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Lovies, Bribes and Tears: Preparing for Back to School

August 27, 2018

When I asked on Instagram last month what moms want to read about for back to school, two topics made up for 90% of the responses: school lunch ideas and school separation anxiety / preparing emotionally. I can’t believe this but it’s my 7th year sending a child off on a “first day of school”. The scary thing: time flies… Read More

10 Activities for an Old Fashioned Summer

July 8, 2018

By: Thassia of Meraki Mother. It is super important to have family quality time and Summer is the perfect time to create memorable moments with your family away from the day to day routine of work and school. However, screens dominate many family’s lives nowadays, and replacing the outdoor time that kids used to have back in the days we… Read More

Managing Screen Time for Kids: Free Printable for Tracking Screen Time

June 12, 2018

I was trying to come up with some useful free printables for parents to use this summer. I polled a group of parents and many requested a printable for tracking screen time. Over the years, we’ve recommended our favorite iPad apps for kids, favorite devices and tablets, but never anything for tracking the amount of screen time. This printable is… Read More

Mindful Parenting and Using The Headspace App

June 10, 2018

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Headspace and Momtrends. As always, all opinions are my own. I honestly use this app with my family. All photos in post courtesy of Momtrends. About a month ago, the Momtrends team sent me an invitation to lunch to learn more about Headspace, meditating and mindful parenting. To be 100% honest,… Read More

DIY Insect Repellant with Essential Oils

May 22, 2018

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

Surviving Colic

May 20, 2018

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

On Gratitude and An Irish Blessing

April 26, 2018

“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

Great Ideas for Gender Neutral Baby Gifts

April 22, 2018

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

Desert Island: Must Have Baby Gear for 2018

March 29, 2018

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

With You From The Start

March 22, 2018

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