes numerous family Christmas traditions! From trimming the tree, to visits with the big guy himself, each family has their own Christmas traditions to uphold. For us, the…
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…