by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 23, 2012 | activities
My husband deployed for a year back when my oldest son was 6 months old. It was a job of mine to teach my son about his dad. Without the daily interactions of a parent and an infant, that memory of “dad” would not be established. It is a reality for...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 2, 2012 | homemaking, motherhood, motivation
When I say I am a stay-at-home mom, I get the feeling that people assume I have no skills. I remember sitting with some fellow military spouses before any of us had children. We were talking about our “work” experiences. Even though I and two other spouses...
by Jaimi Erickson | Oct 26, 2011 | homemaking, quick tip
Setting up your home budget is as easy as filling in the blanks with this free budget template you can download. Moms are often the accountant, financial adviser, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). What my husband makes (and...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 18, 2011 | motherhood, motivation
Many SAHMs long for a job outside of the home. It can be difficult to recall what we really do all day when our main task is caring for home and children. Often we cannot complete one task before starting another-and really, we do about 100 things at once! For...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 16, 2011 | motherhood, motivation
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more info. It used to bother me, when I was in my teaching program, when teachers and professors talked to us like we knew more about raising children than the parents. I was a 20-something student who...
