Do You Need to Change Your Morning Habits?
Ooh, that red circle with a big number in it! Makes you want to click right? It’s screaming at you for attention. Gotta clear that number! I know that feeling. I used to be a slave to it. But I’m...
View ArticleMomfession: I Play Candy Crush (and I know you do too!)
There I said it. In fact I got my hubby hooked on that game…and my oldest daughter. But I DO NOT buy extra lives, nor do I bug my facebook friends about the game. However, I DO have the game both on my...
View ArticleWhen you feel overwhelmed, remember this…
How do you do it? It’s a question I get all the time with 7 kids, extracurricular activities, working out, working from home, etc. One thing that I do my best to focus on and do regularly is RECOGNIZE,...
View ArticleMess with my family? Don’t go there…
Straight truth right here! Right? Don’t go there. Mama don’t mess around!
View ArticleWhat Makes You Feel Amazing?
I think it’s good practice to stop and notice moments in life that make you feel amazing. Obviously, there are tons. Sometimes all it takes is a sweet smile from the baby and your day is made or a text...
View ArticleGet More Done by Harnessing Your Inner Toddler
Some people in this world don’t know any other way but to get things DONE. Once they decide to go after something, the wheels are in motion, the train is on a track, and it’s not stopping or going...
View ArticleFat-shaming? Really? When did motherhood get so offensive?
Apparently, a post and image from this fit mom sparked a lot of controversy. Some women loved her. Others got offended and thought she was “rubbing it in.” Critics accuse her of ‘fat shaming’ women....
View Article5 Simple Ways to Take Care of YOU Today
As a mom, you invest a ton of time and energy caring for others. It’s so easy to forget to take care of you too. Here are 5 simple things you can do to take care of yourself today. If you can do all 5,...
View ArticleWhat a difference a month can make
Last month I was smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced in my life. A lot of pain a lot of adversity all piled up at once, one of those, when it rains it pours...
View ArticleAre You Guilty of Quizzing Your Kids?
Are you guilty of constantly quizzing your kids? I never realized just how much I did it, nor how much they don’t care for it until I read this article. In it, Christina Pilkington lays out some...
View ArticleEaster Sunday Weekend Ramble
What’s a Weekend Ramble you say? It’s that post I have to do when I have so much to say from the week that I can’t even begin to think of how to break it into separate posts so I’m just lumping it into...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Be 100% Unapologetically YOU
There’s really no sense trying to be like everyone else or trying to be what everyone else thinks you “should be.” You were divinely created. Stand up and have the courage to be 100%, unapologetically...
View ArticleThe single biggest mistake I made as a new parent
The single biggest mistake I made as a new parent was… Listening to everyone else about how I should parent and raise my daughter and trying to do what I was “supposed to” do by everyone else’s...
View ArticleMust start using cash more often!
Note to self: balance the checkbook more often (weekly would be nice) Go back to the envelope system!!! It really does keep spending down AND makes balancing the checkbook easier since there are less...
View ArticleI love this super mommy power
One of my favorite super “mommy powers” is the calming and comforting my child simply by inviting them into my arms and holding them close. There’s something amazingly magical about moments like this....
View Article9 things that make me super weird
Since normal just ain’t my style and I have a “crazy” mom life, I just thought I’d share 9 things that make me “weird.” No minivan: I drive a bus, well, not exactly. I drive a Chevy Express which...
View ArticleHow do you keep track of everything? Mom of 7
People often ask me, “How do you keep track of everything?” Mmmm, good question. I don’t. I use simple tricks and tools to help me… I have lots of reminders set on my phone. I pin up papers with...
View ArticleLesson from my 4yo: stop and smell the flowers :)
Sometimes we forget to “stop and smell the roses” in life. Today, my 4yo stopped to smell the flowers in Costco. We paused for a bit so he could check them out at his leisure. I hope he never stops...
View ArticleBest Parenting Advice All In One Post
When you first become a parent you get advice from everywhere. Seriously, as a sleep deprived mama whose head over heels in love with your newborn baby, you want to do everything right. You want to...
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