“Enjoy it, it goes by fast.” I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard this. It used to bother me so much. I just couldn’t understand the point of why people felt the need to tell me this. Don’t you think I know that between the endless …
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I swear part of the reason babies are so expensive is that you end up buying so much useless sh*t simply because you don’t know what you need. The baby industry is massive and fueled by those pregnancy hormones that lead you to wanting to be sure you do it …
Someone once told me your marriage isn’t real until you have kids. While I don’t find that entirely true, after having kids, I now know what he was telling me. We found ourselves sleep deprived (I see why it’s a form of torture now), over worked, over stressed and just …
Two hit us hard. The moment my child turned two, I knew we were in for it. Not only did her temper tantrums get a whole lot worse, but she quit eating variety. She went from being a happy baby willing to try anything to slowly but surely only being …
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Before I had my first baby, my friend who was one year ahead of me in motherhood sat me down and dished out everything about that first year. I didn’t really appreciate it as much as I should have because honestly, no amount of shopping or nesting could have prepped …
Starting preschool is a big deal. Your child is starting their first day of school. I can’t believe it sometimes since I swear yesterday she was a tiny baby in my arms. Besides having a mix of emotions about preschool, I really wanted to make sure I prepared her as …
It felt like the only advice I got to prepare for baby number two was to get my toddler a gift from baby. Which was great… for helping me through the first five seconds of parenting two. When your second arrives, the hardest part will be your older child. You …
After having kids I needed to find ways to maintain a clean house without having a lot of time to clean it. The continuous mess that would ensue every day was too much. It didn’t matter how much I picked up or cleaned because it took too much time compared …
We have all been to that mom’s house who has more kids than you can count and yet her house is immaculate. It seems to never be disorganized. After being super envious of those mom skills, I decided to learn from these moms because they are doing something right. …
No matter what your budget is, saving money is always a good thing. Once kids showed up, I quickly realized that budgeting is a whole new game. There are so many new expenses that come with kids. I also quickly realized that I was wasting money that I could be …