Is it normal to have regrets when you’re a stay at home mom? When traveling, we like to listen to audiobooks. It’s been a habit of ours for so many years! At first, it was books-on-tape, then CD, now it’s digital. I mostly use audible.com and I have an impressive library! During one road trip the …
Your Fabulous Forties
I’m halfway through my forties and feel like I’m just now getting used to it. So, I wanted to share some things I have learned that I wish I knew at thirty-nine. The year before I turned 40 I was in an all out panic. A close friend said to me, “big deal, it’s time …
Lunch Box Inspiration to Get You Started
In need of lunch box inspiration to get you started packing a healthy lunch for you and your family? I hear you, now you are motivated to pack your child’s lunch but you are wondering, what do I pack in the lunch box? Are your children growing tired of peanut butter and jelly, doritos and a snack cake? Now, …
How to transition to Zero Waste and Become a Cool Mom
Transition your family to follow the 4 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot Ok, so maybe we won’t achieve “zero waste” but in an attempt to reduce waste and be more earth friendly I have listed some suggestions on the subject. Let’s say “Zero Waste Effort” okay? Here’s how you can be the coolest mom …
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How I Potty Trained my Newborn
Elimination Communication or Early Potty Training are methods of cueing in to your infants natural rhythms and signals to essentially teach them to use a potty from the start. Although EC moms say this is not really considered potty training, I am calling it that because that is what we called it during our time …
My 12 Pound Home Birth
The first child-birth I went through, I knew absolutely nothing. Everything was new. I was young; I wasn’t aware I had choices (the internet wasn’t in every home!) By the time my 4th child was born, my births happened quickly and easily (less than 1 hour from the first contraction.) Because of the ease of which …
Is Your Ketchup Damaging Your Health?
Most ketchup you find on the supermarket shelf contains High Fructose Corn Syrup as the sweetener. Another ingredient is corn Syrup which is made from Genetically Modified Corn, in the U.S. 88 % genetically modified and is added to almost all processed foods. Natural Flavorings can be found in many mainstream ketchup brands, and can often be monosodium glutamate or a chemical …
How to make your kid a nicer version of herself
Developing character in your children is a job that lasts a lifetime! Identifying and defining the preferable traits is the first step to actually learning and implementing the best character qualities in our children (and ourselves!) Of all the parenting tasks I have taken on, by far the best thing I feel I have ever …
Top 13 Chemicals to Avoid in Your Home
Did you know that seventy-seven percent of poison exposure is unintentional? In other words, children being exposed to chemicals the parents thought were put safely away, or did not realize they needed to be. Poisoning is the second leading cause of home injury death. Sadly, poisoning leads to nearly 5,000 fatalities each year. When …
What’s On My Phone?
Top 5 Most Used Apps in order (I use these apps every day, more than once per day) Cozi YNAB, this is a budgeting software, and the software MUST be on your computer before you can use it on your phone. See my review HERE MyFitnessPal Audible, audible.com is basically an audio book membership. The …
Routines make life easier
It can be pretty chaotic after school with so many kids in the house, but I have followed routines for as long as I can remember. There is something quite comforting about knowing what’s coming next. Flexibility is something I have had to work on. I try to keep my routines flexible by making “blocks” …