Board games have been a great way to practice colors, counting, and taking turns. Whether you're stuck inside because the weather's too cold or too hot, or the air quality is bad (we get wildfire smoke every year where I live), or there's an unbelievable plague waging war on the nations outside your door (see-… Continue reading 101 Things to do With Kids When You’re Stuck Inside
Category: Parenthood
My Honest Review: Trusst Brand Bras
Full disclosure: I DO NOT make any money or get any promotional kickbacks from Trusst Brand for my review. I am reviewing this product only as a consumer/customer. I wore traditional underwire bras for almost 20 years of my life. Being larger chested made the underwire a necessity. It wasn’t until I got pregnant with… Continue reading My Honest Review: Trusst Brand Bras
Dear Second Child, I Didn’t Know How Badly I Needed You
Is a first time mom ever really prepared? Mom groups, Pinterest, blog articles like this. Read all you want, there are a million things you can’t prepare for as a parent. I’m not saying this to scare you, or maybe you’re already painfully aware, I just want to share my experience with you. When I had… Continue reading Dear Second Child, I Didn’t Know How Badly I Needed You
How I Overcame Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
As the title suggests, this article contains some possibly triggering subjects including depression, anxiety, miscarriage, surgery, and infertility. Please read with caution. I’ve been putting off writing about this for a long time now because it is an incredibly difficult subject to write about. It’s hard to revisit the feelings and events. It’s hard to… Continue reading How I Overcame Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
Teaching a Toddler to Hypothesize
I’m technically not a homeschool mom, but I never turn down an opportunity to learn and have fun at the same time. A couple months ago, I decided to make a colored rice bin for my toddler son to play in because one of his favorite activities is putting anything into anything else. He’ll spend… Continue reading Teaching a Toddler to Hypothesize
My 5 Favorite Potty Training Tricks
Let’s just get this out on the table now. Potty training sucks. It takes all the fun out of raising a tiny dictator and turns it into...well, poop. If you’re lucky. I used to be hopeful about potty training. My mom told me I potty trained in a night when I was my son’s age.… Continue reading My 5 Favorite Potty Training Tricks
Cleaning Hack: Dirty Stroller
I wouldn't call myself cheap, but I appreciate a bargain. Especially when it comes to equipment and clothing for my children. I still end up spending plenty on them, but when I can save a few bucks here and there, it means I can splurge on the more fun stuff.Getting hand-me-downs and re-gifts is a… Continue reading Cleaning Hack: Dirty Stroller
How Video Games Saved Me as a New Mom
It’s been 2½ years since I became a mother. I’ve learned a lot in this time. I probably have an encyclopedia’s worth of material I could write in regards to that already. But when I look back to what my life was like shortly after having my son I make note of a few things.… Continue reading How Video Games Saved Me as a New Mom