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Doesn’t it feel like just yesterday you were holding your little ones in your arms for the first time? One thing we all know is that our kids grow up faster than we can keep up with. As a mom, it’s really hard to let go of our children’s mementos. Even if when we…
5 ways to make your child feel loved Parenting is the toughest gig out there! I’m by no means the picture of perfection when it comes to parenting. Sometimes I don’t spend enough time with my kids, or stick them in front of the TV so I can get things done. It happens…
Is your spending out of control? It might be time to give your wallet a break for the weekend. If you get a little creative, you can think of plenty of things to keep you and your family busy during a no spend weekend! This will not only help you add some money to…
Back to school season is here! Which means it’s also time to take our kids shopping for back to school. I love going shopping with my girls and picking out adorable folders and binders. Get your girls ready for back to school with these 20 pretty back to school supplies that every girl needs for…
Since summer started, we’ve been eating ice cream a lot. It’s the classic summer dessert, and of course we love it…but believe it or not, after a while, I actually started to get tired of it. (Crazy, right?) So, for a change of pace, I decided to come up with a new kind of…
As parents, we’ve all heard the dreaded two-word phrase. You know which one I’m talking about, “I’m bored!” Our kids have more than enough toys to stay busy, yet they still can’t seem to keep themselves entertained without a little help. Enter: The Bored Activity Jar! We created The Bored Activity Jar to help…
Every parent can tell you that getting children to do chores goes one of two ways: their initial excitement at helping, to realizing routine chores aren’t fun. Once they realize they hate doing chores, you find yourself in a position of having to nag your child incessantly. Yet we keep assigning the children chores, and…
Don’t we all wish we had time to do everything? No matter how productive I am, it always feels like there are just not enough hours in the day. I don’t know about you, but my to-do list is a mile long. Even if I wake up really early I can’t always finish it. There’s…
Motherhood is revered in a way fatherhood could never even dream of. The problem with all of this fancy mommy imagery is that we find ourselves comparing ourselves to it. Everybody has a set of skills, for some homemaking comes naturally. For some working outside of the home is a better fit. Some moms breastfeed,…
Lately, I keep running into a new nutrition slogan: “Eat the rainbow.” The idea is that eating foods in lots of different colors every day is an easy way to make sure you get lots of different nutrients. So of course, I took this as a challenge. Could I put all the colors of the…
