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.
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. …
My husband and I have the exact same spacing in our families. The first two are a 3 year age gap, the third child came 6 years later meaning a 9 year age gap from first to third. I was the first in my family and my husband was the …
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 …
Everyone has a number. A number of kids that works for them. The trick is figuring out what is right number for your family. Our number was 2. We were done after 2 kids. I didn’t always know we would only have 2 kids. However, once we started having kids, …
I was one of three and so is my husband. However, we decided to stop at two children. I thought I would have three simply because that was what we both had. But when it came down to it, we realized that it wasn’t what we wanted. We took a …
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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