It feels even more precious now. My oldest will be 18 in a handful of years. I have 5 summers left before he starts his adult life. Time does not stand still. The sweet gifts of motherhood are what I cherish. I have zero regrets for stopping my career to stay at home with my children. We lived in some financially tight years when our first 2 children were born. Watching the … [Read more...]
Back to School for Moms: Portable Career Options
This post is a paid #AD for Medcerts. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. As a military spouse, all the experiences I had moving around when I was young taught me valuable lessons. A mom who can flex to her family’s needs is vital to the balance of her home. I learned that any career I had after my kids were grown, had to move with us in order to keep our … [Read more...]
Kids Who Wet the Bed: Bedwetting Tips
If your child was potty trained before the age of 2, I am not the mom to talk to. It was a sore spot for me for a while. Some of us have kids who wet the bed. Potty training at night was not my mom strength. If you have kids who wet the bed, these bedwetting tips can help you navigate this challenging time. I had to learn to be patient. Each mom has their “tough” thing when … [Read more...]
Book-Based Activity Kits for Kids: Ivy Kids Review
Are you looking for project ideas that will keep your child learning and having fun too? Take a look at Ivy Kids book-based activity kits for kids. Started by a stay-at-home mom and Early Childhood educator, Ivy Kids kits are filled with hands-on learning activities centered around a book for kids. This post was sponsored by Ivy Kids. I only review and share … [Read more...]
Yarn Pictures Art Activity: 100 Days of Play
Yarn pictures art activity for kids is a simple exploration of abstract art and a fine motor exercise. This is a fun summer indoor activity. It is also good practice using glue! Included is a book recommendation that inspired this creative art project for kids. Yarn pictures can be completed indoors or out. If you have a beautiful day outside, take your supplies outdoors. Sit … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids to Love Writing + Homeschool Writing Curriculum Tools
Two of my children are natural writers. They write comic books and plays. My 10 year old daughter has even written a few songs. Those piano lessons are paying off! I love hearing them read their writing. They are always so involved in the story because they crafted it. This year, teaching kids to love writing is starting with reading a lot of books. Let me tell you what I put … [Read more...]
Benefits of Using a Diffuser in the Home
This post is sponsored by Homasy. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure page for more info. The benefits of using a diffuser at home are important. Good deals on diffusers are great too! Let’s discuss the reasons why we all can benefit from diffusing essential oils in our homes. I have a great cost-effective diffuser to share with you too. Benefits of … [Read more...]
Hobbies for Moms
Recently, many of you reached out asking for a list of activities or hobbies for moms do. These activities will help us rest and balance. They are ways we can sneak in self-care and recharge time. Plus, they are fun! In order to be a loving caregiver rather than a mom who is sinking deep into the motherhood abyss, I have had to figure out how to take care of myself. We moms … [Read more...]
Work at Home and Homeschooling Moms Get Balance in the Chaos
Whether you work at home, homeschool your kids or are a stay at home mom, this list of resources and tips is a go to for you! These work at home tips streamline homemaking tasks. They help you stay organized. They encourage you to live a life of balance and not chaos. Working at home and homeschooling are so similar. We are balancing home and an additional job on top of it. … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Tips From A Single Mom
I am so excited to be teaming up with Jaimi today, and feel super honored to be a guest on her amazing blog! I didn’t start off homeschooling as a single mom. But here I am, a single mom of 5, homeschooling like a boss. Well, maybe not like a boss but I’m trying! Lol. My first year homeschooling was almost 5 years ago now. It was well prayed over, well thought out … [Read more...]
Easy Preschool Word Find Dollar Store Idea
When teaching my preschooler to recognize words and learn to read, I came up with a fun little game I call it at home preschool word find. This word find DIY idea is so simple with big learning! Best part about it is it takes one item that costs $1 to do this! … [Read more...]
Helping Children Sleep and Calm Down
It was starting to become a noticeably chronic problem for both of my girls. One of my daughter's could not fall asleep at night and the other was waking up in the middle of the night. I suddenly went from a mom getting enough sleep at night to one being woken again. I knew my focus had to become helping children sleep and calm down or we would all struggle with sleep … [Read more...]
When Will I Be an Expert Mom?
After sharing that there were indeed two babies in my pregnant belly, I was offered advice about how to manage twins plus the two I already had at home. I was asked fairly frequently, “Do you think you can handle four kids?” Unwanted or unsolicited advice can be hard to deal with. This stumped me a bit and made me initially feel that I knew … [Read more...]
When You’ve Reached Your Limit
I just wanted a break. I had been up since 2AM. My toddler did not need sleep-apparently. My wake-up call for the day happened at a time when during my college years I would just have been going to bed. I reached my limit as a mom. Ah, but this is adulthood. Adulthood with two kids, a husband who was working Monday through Friday 3 hours away and not coming home at … [Read more...]
Ultimate Guide Summer at Home with Kids
My plan for every summer at home with kids is a balance of free time and structured family time. I love that my kids can "be kids." They get wide windows of time to play with friends, ride their bikes, play outside and choose their fun. I also know that day after day of no structure makes for some grumpy attitudes when kids are involved...and me too! This ultimate guide to … [Read more...]
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