I looked around the house and it looked like a war zone. It was the end of what seemed to be the longest day of my life. I tried to clean up after each set of toys were dumped out of their individual buckets, but I had obviously failed. Somehow, the little two-year-old was much […] Read more…
Being a mom is something else! It’s an experience that is really hard to explain in words. I have tried to find one word that describes motherhood and have come to the conclusion that it is: EVERYTHING. Everything easy and everything hard. Everything happy and everything crazy. It is everything exciting and everything exhausting. It […] Read more…
The first year as a mom is full of so many different emotions! It is the VERY BEST, longest, but shortest, most exciting but exhausting, easy, but a ton of work, learning, but growing YEAR of your life! There are so many little essentials that every mom needs and today I am SO excited to […] Read more…
Our house can be kind of a circus when it comes to bedtime. Yours too, huh? Glad I am not alone. I love to watch my husband as he runs around jumping on beds and pretending to be Super Man with our two-year-old. Nobody can make her laugh as much as Daddy. You know that […] Read more…
Order can seem to be an impossible goal with the whirlwind of motion involved in raising children, working to support the family and keeping the household running smoothly. It can seem as though there is never enough time to get everything done, let alone have the free time available to relax and recharge. It doesn’t […] Read more…
You’ve seen them. The “perfect” moms all over the internet. With their picture perfect posts on social media and homes full of Pinterest worthy decorations, it is easy to get lost in comparison and wonder what you are doing wrong or if you are even doing anything right at all. As you long-fully gaze at […] Read more…
“The struggle is real.” One of the most common sayings for the modern woman. Maybe you were at home. Maybe you were laying in bed. Maybe you were at the doctor’s office, grocery store or outside at the park. Wherever you were, you were probably scrolling on your phone and saw her. You know her. I […] Read more…
Seriously – how do moms do it? How do some moms creatively do so much and magically find all of the extra time in their day, that you seem to be misplacing under the mounds of laundry and crusty cheerios? You know the moms I am talking about – every day they gracefully float through […] Read more…
Let’s face it. If you’re a mom, you live a busy life. Keeping up with family or professional commitments can be exhausting, and many moms feel like they have little time to spend on themselves. However, sneaking in the chance to treat yourself during your daily routine is both easy and important to do, because it can have a strong […] Read more…
Have you read the “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” books? We love those books. Today, I decided to write my own short story in that style. I call it “If a Mom Tries to Make Herself Lunch.” Ahem. Photo by Brittany Busk Photography If a mom has had a very rough day, she […] Read more…
I like reminders. I set out notes to remind me of important things I need to do. I send myself emails to make sure I don’t forget something I’ve heard or seen. When I go places I love {or hate} I like to take something as a reminder of what I felt or something I […] Read more…
I bet you could be a millionaire. If you were handed a dollar every time you were asked “When are you going to have another baby?” Wouldn’t you be one? Oh mama, I have been there. In fact, I AM there. As a mom of a three-year-old, I get asked almost daily this simple question. It […] Read more…
Creating a workable household budget can be a challenge when you have a number of big bills to pay each month. But it is possible to find ways to whittle down these expenses into more manageable payments. A good way to start is to collect all of your bills for the month and find out […] Read more…
BEST DAY TIPS! A place you will find the best life hacks to make mom life a little easier! Mom Life Tips #1 – You know that mom moment when you walk into the bathroom and the toilet paper is… well…EVERYWHERE?! PROBLEM SOLVED: Tell those cute toddlers they get to pull the paper down to the paper […] Read more…
I was at work one day and was talking to a co-worker of mine. We were talking about our hopes and dreams for the future. Without hesitation, I told her that I wanted to be a mom! I couldn’t wait to hold that role and I never even thought twice about it… I was going […] Read more…
Being a mom is probably the hardest job out there. We literally wear 37 different hats in one day! Ranging from chef to taxi driver and doctor to teacher, we somehow manage to do it ALL! And not only do it all, but with confidence! I have been thinking a lot lately about the phrase […] Read more…
A few years ago, I was standing in line at the grocery store when a 2-year-old in front of me was begging his mom for a bag of candy he was holding is his hands. The mom told him that he needed to put it back and that he could have a piece of candy […] Read more…
Text messages. The most common way of communicating for the modern mom these days. The other day I was looking through a past conversation with my husband, trying to find a picture I had sent him of our daughter coloring on the walls. It was a special picture, to say the least. Periodically I text […] Read more…
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