Finding Sanity in Motherhood
I love Easter and since having kids I’ve grown to love it even more. I’m looking forward to every year doing different fun activities and crafts with my kids. Here are some great Easter crafts, activities and more. Books Easter Books to Share as a Family Reading to your kids is so very important. Reading …
My daughter was my first child. The one that made me a mom. Before becoming a mother I had all kinds of fantastic ideas about what my child will be like. Obviously, since then, I’ve learned how truly individual each child is. She is an amazing, unique, independent individual. As she grows there still are …
Mother’s Day is coming and if you’re like me you probably have procrastinated until that last minute to think of activities or gifts. I personally love Mother’s Day, I love giving extra love to my own mom, but since becoming a mom, I love the excuse to just have a day for me. Here are …
I admit, I’m hard to shop for and I’m not the easiest to buy for Valentine’s Day. I really never think that I am hard to shop for. If I was asked I could tell anyone a good three or four reasonable things I’d love, but I’ve still been told I’m hard to shop for. Why? Partially because if I truly NEED it, I’ll just go get it. Also because I’m a mom. I know this sounds like an excuse to anyone that isn’t a mom but it’s the truth. I’m a mom and because of that I put my kids first. If someone asks me what I’d like I tend to say things I’d like for the kids. However, there are many things I’d like they’re just not very tangible.
A new season is about to come, cooler weather, and changing leaves means it’s time for some Autumn picture books. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. I love the change of weather. As the air cools, the leaves change, the result is absolutely gorgeous. I also love Autumn because it means we are coming …
Everyone has heard ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ or ‘behind every great mom is a tribe of other great moms who have her back’ or ‘Thankful for my tribe’ and I’m stumped. Where’s my village, where’s my tribe. I have always been a relatively shy person at first but then very social. …
#Back before marriage and motherhood I taught dance classes for my local Parks and Recreation department. I had grown up taking classes from the same people that were now my coworkers and boss. Teaching kids definitely has it’s challenges like I’m sure every teacher, daycare worker, and many others can attest to, but there were …
Sleep training at any age can be rough. Sleep training is rough on the child and it’s rough on the parents. When you live in an apartment, townhouse, duplex, or any other living space with shared walls it can be an even bigger challenge. For the first two years of being a mom I lived …
There are many hard jobs you can take on as you get older. Parenting is definitely one of them. There is no one right way and there is no instruction manual. As a parent you now responsible for the health, happiness, and general wellbeing of another human being. But there are ways to be an …
I admit it I can be over protective, cautious and anxious, of my kids in some manners. I also can be very easy going in others. Before becoming a mom, I always had this expectation that it was going to be hell for me because I am constantly worrying. I am a worry-wart. I worry …