Every mom of a busy toddler knows that the to do list often has to go on the back burner. Feeding your toddler and keeping them alive and happy takes pretty much all your attention from 7am to 7pm. The good news is that I’ve rounded up some of my favorite practical time saving tips… Read More 17 Time Saving Tips For Moms With Toddlers
There can be so much stress and doubt when trying to decide if you should homeschool or not. To help with your decision you need to consider the pros and cons of homeschooling and not just the benefits. No one can really tell you what is best for your family. I didn’t feel like the… Read More Pros And Cons Of Homeschooling: How To Know If It’s Right For You
Trying to figure out how to teach a preschooler to write letters can be scary. We are homeschooling my 5.5 and 4 year old so I have the stress of being responsible for teaching them to write letters and the privilege of doing it one on one. My best advice is to spend plenty of… Read More How To Teach Preschoolers To Write Letters
The other day, my 3.5 year old woke up an hour earlier than the others from her nap and she sat on my lap and snuggled, and then asked if we could make a princess crown. She’s asked me to do that a lot lately and I’ve said no a lot for many different reasons.… Read More 13 Easy Ways To Spend One On One Time With Your Kids
Lately, my beloved curly maple cutting boards have been smelling terrible. I sliced an apple on my cutting board and it tasted like garlic…ya gross! So I read a ton of suggestions on how to clean and remove strong smells from a wooden cutting board. I also found an awesome way to oil it with… Read More How To Remove Smells From A Wooden Cutting Board
We finally have an easy system to declutter piles of paperwork! It’s super simple, and doesn’t include color coding or buying fancy labels. At one point, we were keeping and filing so much paperwork. It seemed as if we would have to buy a new filing box every year, which made my head spin. The… Read More Declutter Piles of Paperwork: Our System For Tossing and Filing
Pretty much every New Year’s Eve since having kids, I’ve turned down the idea of staying up til midnight to celebrate. If you’re a mom with young kids, I don’t even need to explain, because…you understand the meaning of “6am”! This New Year’s I’ve partnered with Domino’s® to show you how to have an awesome… Read More Relax at Home with Domino’s this New Year’s Eve
This post is sponsored by Baby Dove, but all opinions are my own. Let’s get real: Finding a routine for an 18-month-old is challenging, because they are so busy and have the shortest attention spans! This is my third time having a child this age, and I think it is one of the most tiring… Read More Routine for an 18-month-old with Baby Dove
Mamas, if there’s one thing thats been worth some effort, it’s getting my kids to help with chores. There are plenty of chores for 5 year olds around our house, even though I didn’t start till recently. I’m guilty of not expecting enough of my kids because I’ve been a human vacuum for 5 years.… Read More 15 Chores For 5 Year Olds That Teach Responsibility
This Christmas I decided to attempt making a DIY burlap advent calendar! Originally I was looking into buying a wooden advent calendar on Etsy, but I really didn’t want a big bulky one right now. My brother and I grew up opening one of those chocolate calendars, and honestly my kids would be just as… Read More Easy DIY Burlap Advent Calendar
