2017 August

Monthly Archives: August 2017

Dad: Keep Your Hobbies

As a mom, I am incredibly grateful for the abundance of resources we have available to us. We have websites and local groups in...

“Will You Have More?” || Loving the Last Baby

My last baby. As my youngest child approaches her second birthday, I find myself getting increasingly emotional. You see, I have three children. Boy Child...

Trick or Treat: Are We Raising An Entitled Generation?

Always, the highlight of my day is picking my daughter up from preschool. The whole way there I feel guilty, wishing I had been...

My Preschooler Does Chores, Yours Can Too.

For the first three years of my daughter's life, I was a working, single mom. Life was hard, busy and beautiful. However, I learned...

6 Things Your Child’s Teacher Wants You To Know This School...

Say it ain't so! School is right around the corner. It's hard to believe, but the countdown to school has begun. Teachers are busy...

Please, Don’t Talk Politics In Front of My Child!

Last fall, my first grader had his first brush with politics during a mock election that his school put on for the 2016 presidential election. He...

There is One Room in the House That Will Always Be...

Before having children, I shuttered at the image of kid’s ‘stuff’ spread throughout the house. One-use baby accessories, musical toys playing the same three melodies...

How to Get Your Kids to Pack Their Own Lunch

Fellow mamas! Let me let you in on a little secret: school lunches are flipping expensive! We are ballin' on a budget over here...

Throwing the Mom Pity Party

Today is my 36th birthday. I had grandiose plans of drinking with my friends and having a kid-free dinner – maybe a boat ride...