Humble ramblings of a mom surviving chaos on laughter and luke-warm coffee.
Have you recently found yourself in the home organization aisle at Target or, better yet, IKEA? Roaming and looking for solutions to house all of your kids' "stuff". The babies and Barbies and cars and Lego sets. The bottles and shoes and dresses that come with them, too. When your kids are little, there is …
Once upon a time I drafted about a half of a book titled, What to Expect When You Weren't Expecting. I wrote it just after I had my first baby, and it was about dealing with the (shocking, emotional, painful, vomit-filled) truths of pregnancy, and the gut-wrenching feeling of faking thrilledness for a surprise bundle …
I am 31 years old, and 10-year-old me would've thought I was an old fuddy-duddy. However, aging is such an odd thing. As you get older you, of course, mature and your body fat increases and your skin elasticity decreases, but it all happens so subtly that you never actually feel like an adult in …
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We find funds for indulgence like eating out and overpriced coffee. We make time for memories like making healthy snacks with our kids and going to the movies. We take stands for better futures by buying sustainable products and trying to fit real food into our diets. And we otherwise survive....
Have you seen the ridiculously adorable mud rooms everyone's getting? The ones with cubbies for your kids to slide their shoes in a slot ever so perfectly, and hang their jackets and backpacks on their own designated hooks? I have. And at first, I reallllllyyyyy wanted to convert my entryway closet to one of those …
Continue reading I’m Just a Mom, Appreciating the Doors On Her Coat Closet.