Top Ten Essential Gifts for Postpartum

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

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...
Surviving when Mama is Sick

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...
15 Affirmations for Mom

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...
Dinner as a Family

Dinner as a Family

Sometime after our first little boy joined the world, I decided that family dinners would be our thing. We would sit at the table, put our devices away, and enjoy a meal together. Most of our meals are home cooked but definitely not all of them. I shared my thoughts...
Learning to Accept My Postpartum Body

Learning to Accept My Postpartum Body

This is a post that has taken me months to write. Every time I sit down to write about my postpartum body and the struggles I’ve faced, I come up blank. No words seem to fit the situation quite right and I spend a good deal of time staring at a blank screen and...
Little Ways to Show Love Today

Little Ways to Show Love Today

Valentine’s Day always makes me think about love and the big picture. I often feel like some take the holiday and make it into a big ordeal when it doesn’t have to be. I’ve seen feelings get hurt and people upset because it didn’t go a certain...
Social Media for Bloggers

Social Media for Bloggers

When I first started blogging, social media was a smaller puzzle piece than it is now. Bloggers were just starting to discover the power that it held. There was a push to have a presence on all of the platforms and burn out was happening as everyone tried to be...