At some point every parent comes up with a laundry list of things that we just do not want to hear, see or have to deal with. Unfortunately because we are parents we do not usually get to decide if we ultimately can adhere to that laundry list. So today in an effort to promote parenting solidarity here are 10 …
Seventeen Thoughts I Have While Shopping For Swimsuits
View PostPut A Little Breakfast In Your Banana Bread
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CerealAnytime #CollectiveBias My family loves cereal. I mean they really, really love it. In our house cereal is pretty much considered a great anytime meal or snack. I think this love affair with milky crunchy goodness has been passed down through our genetics …
How To Stop Caring What People Think About You
View PostThe “Gassy” Truth
Because Google/Kiddle is awesome and my kids ALWAYS have questions, I recently came upon an interesting biological fact that I had not previously known. Did you know that the average healthy human passes gas 14 times a day?! Upon hearing this fact some of my children felt that in order to verify the truthfulness of this statistic they should do …
My Name In Lights
View PostHow Texting Brought My Teenage Daughter And I Closer
There are many horror stories about the damage that can come from poorly timed and inappropriately made cell phone texts. Especially by teenagers. I admit that all of these stories affected me and were a big motivator in the reason for why I waited quite a while to get my own teenage daughter her first cell phone. This past Christmas …
Five Things You Need To Do RIGHT Now In Order To Be More Happy
Happiness seems to be kind of a buzzword nowadays and I am a fan, because in general I am a happy person. It’s not that my life is perfect, it really isn’t. It is just that when given a choice I like happiness with my bowl full of Cheerios thank you very much, because misery really is pretty terrible company. …
Choosing That “Good Part”
There is a particularly poignant scripture passage in the Bible that I often find myself contemplating. This specific passage involves sisters Mary and Martha who have received the Savior Jesus Christ into their home for dinner. Martha busily goes about preparing dinner for everyone, but notices that her sister Mary is not helping her to shoulder the work as she …
Make A Care Package A New Mom Will Love
View PostDream Big Princess
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #InspireBigDreams #DreamBigPrincess #CollectiveBias When my middle daughter Rebekah was about 2 years old one day she looked up at me and pointing to herself stated, “I Princess.” I smiled and responded in the affirmative that yes indeed she was a Princess and she …
You Can Call Me Lucky
Last night I happily pulled out my lucky four leaf clover socks from the back of the drawer, because now that Valentine’s Day is over and done (whew) I am ready for St Patrick’s Day! I love this holiday, because A) I am actually Irish. I even have a green eyed daughter. B) The food is amaze-balls! So let’s kick …
A Discussion On Letting Go And Choosing What To Feed
View PostHow The Expectation Of Trying To “Have It All” Is Hurting Us All
How The Expectation Of Trying To “Have It All” Is Hurting Us All I am almost 40 years old, and with my age comes at least a little wisdom; wisdom I wish I had possessed many years before this point in order to save myself much needless heartache. When I turned 25 I was a wife, a mother, a professional …
