15 Stay at Home Mom Wardrobe Essentials on a Budget
Tired of feeling frumpy? Hollywood stylist Erin Ross teaches stay at home moms how to create a comfortable capsule wardrobe on a budget that will make you feel like a million bucks!
Not Just a Tired Mom: My POTS Syndrome Diagnosis Story
5 doctors and 3 ½ years later, my medical ‘mystery’ solved: I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. My POTS Syndrome diagnosis story. Every woman ages 15 to 50 needs to read this.
A Day in the Life: Our Kindergarten Homeschool Routine
Check out what a typical day-in-the-life looked like for our family this year with a 2-year old, doing our first year of homeschool, and me trying to fit in working from home.
My Top 5 Stress Management Tips for Moms
One Friday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I finally found it: My limit. It had been creeping up on me for days and weeks, and probably months and months, despite my trying to ignore it. I was at the end of myself, a place I’ve found myself all too often...
7 Simple Tips to Fight Fatigue Naturally
The night I had to go lay down in the middle of dinner for the second time that week, I knew I needed a new plan to fight fatigue naturally. I had tried so hard for over a year, looking for that dramatic cure that would suddenly have me bounding with energy. The strict diets and detailed supplement regimens I had tried didn’t help, because they were way too involved for me to maintain. I need something really easy to fight fatigue that works! Now I’m working on making small changes that will make a significant impact in helping me manage my fatigue and give me a better quality of life on a daily basis. Here are the 7 simple steps that are helping me fight fatigue naturally.
A Simple Stay at Home Mom Morning Routine that Will Transform Your Days
I never thought I’d be one of those ‘morning routine’ people, but this simple morning routine has completely transformed my days as a stay at home mom. Try it and find that elusive balance at last! Before you know it, your house will be in order, you will have time to enjoy your kids, and you’ll still be able to get work done. Really!
How to Deal with Potty Training Regressions and Bed Wetting
Potty training regressions, yes I said it. Ok you guys, this is going to be the kind of post my kids are just going to hate me for writing in about 12 years. I’m sorry my children. I had to do it. Maybe you’ll understand when you have babies of your own...Easy Independent Toddler Activities
Keep your busy toddler occupied, without TV, with these independent toddler activities. Here’s a little day in my life when my baby girl was about 4 months old, and my toddler was not quite 2 1/2. It all started out with me leaving the room to change...
11 Ways to Help Toddlers Sleep Through the Night
At long last, our toddler started sleeping through the night on a consistent basis. We tried absolutely everything to help him of the course of our long journey in pursuit of sleep. If you’re struggling with total exhaustion, desperate to help your toddler sleep, here are all the details of how we finally got there!
Fitting in Fitness for Busy Moms
As a child, I remember waking up every morning and coming in the living room to find my mom working out. She was one of those moms. You know the ones that get up before their kids to get some much needed personal and productive time. (If my kids slept past 5:30 am, I...3 Reasons Caffeine is Making You Tired
Hey tired mama. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can feel energized again, even while leading a busy life parenting little ones. Today I’m welcoming MaryEllen Bream of the Imperfect Homemaker and author of the new book Farewell, Fatigue. She has been on...
Your Newborn Can Crawl!
Your newborn can crawl! Babies are born with the instinct to scoot toward their mother’s breast to initiate breastfeeding, but specific conditions need to be in place for it to work. Here’s how to get your newborn crawling to breastfeed.
Constantly Growing: 3 Tips for Capturing Childhood Memories
Please welcome Liwen of 2 Square 2 Be Hip as she shares her tips on how to capture those fleeting childhood memories. I love these ideas as I know all too well how quickly little ones grow! I watched my kids as they sat on the bottom step of our staircase to put on...
15 Fun Baby Gender Prediction Tricks
Pink or Blue? Here are 15 fun tricks to find out the gender of baby. You could turn this into a super cute baby gender reveal party idea or baby shower game. Quiz the pregnant mama on each of these 15 details about her pregnancy, then tally up the answers to predict whether baby is a boy or girl.
4 Potty Training Tips
Ever since I used the book Oh Crap Potty Training by Jaime Glowaki to potty train my 20 month old, I’ve been getting tons of potty training questions. The most common reaction I get is actually just shock that yes my 20 month old is potty trained, yes even at...
37 Memories of Baby’s First Year You Won’t Want to Forget!
Don’t forget to record this list of firsts for baby book perfection! 37 Memories and Milestones of Baby’s First Year that you’ll want to remember forever.
How I Potty Trained my 20 Month Old Boy
After reading about the first day of potty training, I knew that it would be intense. The idea is to completely ditch the diapers and let your little run around in the buff all day while you watch them intensely to see when they start to potty. I’d have to be prepared if I was really going to watch my little one that closely. Here’s what I did to prepare. Actually, it wouldn’t have gotten done at all except that DH really did most of it for me while I was getting the toddler to bed after a long exhausting day.
Getting Ready for Baby #2 Checklist
All right, who stole my week? Last week I was happily thinking about how Baby #2 would be arriving in about 14 weeks. The next day, I got my pregnancy update email and poof! Just like that a whole week was gone. I thought I was 26 weeks, but I was actually 27! Now I...
List of 47 Questions to Ask a Midwife During an Interview (with printable)
All of these are important, and the answers can help clue you into whether a particular midwife or obstetrician will be able to support you through a successful natural birth. Unforeseen circumstances may arise during your pregnancy or birth. It’s great to have the peace of mind that when they do, you know exactly what to expect from your care provider.
La Leche League
Breath of heaven, hold me together, I sang quietly to the top of that fuzzy baby head. Please just stay asleep little one, and don’t scream. Please. When I arrived at the community center door, there was a sign directing me to the La Leche League meeting room...
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