Busy & Stressed & AHHHH?! Same.
Oh, hi. Feeling stressed? Like you can’t catch your breath? Bowels raging against you? Just me? If you’re feeling a bit AHHHHHHHHH right now, it’s understandable, especially if you’re a parent....
View ArticleNo Flame, Just Gas: A Tale of a Really Close Call
You know the saying, “When it rains, it pours?” That’s all facts. I have been stressed to the MAX for a plethora of reasons, some of which aren’t my reasons to share and so I shan’t, but please trust...
View ArticleTips For Raising a Human
There’s so much pressure on parents and kids today. Has any other generation been raised (or had to raise kids) with so many things all up in their faces? From the multi-tasking to the vastness of...
View ArticleFast Forward Through Fall. Let’s Decorate for Christmas!
There’s something you must know about me: I turn into Buddy the Elf at Christmastime. Especially in recent years ’round these parts, fall has become this confusing season full of 80 degree days that...
View ArticleCreative Ways To Keep Your Child Learning During The Holidays
My husband and I are dorks. There, I said it. We’re always looking for opportunities for our kids to learn and lemme tell ya: tHeY lOvE iT. That’s my sarcasm font. As I’ve previously mentioned, I’m a...
View ArticlePreventing Stank Breath (or…Helping Kids With Their Dental Health)
Growing up with a dental hygienist mom, I learned the importance of No Stank Breath early in life. My teeth have always been a priority…maybe an obsession. I once broke my nose in a swimming pool and...
View ArticleThose Hazy Newborn Days
Becoming a parent is a lifelong goal for many, believing it is written deep within their DNA. I was NOT one of those people. When I became a parent, there was a huge learning curve. One person would...
View ArticleMy Hair It Is a’Changin’
Years ago, when I started birthing humans, my hair stylist warned: “your hair will never be the same.” I didn’t know what she was referring to at the time, but I’ve come to learn “never the same”...
View ArticleFamily Bike Rides
When my brother and I were young, our family vacationed on Lake Erie. It was a tradition started on my dad’s side of the family that became a favorite family destination. Of all the things we did in...
View ArticleParenting Burnout is REAL
You know how people tend to tell us “enjoy every moment” the very moment we’re hanging by a proverbial parenting thread? Yeah, that’s not helpful. I, for one, love being a parent, but I do NOT love...
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