This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureMadeProbiotics #CollectiveBias As a work-at-home mom, I have a ton of flexibility as far as when and where I work. I am not bound to many timetables: I have a time when I have to drop my kids off at…
I totally forgot to go into my style profile last month and let my stylist (Camilla is baaaack!) know what types of clothes I was looking for in this month’s box. You’ll get more out of Stitch Fix if you let your stylist know what you’re looking for or what you don’t want to see….
I can feel back to school breathing down my neck. I am not ready for summer to end, but as with most things I’m enjoying, time moves much too quickly. This post is sponsored by GoGo squeeZ. All opinions (and thoughts on not being ready for summer to end) are 100 percent mine. I’m the…
If you’re a mom ready to say goodbye to the school year, then you will recognize yourself in this one. A tired mom’s goodbye to the school year I’m tired. So very tired. I’m tired of this school year. I want it over. I’m tired of waking the kids up from a deep sleep with…
I’m that older mom. You know, the oldest mom with the youngest kids everywhere she goes? I didn’t set out to be here, yet here I am. When I was in my twenties, I didn’t stop to think much about what life and motherhood would hold in my forties and beyond. I’m 50 now (eek!)…
Yes, I know my kid is small. So does he, thanks to a well-meaning blabbermouth. Some backstory: Kyle turned 10 this spring. He’s the smallest person in our family and he’s always the smallest kid in his class. He realizes this and it bothers him. We nurture him and we build him up while trying…
Do you need rules for surviving last minute shopping? I don’t have all the answers but I’m here to help…or at least make you feel better about your level of procrastination. I have last-minute shopping tips that will help you survive those last-minute shopping trips. Every year, I say I’m going to organize my life…
Hey, you know that song from “Frozen” that starts with “do you wanna build a snowman?” Of course you do. Oh…song stuck in your head? Welcome to my world. Around my house, we sing “do you wanna go to Costco” so if you’re a Costco groupie like me, maybe that tune is now just a…
If you say stuff like: “My kids will never do that.” or; “I’m never going to be that kind of mom,” then you are just asking for it and Karma will sneak up and not so politely bite you in the ass. I should know. I was one of those moms. A couple months back, I…
We all had ideas about being parent before we become…well, parents. Here are four things I said I’d never do as a parent before I actually become one. Four things I said I’d never do as a parent before I actually become one Before we have kids, we’re full of B.S. statements like “My kids…
