I’ve been on the hunt for a great DIY insect repellant using essential oils. A friend who is extremely knowledgable about oils (more about her soon!) shared this recipe. It’s also the oils my aunt, another super knowledgable oil lover uses. It’s been great so far and my kids are usually covered in bite. I’ve tried a few “natural” bug… Read More
By: Kristin Orr Surviving Colic: The undiagnosable, incurable, hard to believe that you’ll ever get through it baby disorder I became a mother on January 23, 2018. Being a mother was always what I wanted to be. I had an idea of what I thought it would all be like: pregnancy was what I expected, labor was everything I’d heard it… Read More
“May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends” You can read this Irish blessing as you sit in my dining room. You can spot it when you hang out in the family room too. It hangs over the entry to the living room and is now my daily reminder to be thankful. A little back… Read More
Fun Fact: We did not find out the gender ahead of time for any of our four babies. We have 2 girls and 2 boys and I guessed wrong almost every time. For us, all of the “old wives tales” were wrong when guessing. With our first, everyone told me I was having a boy, to the point that… Read More
Welcome new mom Kristin to the blog! She’s sharing “Must Have Baby Gear for 2018”. Kristin is the mother of a 2 month old little boy and after tons of research and registry gifts, she’s sharing what she used most and what was truly key the first month with a new baby. Must Have Baby Gear for 2018 I recently… Read More
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by EverywhereAgency on behalf of Carter’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. When I was at Carter’s the other day, picking out Easter outfits for the kids, I realized something: I’ve been shopping there for exactly 25 years. 25 years ago, a Carter’s opened near the house I grew up in and… Read More
Let me start by saying, I survived. I survived 4 kids 5 and under and it may have taken me 2 years to sit down and write about it, but I figured maybe it would be better if we all knew I came out ok before I shared (ha!). As of last week, I have kids that are 2, 3,… Read More
Remember my friend Kristen who shared that delicious Valentine’s Day date night recipe last month? Well, she’s back! This time she has an awesome recipe for moms, called The Hungry Lady Snack Bars. I tried one and can 100% say they are without any doubt, the best snack bar I have ever had. I am sure you’ll enjoy the recipe… Read More
Way back in my young, single days living in Chicago, I had the most amazing, hilarious co-workers. I used to love going to work because at lunch time, these ladies would make me laugh until my belly hurt. It’s actually crazy to think that our days back in the office together are over 10 years ago. Around the time I… Read More
Recently my daughter asked me if I like having a phone and phones now are different than the phones they had when I was little. Her questions were stemming from talking about what it’s like to be Amish. When I told her “how few things” phones did when I was a little girl, she basically thought I lived like I… Read More