I know so many people that want to do a Whole30 month or longer, but have kids and feel like it’s impossible; either because they don’t think their kdis would eat it, or because they think doing it without their kids involved would be too tempting. The reality is your kids should absolutely do Whole30…
A few years ago I ditched the idea of using our dish washer in order to escape more chemicals in our lives. I thought it was a great idea to get away from hot temperatures leeching toxins from the dish rack onto what I eat off of, a way to not use chemical detergents, and…
This is a compensated shop from #CollectiveBias for Tom’s of Maine and their #NaturalGoodness Campaign. All opinions and ideas for ho to teach a toddler to brush their teeth are my own. Blood curdling screams, that’s how trying to get teeth brushed went for many nights. Some nights it still goes that way, but we…
Relationships are difficult no matter who they’re with, even friendships. But somehow in the marriage relationship, we get caught up in lies as if we are the only ones struggling or failing in what should seemingly be the best relationship of our lives.
60 days is 8 weeks. This is the perfect time to take a good hard look at your eating and spending habits and ease into a successful Whole30 meal plan. The reason I love Whole30 is because it is hard. It gets back to the basics and is a true sacrifice. So taking 8 weeks…
This past week I started letting my toddler be a part of family decision making… and dare I say it, we also let her make parenting decisions. I began asking for her input in certain situations and the responses I have gotten have been insightful and enlightening. Not only does it show me that she…
In our ever exciting journey through tot school and preschool, we’re at a point where I am actually trying to write out preschool curriculum learning objectives. While my personal typical strategies to teach 2, 3, and 4 year olds is in no way a rigid classroom-type structure, I felt that establishing learning objectives for the…
My daughter has been actively working on using the bathroom by herself. We went on “panty palooza” this past week in order to make a special event out of going a week of seriously awesome progress using the toilet independently. So instead of just a few, mom-chosen pairs, she got a slew of panties she…
With the school year approaching, I decided to take the time to figure out exactly what topics and themes I wanted to cover with my daughter. While she will be three soon and tot schooling has been great, I wanted to transition more to monthly preschool themes with a more structured curriculum including preschool learning…
So when we moved to Boston, we downsized quite a bit. That included the toys, furniture, and overall stuff. And that was a great thing because we wound up finding and moving into a living space about half of the size. We decided to make an enclosed porch playroom because it kept the clutter in our…
As a mother, I have found that it comes with a plethora of memories and keepsakes that I both want to never get rid of, but also want to preserve. Everything from drawings and scrapbook pages to clay keepsakes and lego creations. Because things get damaged, broken, lost, or just need to be rebuilt, I…
After two kids and taking each of them and/or both of them on an airplane numerous times. Then my third baby came along and at 9 months old, he had been to 11 states because he accompanied me on all of my business trips. So between the three kids, I have taken them on over…