I have an image in my mind when I think of the word picnic. I imagine a peaceful, serene landscape with delicious sandwiches coming from a vintage basket, on a red and white checkered blanket with beautiful weather. Maybe there’s a tree above aiding shade. Maybe the kids are playing nicely with the dog. Maybe… →
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8 Tips on Being Pregnant While Parenting a Toddler
By the time your kid is a toddler, chances are you’ve had so many fun, crazy, and often exhausting experiences with them that you’ve forgotten just what life was like when you were pregnant. If you’re on your second child (as I currently am), the last time you were pregnant was hugely different for one… →
5 Steps To A Successful Day at the Lake +Printable Checklist
It’s summertime! What a beautiful time of the year. The days are longer, fruit is beginning to ripen, and well, let’s face it, the temperature is rising. When the heat starts to sink in, what is a better way to have fun than a day at the lake? We personally like to kick off our… →
7 Ways to Financially Prepare for Maternity Leave
Are you expecting a little one or maybe just planning to have a baby soon? Are you worried that money will be tight while you’re at home on maternity leave? In this post, I will cover seven ways to financially prepare for maternity leave that will leave you a little more stress free. Maternity leave… →
How Mommy-Shaming Happens to The Best of Us (And What You Can Do To Change It)
Mommy-shaming happens to the best of us… I’m not saying I’m one of the “best,” but I at least try. I’m sure you try too. But seriously, it seems like NO ONE is exempt from the criticism of the naysayers. As Taylor Swift says: Haters gone hate, hate, hate. And you know what I’m learning… →
How to Sail Through the Fourth Trimester As a New Mom
The first few months after bringing your squishy baby home is now known as the ‘Fourth Trimester’. Pregnancy is split up into 3 trimesters, with the fourth being the first 3 months of newborn life. The term is used to describe a period of great change and development in your newborn, as she adjusts to… →
How to Wake Up Before Your Kids (And Why You WANT To)
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a MOM healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin (edited) The alarm clock jolts you out of a deep sleep and you slam the snooze button (for the third time). You groggily sit up and come face to face with your two and a half year old… →
How a Child Disability Improves Your Parent Relationship
Raising children is never smooth sailing, but in case your child has a disability, you are presented with unique challenges. From financial difficulties to the many new behaviors a child with a disability may have, your family may have a hard time adjusting to this change. But, this new change can also bring along multiple… →
How to Overcome Your Child Pulling At You In All Directions
You recall those toys we played with as kids, Stretch Armstrong? He was a plushy dough man and you were able to stretch his limbs out and they will snap back into place. Until of course you decide to see how far he will stretch without breaking and he doesn’t snap back. As a mother… →
10 Pitfalls Work at Home Moms Should Avoid to Enhance Productivity
When I made the transition from my corporate job to working from home, I was armed with indomitable optimism. The future seemed amazingly bright with my dreams unfolding just the way I had envisioned them. I was going to be tending to my baby without letting go of my career goals.