My toddler is particularly partial to a bread sandwich. With a side of bread. And many parents find they’re faced with a toddler who won’t eat. I think we all agree that parenting toddlers is an interesting time. One of the greatest trials that we face as parents is feeding our toddlers, preschoolers, and even young…
Travel is in my blood. A home base keeps me sane, but regularly leaving that home base and striking out into the unknown makes my heart happy, and keeps my wanderlust in check. I want to see everything there is to see in this world, and while I’d be fine with doing it on my…
My mom always bought our birthday and Christmas gifts long before we ever had a chance to even create a list. As an adult, it now makes sense why she shopped the way she did, but even with the best of intentions, I am not perfect. However, I have found ways to spend a little…
The day finally arrived. My brand new, shiny, hyped up instant pot arrived at my doorstep. I was so giddy. And as much as I wanted one and had heard about them I found the manual completely overwhelming. I also kind of regretted not doing some research to find out how to use an electric…
Driving long distances with young children can be exasperating, from “Are we there yet?”, to the bickering and fighting among siblings. I came up with a simple yet effective way to minimize behavior problems one summer while planning a trip from Oklahoma to Florida.
Every day, parents like you are reading and sharing great information through social media. Sometimes it’s simply great because it made us laugh, other times it was thought provoking. Either way it’s absolutely newsworthy! Starting this month, I am going to be gathering up and sharing with you the most popular ones from the Extremely…
Whether it is blistering hot outside, storming, or it’s all out blizzard, there are simply times it’s just not appropriate to play outside. But especially as the hotter weather rolls around, it’s important to find fun ways for kids to enjoy time inside and make amazing memories your kids will talk about for years. You’ll…
Cleaning my home is my arch nemesis. I get one room tidied and then the hurricane and tornado that are my daughters come in right behind me to unintentionally destroy all the work I just did. So I had to make it fun for them and easy enough that my kids can help tidy the…
1,700 miles, two planes, 4 bags, and two kids followed by 2 weeks of ear infections, whiny children, and work piling up without getting any attention and I was about to snap. I was trying to balance my family time with my work time with my everything else time. But instead of succeeding at giving…
Christmastime was always fun for me as a kid because my mom put so much thought and effort into not only the gifts she bought, but also into how she wrapped and distributed them. Over the years she’s come up with several awesome ideas, because it’s her love language to give gifts to others. So…
I prayed to have a daughter with curly blonde hair. And that adage about be careful what you wish for? SO TRUE. I got a little girl with super fine and curly blonde hair. And it’s a mess to keep maintained. In fact it gets matted daily even with combing and brushing. And because it’s…
Over and over again I keep telling myself I need to fill my cup first so I have something to pour out into my kids. But daily I run on empty, feel run down, and forget to recharge myself. Part of my problem was no one has a manual on how to treat yourself as…