As you might expect, taking toddlers to the pool by yourself will not be restful or relaxing. Especially when you know that drowning kills more kids ages 1-4 than anything else except birth defects according to the CDC! If you are determined to go to the pool with little ones alone, this post is for… Read More 15 Tips For Safely Taking Toddlers To The Pool By Yourself
I’m so excited to share an honest unbiased review of my experience buying clothes on ThredUp! There are a ton of reviews online, but most are reviews of selling clothes or they are sponsored posts, which means they are paid to say nice things. My mom wardrobe was severely lacking. Normally, I love shopping at… Read More Buying Clothes On ThredUP My (Unsponsored) Review
Thank you First Alert for sponsoring this post. Help protect your home and family with voice and location alarms from First Alert! No one wants to imagine trying to escape a burning home with little kids. While you can’t control if an accidental fire gets started at home, you can control if you have working… Read More Fire Safety Tips: Keeping Kids Safe With First Alert
Ok, so first off, I am not opposed to kids watching shows or having screen time. In fact, it has been a life saving tool for me as a mom. Especially in seasons of life when my goal is to just keep the house from burning down, like when we had 3 kids under 4.… Read More How To Reduce Screen Time For Kids And Get Them To Play Again
If I had to pick one thing to have on hand for soup season to take very average cooking and make it fabulously flavorful, I’d pick chicken stock. Ok, on second thought, I’d probably pick butter and then chicken stock! It usually takes me 3 hours over the stove, but recently I tried making Instant… Read More Homemade Instant Pot Chicken Stock
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 Teaching Preschoolers to Write Letters At Home
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
