Mom-ing might be a 24 hour 7 days a week job but that doesn’t mean you don’t exist. You are important and you should treat yourself as such. Here you will find posts on everything from productivity and time management to self-care and personal growth.
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 …
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 …
There is only one thing every mom has in common and that is having very little time for themselves. Gone are the days where you could spend hours getting ready for a night out. Currently, getting more than 15 minutes in the morning to get ready would be a dream. …
Once I became a mom, I realized staying fit was an entirely new beast. Before motherhood, I really just needed to find the motivation to eat healthy and work out. Looking back, I had no idea I was on easy mode. Motherhood is hard mode. It starts with having to …
I can not tell you the number of times I failed at “dieting” until I learned that I was doing it wrong. Whenever I wanted to lose weight, I would be motivated and ready to go. In fact, I would usually go overboard with it for the first few days …
As a kid, my parents moved every two years. I seem to have picked up this habit and have lived in numerous houses as an adult. One benefit of moving so much is you start to learn a lot about houses and home ownership. Every time we buy, we learn …
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Some days I just can’t. Like literally just the thought of work, cleaning, cooking or parenting is too much. Sometimes I really want to or need to complete a task or project but it just seems like it will take too much energy. Or I just don’t know where to …
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I can’t get enough HGTV. Honestly, I could watch house transformation shows all day. I come up with all kinds of crazy ideas on what I want to do to our house. My husband is not a fan of most of them because they always involve him doing the work. …
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