Almost every family struggles against clutter on daily basis. It’s hard to keep it at bay. In most cases when we expect guests or our relatives are visiting, we try to rid ourselves of the clutter in the very last moment and simply hide it under the bed or in other less conspicuous places. It’s […]
DIY Advent Calendar: Over 45 ideas to engage your kids for the 25 days of Advent!
An advent calendar: It always sounds like a good idea. The chocolate ones are easy, until you have more than one mouth clamoring for each day’s candy. The homemade ones with a daily Christmas activity look great, too — until you sit down to come up with 25 Christmas activities, let alone 25 activities suitable […]
Being Beautiful
Have you ever got a case of the ugly or the fat? Times in your life when no matter how many outfits you try on or which angle you look at yourself in the mirror you just do not feel pretty. My husband knows to steer clear of the bedroom when these days hit […]
How to set up a Successful Freezer Meal Exchange Group
Freezer meals are a go-to in our house for busy nights. I would often make a double batch of dinner and freeze the extras, but it takes a while to stock the freezer. A freezer meal exchange is a great way to get a variety of meals while only having to prep one recipe. […]
Mom guilt is real, but don’t let it steal from this special time: 10 practical ways to combat it
Maybe you’ve seen the meme: (Some of us have to shorten it to “I kept the kids alive.”) Most moms on the planet feel that deep-down nagging that they aren’t perfect parents, I think. “Mommy guilt”: that they’re coming up short on shaping their children’s character, intellect, happiness or opportunity; that they might be […]
Don’t Google it, ASK YOUR MOM!
I remember six years ago when I found out that I was pregnant with our first. One of the first things that I did was register on Baby Center. Soon I started receiving weekly emails with the progress of our little one. “Your baby is the size of a pencil top eraser.” “Your baby is […]