Are you navigating from working from home for the first time with young kids at home, too? Working from home can be tough enough without also wrangling having your children at home (like many of us do right now). While it’s not easy by any means, I’ve been working from home with my kids for the past 2 years, and have 10 Tips for Working From Home With Young Children. Have ...
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In these past few months in quarantine, I have been trying to find ways to keep my boys busy outside the house, all while staying safe. It's helpful to take time for outdoor activities to maintain physical and mental health and get a daily dose of fresh air in. A fun way we are incorporating it all is through "family glamping." Camping in your backyard is a great way to ...
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Hands-On Learning Inspired by Parks Republished article from the National Park Foundation A fully packed backpack. The scent of freshly sharpened pencils. First-day jitters. The annual back to school season conjures up memories and excitement alike for many of us. But learning doesn’t end when we graduate from school. And there’s no better place to continue learning throughout our lives than in our over 400 national parks. Whether it’s learning about the ...
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Pregnancy is a journey filled with so many emotions, but being pregnant during a pandemic brings on a whole new level of mommy worrying. It can be so uncomfortable to set boundaries with family and friends during the postpartum period even without a pandemic, but setting boundaries for your newborn is essential for so many reasons. It can feel a little scary to be navigating giving birth during a pandemic. You ...
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Republished article from Reduce Reuse Renew Blog Involve kids with preserving Going along the lines of gardening, if you’re lucky enough to have extra produce at the end of the season that you don’t want to or can’t give away, you can have kids help you preserve it! Personally, I am a big fan of freezing the produce, but there are a handful of exceptions. This year, my son helped me make refrigerator ...
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Republished article from Reduce Reuse Renew Blog You may have heard it before. Food waste is not good. Not only is it a huge waste of money (you’re literally throwing money into the trash), it is also a huge waste of resources that went into growing/producing/transporting the food. Here’s the real kicker. Food that ends up in a landfill doesn’t just simply ‘decompose’ in the way we think (the way I used ...
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What do you even need for a second baby? Is it tacky to throw a baby shower every time you get pregnant? Are you ever going to be able to sneeze three times without peeing a little? Motherhood the second time around comes with a lot of big questions, but one thing that should NOT be a big deal is your baby registry. If you didn’t plan on having another baby and ...
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The time has finally come: You have spent the past days and months being your child’s sole provider. You made sure they were fed lovingly, their emotional needs and support were met, and gently put them to bed every night. But now something is calling you away. Perhaps it’s an overdue date night, time for solo self-care, or a work or personal engagement that is physically drawing you away from your ...
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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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