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
When I was a first time mom to be, I planned on having a non medicated birth to see what it was like. Having an epidural was more of a last resort idea for me. I am also terrified of needles and the thought of an epidural really scared me! I had questions like, “Does… Read More Does An Epidural Hurt? What to expect before and after birth.
I can remember the day when I had 2 kids under 3 on one nap schedule. They shared a room and napped 3 hours every day. Gasp, those days are over! However with 3 kids 5 and under, I still get 1-2 hours of (mostly) uninterrupted time during naps. Many of my mom friends have… Read More One Nap Schedule: Our Experience Napping 3 Kids In One Room
I had so much fun making this list of gifts for 3 year old girls, but it was hard to cut myself off! My daughter is really into pink (big surprise, I know), and everything on this list is something little girls her age would be thrilled to get! These days are passing by too… Read More Gifts For 3 Year Old Girls: 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
To me, Christmas on a budget (and I mean a VERY small budget) is really stressful. I’m a stay at home mom and just can’t spend much money at Christmas. It would be easy to spend $500 (but I can’t) on gifts for our kids plus siblings and parents on both sides. There have been… Read More Christmas on a budget: How to make it special with less
