“Life is better being a mom.”
The sacrifice of a military wife and mom
Being a stay at home mom is quite the job! Days are full of changing diapers or cleaning up after potty training "misses", breaking up fights, attempting to make healthy food and watch it get thrown on the floor, taking care of sick or emotionally needy kids, cleaning up the same toys more than you can count....the list goes on.
Parent vacation
Parenting is full of joy, but it is also a lot of work! Day after day it can wear on us moms and dads. And although our kids may see us as superhero's, we are only humans. Guess what?! Humans need breaks.
12 FREE summer family fun activities
It's officially summer and that means kids are on break from school! Woohoo! Now we ask the question, how do we keep them entertained all day? Kids are used to school schedules where they are constantly occupied. Now that they are out of school, they become restless and often repeat the phrase "I'm bored". That dreaded phrase!
Happy Father’s Day!
Shout out to all the great dads out there!! I'm talking about the dads who are…
The power of words
As parents one of our goals in raising them is to keep them from getting hurt, whether that be physical or emotional. But what happens when you can't?
The stereotype of being a girl mom
I'm sure many of you have seen the boy mom vs girl mom video recently swirling around Facebook. I honestly don't know where this came from. The idea of girls being well behaved vs boys who aren't. I am a mother of FOUR girls. I cannot attest to what it's like with boys, but I sure can say what it's like raising girls.
7 things I’ve learned in 7 Years of mommyhood
With my oldest daughter turning 7 this week, it has brought up a time of reflection. What did I do well? What could I have done better? What have I learned over the last 7 years of parenthood? I've learned everything from the great parts of parenthood to the not so great parts and everything in between.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Shout out to all the moms out there! The long time moms, the brand new moms, and most importantly to the best mom I know, my mom! Happy Mother's Day!!!!!
The Comparison Game, the Thief of Joy
Have you ever caught yourself thinking about how someone else is better than you? Guilty! I know I'm not the only mama who feels insecure from time to time. We play the comparison game and guess what? We never win! Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we beat ourselves up so often? Why are we always comparing ourselves to other mamas? How do those moms do it?
8 Characteristics of an introverted extrovert mom
We all know the introverted moms. The moms that will quickly grab their kids from school and activities. They don't talk to other moms and try to not even make eye contact. Their struggle to interact with others is noticeable. Though they struggle, we don't take any offense, because we know they are just being who they are....introverted.
Then there are the extroverted moms. We all know who they are too. They know all of us. They know our names, our kids names, and I swear they even know our birthdays. They make a point to say hi to everyone and make them feel loved. It's easy for them to interact and create conversations. Kid birthday parties and play dates are their jam because it's a place to find more friendships. For them, the more the merrier!
Lastly, there are mamas like me, the introverted extroverts.