Category: For Moms

Do you struggle to find time to do anything for yourself? I hear you mama! You are not alone.

After taking care of your family, laundry, cooking, cleaning, paying bills and running errands, it is easy to see why so many of us believe we don’t have enough time for self-care ideas for ourselves.

Today I wanted to give you a little bit of motivation (or maybe a little kick in the pants) to change that.

Taking care of yourself is not optional. If your family is depending on you, then it is important to make sure that you are in tip-top shape.

The only way to do that is to practice self-care.

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I’ll never forget how dumb I felt as a child, about 10-years-old, when meeting a friend of my grandmother.

She shook my hand and asked me how I was. Dumbfounded, I just stood there.

She then shook my younger cousins hand and my cousin replied appropriately to her question, “Fine, thank you. How are you?”

Nobody has ever criticized my powers of observation.

I knew just how to respond to that greeting from there on out.

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We’re in the frenzied last month of school.

Activities ramp up so the kids are in a busy whirlwind of after-school recitals and parties and school is full of treats and fun games.

Summer break is tantalizingly close, and maybe you’re dreaming of lazy days and more time to get through your to-do list.

But, a lack of routine, while it seems appealing right now, can quickly lead to boredom, sibling fighting and moms everywhere spending all their time in fire-fighting mode.

And getting to the end of the to-do list seems as elusive as ever.

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You’ve come to the conclusion that with your work at home schedule your child needs a daycare.

Whether it’s part-time or full-time you need childcare help.

It’s a difficult choice to make. Sending your child to daycare is not ideal.

It hurts that you have to leave your child in the hands of someone else. Choosing the best daycare for your needs and budget is equally tough.

You need to feel comfort, support and be happy with your choice. Here’s what to look for in a daycare facility.

Early childhood education is crucial for all children.  These years lay the foundation for learning.

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Spring is finally here, well at least I hope so – it’s taken long enough!

And you know what that means – school will be out for the summer and if you are anything like me you want to make some memories and have some fun while hopefully saving some money.

I love summer, my kids love summer.. all kids love summer.

What I don’t love is hearing, “mom I’m bored, there’s nothing to do, so and so is doing something cool.”

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I know those days.

The ones where you just want to throw in the towel.

The house is so messy that you’re pretty sure anybody peeking in the windows would think this was a home for really naughty, unsupervised orphans.

Who am I kidding? They wouldn’t have to peek in the windows, because there are toys all over the yard.

Even your husband wonders what you do all day.

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Each trimester of pregnancy lasts about 3 months, but for some very strange reason, the third trimester always feels A LOT longer.

Why is the third trimester so hard also?

Today I’ll be sharing with you 9 ways to pass time during the last part of your pregnancy.

You’ve probably already got your hospital bags packed and you’re waiting for your contractions to start.

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Pregnancy is a huge blessing and life-changing experience for many moms.

It’s a beautiful thing and it does have its perks, but it also comes with its own set of challenges – like weird pregnancy symptoms!

Ever heard of the saying Not everything that glitters is gold?

The people on the outside see you in all your pregnant glory and all they can talk about is your cute bump.

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Finding out I was pregnant with my second child when my first – my daughter Samaiya – was only 6 months old, was shocking, to say the least.

Excitement, joy, shock, anxiety, and a bunch of other emotions I couldn’t exactly name at the time, took over me.

I was about to be a part of the two babies under 2 club.

The emotions I felt when that unmistakable line showed up in the result window of my HPT, were so intense they could’ve knocked a grown man down.

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