Early Potty Training
Diapers. Everyone knows about them. Changing diapers is often seen as one of the least glamorous parts of becoming a parent. Diapers have become such a huge part of our culture that we fail to realize...
View ArticleThe Day I Broke My Foot
I’ve never broken a bone, and never really been seriously injured. As a child I enjoyed running and playing as children do but I always had a good amount of caution. I guess I out grew that caution,...
View ArticleThe End of My Breastfeeding Journey
Monday October 9th was the last night I nursed my last baby to sleep. When I weaned my first baby (at 23.5 months old), I did it in two phases. One week I decided to night wean him. I had a new baby...
View ArticleYou Are A Badass – Book Review
A few things you should know about me, I’m not a religious person. I’m not atheist. I just don’t really spend time thinking about it. In my adult life, I don’t pray or go to church. When people say to...
View ArticlePinteresting Strategies | Manual Pinning To Pinterest Finally Makes Sense
I just finished reading the most AMAZING ebook about Pinteresting Strategies. And that’s actually the title so there you go. Pinteresting Strategies by Carly Campbell. Like I said I JUST finished...
View ArticleA Mother’s Favorite Part of Christmas
I have not been feeling the holiday spirit at all this year. We are living with my parents while we remodel our home. This project has taken a lot longer than we expected it to. Since we’re not in our...
View ArticleHow To Prepare For A Baby If You’re Not Finding Out The Gender
After we had our first baby, we knew we wanted another right away. Shortly before we conceived again, my husband suggested that we should wait till our next baby’s birth to find out of we would have a...
View ArticleMom’s Spontaneous Vacation
About a week before thanksgiving, a new non-mom friend of mine told me she had to go to Las Vegas for a class in a week. She wanted someone to share the drive with. At first, I daydreamed about what...
View ArticleMy Christmas Decoration Wishlist
I’ve mentioned a few times on the blog that were currently living at my dad’s house while we remodel our home. I’m missing being in my own space more every day. It’s been six freaking months! Now...
View ArticleChristmas Shirts Designed By A Stay At Home Mom
I’m not going to sugar coat this post at all. I want to be completely honest here. One of my best friends has been working so hard this year on a couple different platforms. Ultimately she wants to...
View ArticleHow To Create New Habits In Three Simple Steps
In January 2017, I wrote in an Evernote a list of grand bit achievable goals. I did not accomplish how a single one. So many emotions. Sadness, hate, resentment, fear, disappointment. All at myself...
View ArticleDiscovering The Village
I learned a big lesson in 2017. In the first three years I spent as a mother, I didn’t feel like I needed help from anyone. I would hear the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” and I thought...
View ArticleMinions Birthday Party Supplies
I broke my foot a little less than a month before my son’s third birthday. My son was at an age that I knew he would really love having a birthday party, so I knew I still had to have a fun party for...
View ArticleOrbeez Center Pieces & Balloon Anchors
My kids are OBSESSED with orbeez. They are these little beads that you let soak in water for a few hours. When they are completely absorbed, they are pretty fun to play with. My kids love to scoop...
View ArticleDIY Dying Orbeez: Make Them Any Color You Want
Orbeez come in so many colors. You can buy solid colors individually, mixed in the same bag, or a set of several individual solid colors. Last year I bought a mixed color pack, solid light blue, and...
View ArticleThe Three Things I Did To Revive My Marriage
The last few years have been crazy, stressful, terrifying, and challenging. These have definitely been the hardest years of our marriage. A lot of amazing things have happened in these years but in...
View Article12 Spring & Summer Dresses for Mom
Here in Utah we have had a VERY warm winter. Still cold enough for sweaters at least but we hardly had any snow till last week. The sunny days have me looking forward to spring and summer. For the...
View ArticleThe Little Known Magic of Appreciating Your Spouse
Marriage, and improving MY marriage has been on my mind a lot lately. After a rough patch that lasted over a year, my marriage is finally on track again. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about the three...
View ArticleSt Patrick’s Day Books For Preschoolers & Toddlers
My 3.5 year old is really getting in to holidays now. He loves knowing when we are celebrating on a special day and what special activities there are. My toddler sees his big brother’s excitement and...
View ArticleSt Patrick’s Day Four Leaf Clover Activities
***This post contains affiliate links. You can read more about this on my Disclosure Page.*** I’ve mentioned in other posts recently that my preschooler (almost 4 years old) is getting more and more...
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