Saying that moms are busy is an understatement. We are constantly pulled in 45,000 directions, and we are reprioritizing all tasks and issues on the fly throughout the day. One of the things that constantly gets pushed to the bottom of the list is cleaning the house. This, of course, is easy to rationalize because the house might not be picked up, but are Timmy and Susie bathed, dressed, fed and ...
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I dreamed of growing my family and giving my older daughter a sibling. However, a divorce derailed my plans, until I met my current husband and we were lucky enough to welcome a healthy baby girl to our brood. While I was pregnant, I would daydream about their little giggles as they plotted against me, the duets echoing from the backseat of the car, the snuggles, hand-holding, and even the bickering. Delivering ...
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You never think about how you’re going to teach your kid to ride a bike, you just daydream about it wistfully, buy the bandaids, and wait for the Hallmark moment to happen. It’s not rocket science, but at the end of the day, teaching that kind of coordination is easier said than done. After decades of muscle memory, most of us don’t even think about how we ride a bike, so ...
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Keeping up with high-energy kids can be daunting. And if we’re being honest, sometimes this leaves us not wanting to deal with certain situations at all. If you can relate, I have some simple ideas coming your way to make things easier. Set Boundaries and Be Consistent First, let’s make one thing super clear: kids need boundaries. Some kids are just born busy, and some have sensory issues which can mimic behavioral problems. ...
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True self-care is the practice of cultivating daily habits that contribute to nourishing our mind, body, and spirit. . When our mind, body, and spirit are nourished and in alignment - we can give from the overflow. So how do you make time for self-care when you're either on your own; your significant other has a demanding job, or help is unavailable? It is possible. Let's explore some simple self-care habits that cultivate and ...
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When you become a parent, you get used to everyone around you giving you conflicting advice. If you co-sleep, you’ll never get them out of your bedroom. If your baby sleeps in a nursery, you’ll struggle to breastfeed. If you try to structure your baby’s day, you’ll drive yourself crazy. And on. And on. And ON. In the face of an overwhelming number of big decisions to make, it’s understandable that parents cling to whatever ...
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Your baby’s first Halloween is a BIG deal — for pictures and Pinterest. But for a baby, it’s just another day of being carted around in a cute outfit, wondering what the heck all the fuss is about. Baby’s first Halloween is more an exercise in preparedness and managing expectations than it is candy-sorting and trick-or-treating routes. Your main priority is to capture a picture of your baby in her costume ...
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Past the age of 12, parents start to look at their gangly, hormonal kids heading out the door in a costume with a pillowcase on Halloween and wonder — Are they too old for this? It’s a fair question, and one with no clear answer: Just how old is too old to trick or treat? There are no hard and fast laws, and even if there were, enforcing them would be a challenge. ...
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You know those mamas who always look put together? I'm talking their makeup on, hair done, wearing clothes with an abnormally scarce amount of sticky finger stains and/or spit-up? Well, get ready to join them, because you GOT THIS. The experts say that when you look good, you feel good, and there’s some solid psychology to back that up. The problem is, most moms barely have time for a hot shower, ...
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