To all the stay-at-home moms out there: this is for you. For the early mornings and late nights, for the endless laundry and sticky kitchen counters, for the moments of joy and the moments of doubt. You are doing something extraordinary, even if it doesn’t Read More
The Easter Bunny Scared Me: A Cautionary Tale of Fluffy Terror
Snuggle up and get cozy, because I’m about to tell you a wild and scary Easter bedtime story—one you’ll want to share, but only after making sure there are no giant bunnies hiding nearby. Get ready for a short bedtime tale like no other! Every Read More
I Gave up Deodorant for 30 Days and This Is What Happened
You’re probably wondering why I gave up deodorant for 30 days? Well, it all started when I was standing in my closet looking at my clothes. I was looking at the new shirts I had just purchased and discovered they already had some glittery yellowish Read More
Avoid Useless Gifts – My Top 5 Things to consider when purchasing a gift for children
The holiday shopping season is underway and many of you are getting into that shopping mood. The kids are writing their wish list and you’re hoping to grab as many things you can off their list. Before you grab everything off a child’s wish list, Read More
15 Things You Don’t Know About Me
It’s May 1st and I want to hit the restart button on this website. Lately, I’ve been feeling like there is this big disconnection in the blogging world. So many websites with amazing information. However, the majority of them have seemed to have lost something, Read More
When You Think Your Daughter is Marrying the Wrong Guy
My daughter is getting married. When she showed me her engagement ring, I would love to tell you, I was jumping for joy in excitement. But the truth is… I wasn’t. In fact, when I heard of the proposal, I got tears of sadness. This Read More
I Quit My Job to Be a Stay at Home Mom During the Recession – What was I thinking?!
It’s almost been 7 years since I made the decision to quit my full time job to become a stay at home mom. During the Recession.. What was I thinking?! If your new to my website let me give you a quick back story of Read More
11 Life Lessons I’m Teaching My Kids from Watching the Olympics + Printable
Over the past week we’ve had the tv turned to the Olympics. The previous years we skipped them. Perhaps because the kids were younger. But this year I’ve made a diligent effort to watch the games. Watching them, really sparked some great conversations with my kids. Read More
A Day in My Life as A: Stay at Home – Work at Home – Sports Mom
I have friends constantly asking me… How do you do it all? Then they go into saying, I can barely keep up with the one child I have. I don’t see how you do it with four children. Let me show you how a day in Read More
5 Sacrifices Moms Should Stop Making
From 1994-2012 I feel like I made all the sacrifices in our family. I worked full time, part time, adjusted my schedule around my husbands, turned down job opportunities because they didn’t fit within our family’s schedule. Lost friends because I had no time to Read More