PMS and Parenting!
I’m sure most of you have seen or read The Hunger Games. Remember the phrase, “May the odds be ever in your favor!” as they sent the tributes to most likely DIE in the ring? Yep, that pretty much sums up PMS for me as a mother. Have you ever tried to mix PMS and […]
Helping Your Child Develop a Healthy Body Image
It is difficult in the world we live in to help our children develop a positive self-image. Sadly, everyday they will be met with an onslaught of negative or deceptive messages about what makes a person beautiful, valuable, and loveable. And even more sadly, a lot of us have bought into these lies ourselves. If […]
How to Calm a Crying Baby
Do you have a crying baby that is having a hard time calming down. A crying baby can bring out so many emotions you never thought you had. Feelings of hopelessness, frustration, helplessness, worry, exhaustion, stress…..The list can go on and on. This post is going to focus on teaching you how to calm a […]
How to Survive the Tough Stages of Childhood
I’ve had some days as a mom that were so intense that I’ve wondered– how am I going to survive some of these tough stages of childhood? It feels as though they will never end. Like last night when my baby screamed until 3 am and my two year old decided to wake up at […]
How to get baby headbands for CHEAP!
Once upon a time I was a first-time mom with a newborn baby girl….and she was practically bald. If she DID NOT have a flower headband on her head, I almost always got the response, “What’s his name?” Here’s a picture of her: Although I wasn’t bothered that people mistook her for a boy, […]
DIY Comfort Kit for Kids
We’ve been doing a lot of emergency preparedness in our house lately. We recently finished our 72 hour kits for all the members of our family. I’m definitely sleeping better knowing those are packed and ready to go should a natural disaster or other emergency arise. One thing that we didn’t have room for in […]