The Once-A-Day Rule for Surviving Motherhood

It is amazing how this one little thing can make all the difference in the world.

Sometimes motherhood feels like being trapped inside a never-ending whirlwind.  Life just keeps spinning and spinning and I can’t seem to keep up and it’s crazy and messy and uncertain and stressful, then someone hits the repeat button and it starts all over again every morning at 6 am. And I just wanna jump out […]

To the Pregnant Mom I Saw at the Store with 3 Kids Under 5

I saw that cart full of kids and another on the way and I thought...

To the pregnant mom I saw at the store today with 3 kids under 5, I watched you pushing your cart today as we passed in the bread isle. I counted all the little friends you had with you, and I noticed that marvelous belly carrying another little friend to join your family soon.  I […]

The Easiest Way to STOP Eating Out and START Meal Planning

This has seriously made the meal planning/recipe gathering/grocerylist making process one thousand times easier!!

I don’t know about you, but I have a serious weakness for taking the easy route when it comes to making meals. . . or. . . ahem . . . buying meals. Don’t get me wrong, the desire of having a perfectly healthy, home cooked meal on the table by 6 every night is […]

10 Ways Motherhood Will Change Your Life Forever

I think most mothers will relate to these.

I am not the same person I was before I had kids.  Motherhood has changed me in profound ways.  It has stretched me until I thought I might break at times, but every time I keep holding on, and every time I grow stronger.   It is ironic that something that often feels like Groundhog’s […]

The One a Day Rule for Keeping a Clean Home

The One-a-Day Rule is about as easy as it gets for keeping a clean home! #DoubletheBatch

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3 Ways to Find the Kid in Yourself

Remember what it felt like to be 3 feet tall? If life is stressing you out, maybe it's time to shrink a little!

“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Lionsgate. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” Why do we have to grow up? Life just seemed so much simpler as a kid! Now I’m ‘all grown up’ with kids of my own. My kids are constantly wanting […]