One of the most frustrating things about becoming a stay-at-home mom, has been the assumption that I am just going to clean all the time. This doesn’t come just the people in my house. It has come from friends, acquaintances, family members, and the general media. I mean, I am home with kids all day….
Christmas is right around the corner leaving parents everywhere struggling with gifting decisions. Our little girls are growing up, now what the heck do we buy them? Check out our gift guide for preteen girls. Never fear! I have scoured the internet, watched countless YouTube toy rundowns, and listened to more preteen opinions than I…
Having three kids who are blessed with skin sensitivities, sometimes finding baby products that work without breaking them out was a struggle. ***Disclaimer: I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. Also, I…
Preteen’s are a beast in and of themselves. Trying to convince them that ANYTHING, even something like encouraging your preteen to read, is a good idea generally seems like an uphill battle. Now that school is back in session, however, we are asked to have our children read for at least 30 minutes a night……
Being a stay-at-home mom can be enough to drive you insane. Playing taxi, housemaid, chef, personal assistant…the list goes on and on. Yet at the end of the day, sometimes you just need something more to make things seem complete. Something that makes you feel accomplished in yourself. Something, like a mom hustle. But with…
When people ask what I do for a living, you would not believe the looks I get when I tell them that I run a blog. “How in the heck do you make money blogging?” Yeah, I get that question A LOT. The answer to that question is generally not something I go into detail…
So your kid finally came home with one of those flyers. You know the one. Printed on school paper with little clip art kids happily play sports. Sports you know nothing, or maybe too much about. And your kid wants to sign up for the team. You excitedly fill out the signup form. Turn it…
Ok Mama’s, I have a confession. Fall is my FAVORITE season, but not for the pumpkin spice lattes. Nope, I am a lover of the Indiana fall festival scene. Since I love them so much, I decided that I wanted to share a few of the most popular in the state with you, my amazing…
Being authentic to yourself as a mom is harder than it sounds. From the time we find out we are pregnant, we are told that it is time to grow up. We are given detailed lists of the things we will have to give up. What we can, and cannot do is already being dictated…
Indiana is the state of corn. We have all heard that said. But do you know that one of the largest cities in Indiana is full of kid-friendly activities that have (almost) nothing to do with the farm? Over the summer, my family and I had the opportunity to travel to Fort Wayne, the second-largest…