It’s almost noon and I am sitting in the recliner in pajama pants and my husband’s hoodie. I just ate my fourth piece of fudge that I shouldn’t be eating, and I’m pretty sure it was a gift from family that had been left unopened in the cabinet for 3 months… and as I am…
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. But this story of beautiful, messy, wonderful, and chaotic motherhood is mine alone. #SweepTheMess #CollectiveBias Motherhood is hard. It’s stressful. It’s a never-ending job. It seems like every day I wake up and my goal is to simply get the mountain of laundry…
Pi day… one of those obscure holidays that is just fun to celebrate. I remember celebrating it and Mole day (10-23) in high school each year in my math and science classes. Then, my brother got married on Pi day. They went so far as to get married on March 14th at 1:59pm so that…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions and ideas on how to be a “green” parent are mine alone. #BringingInnovation #CollectiveBias Eco-friendly parenting is something that I adore. While I was on the road to “going green” well before my first baby, my first pregnancy thrust me full…
So I have been breastfeeding for 2.5 years now and almost all of my clothes are stretched out. Therefore, I decided I needed a new wardrobe, but didn’t want to pay the prices of specialty stores or nursing clothing and nursing bras. So instead I got creative and figured out some awesome hacks to make…
Before my first daughter was even born, I decided that my goal would be to nurse her at least until she was two and then go from there. I am the type of person that needs to make nothing else an option and be completely goal oriented. So even 729 days would not have been enough because 730…
This mom thing is hard. It’s monotonous and sometimes the reason why hair seems to be falling out of my head in hand fulls. Really, though, don’t we all have moments of sheer madness and insanity. I think it might be part of the description of motherhood and if it’s not part of the dictionary…
Maybe you have heard of the different learning styles or maybe you haven’t. There are three main categories: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. And while the average person utilizes all three, we also all typically have one that is more prevalent than the other two. Therefore, training our ears and eyes to observe and detect the…
I remember the day as a child I saw brown eggs for the first time. Did I want to eat them? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Why? They were dirty. When did our society make any product that isn’t pure white something that is “dirty” or less desirable? It is such a shame that there are two or more…
One thing we have learned to do as a family is look for more eco-friendly options in our every day life and in the way we make our purchase decisions. So everything from a small item’s packaging to larger purchases like car seats, we are looking to have a low-impact life-style. Supporting environmentalism through consumer…
You guys, I admit. So many days I am a horrible housewife. And so many days, like today, I look at the clock and it’s 3:00pm and I have no idea what I am going to do for food and I am scrambling for quick ideas to save the family dinner. Because, I don’t want…
Are you looking for for creative, homemade, and inexpensive gifts for men? Here is a great list for whatever holiday or gift-giving occasions you may have through the year. They are sure to be great for the man in your lives and cherished gifts!