10 Ideas for Meeting Other New Parents
Making new mom friends can feel sort of like asking someone out on a date. It can be awkward, and, if you, like me, haven’t played the field in a while, you’ll feel pretty...
8 Family Photos Gone Totally Wrong
What’s a holiday or a vacation without a family photo (or scrapbook) to show for it? Family photos are my prized possessions, and getting a smiling shot of everyone together is always one of...
How to Celebrate Your Mom this Mother’s Day
Since becoming a mother, I suddenly understand my own mother so much better. How it took ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking to become a successful work-at-home parent. How confusing it must have been for her...
Fast and Fulfilling Books for Busy Moms
Love to read? So do I. I absolutely love to escape to foreign settings, to delight in colorful language, to encounter new ideas, and to hungrily flip through pages — all without leaving my...
DIY Family Costume Ideas
We first started incorporating our son into our Halloween costumes when I was pregnant, and we’ve continued to do so ever since. Getting everyone involved makes wonderful memories that will stick around long after...
The Hottest Fashion Trends for Back to School
Back to school, back to school, back to school…….those words are like a beautiful song that is sang in my ears, and for many parents around the world.
I love summer, I really do, and...
How to Get Your Kids to Listen!
One of the most frustrating things about parenting is trying to get your kids to listen to what you’re saying. Then probably the second most frustrating thing is actually getting them to do what...
What to Do with Your Kids During Christmas Break
Having the kids at home for an extended period of time is never a good idea…especially in winter when it is freezing outside and snow covers the ground.
I have two boys who have so...
What Your Mom Really Wants This Mother’s Day
The relationship between mother and child is like no other. Unfortunately as children we usually take our mothers for granted. She could be the most amazing mom in the world yet we have this...
What Kids Really Want from Their Mom
I have been a mom for 5.5 years. And boy has it been a journey! Only now that my boys (aka: nuclear energy bombs) are 5 and 3, I can sit, reflect, think, go...