Between the endless chores, complex schedules, work, and school, it is hard to create space for quality time with your kids. As moms, I feel like we are always rushing and it seems that unless it becomes a priority, our children’s childhoods are going to be over before we know it. You only get so …
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 lose pregnancy weight while learning …
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 a lesson or two. Would …
You have read all the tips, hacks, Facebook groups and still don’t feel like you have found success. It’s like you didn’t even know what overwhelmed felt like until the word mom joined your list of titles. You juggle a thousand responsibilities every day and yet it never seems like enough. I get you. I …
Choosing boy names for girls is nothing new. In fact, almost all girl names start as boy names. Some classic ones are Ashley and Lauren, which today are girl names but started as boy names. Now, there are a lot of beautiful and popular girl names that I love and I myself have a very …
Having mom friends is an absolute must of parenthood. Once you have kids you won’t be able to relate to anyone who doesn’t. They will be on an absolute opposite schedule than you unable to understand your crazy day to day. Therefore, once you start to have kids, you also gain a new friend group …
It wasn’t until I realized just how much time I spent on my phone that I wanted to change how I used my phone. If it was going to be such a big part of my life, I better be getting a lot of benefit out of it. Thanks to the new time tracking on …
Let’s all admit together that we went over the top for that first birthday and probably spent way too much money. The next few years, we continually learned more lessons on how to be experts in throwing a kid birthday. I have now attended enough little kid birthday parties to know how to royally screw …
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 to the amount of time …
“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 chores, hectic schedules, work, and …