
Top Ten Essential Gifts for Postpartum
When Nora Spaulding and I first planned to do Blogmas this year, I thought I would have all this time and motivation to get posts written early and scheduled for the blog. Turns out pregnancy and sickness can deter your plans quite a bit. In fact, I’m feeling...
Stress Free Elf on the Shelf
I know it's not for everyone but I personally enjoy including Elf on the Shelf among our holiday traditions. It's fun for the kids and as long as you don't set any high expectations, it can be fun and not too stressful for the adults. I love seeing how they react each...
Lifestyle Blogging for the Busy Mom
I recently started a group focused on creating and sharing content for blogs and social media. A question came up recently about lifestyle blogging and whether or not it's a dying art. I thought I'd take a few moments to share my answer and give you a peek at where my...
10 Things to Accomplish When You’re Stuck at Home
Many of us find ourselves suddenly stuck at home due to non-essential jobs, stay at home orders, and shelter in place orders. I’ve seen many things saying that we’ve been given the “gift of time” and to some extent, I agree. I’m not so sure that I agree with the term “gift” since it also comes with a lot of stress for many, but I do agree that many of us suddenly have more time at home than we did before.
Surviving when Mama is Sick
I was supposed to post about strength yesterday for the Love Blog Challenge. I'm a cohost for this particular topic so I'm really sorry that my post didn't make it up on time. I've been sick and caring for two kids all at the same time. (My husband has helped, but...
15 Affirmations for Mom
Self respect has been one of my biggest struggles as a stay at home mom. There are days when I just don't feel like I'm giving enough of myself to the world. There are days where raising two small kids just doesn't feel like enough. Staying home was a personal...