Saving and Shopping I’ve always been a shopper, and a good one at that. Saving money is like a game to me. I love to find a great bargain anywhere. Before kids, I would sit with my coupon inserts, store fliers, and binder and plan out my shopping trips. Now, if I have a coupon …
Parent Evaluation… I think it’s important every now and then to evaluate myself as a parent. One of the ways that I do that is to let the girls pretend to be my mom when we play (sometimes they like for me to take my turn at being the mom too, but I explain we …
Editor’s Note: We are happy to have Jenn on the blog today. She writes over at A Splendid Messy Life. I philosophically avoid Target in July. I refuse to see back to school supplies for sale that early. It makes me feel even more uneasy than seeing the Christmas decorations for sale during the summer …
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Two of the most encouraging words another mom ever said to me. A while ago, I mentioned to a mom friend that I was hosting a sleepover. I told her I hardly ever let my daughters have sleepovers because I always get all worked up out about what the girls will do and where …
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The internet is a scary place. My husband and I recently watched the movie The Captive starring Ryan Reynolds, and that movie scared the bejeezus out of me. The scariest part of that movie is that it’s not an unrealistic scenario. There were a few parts that seemed a little out there, but after watching it, I …
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There are moments in time I’d like to just pause as my children are growing up so fast. One tells me I’m the mayor of Crazy Town (in our household it’s a real place) the other ask me such interesting questions about the Mir space station and will Steve Harvey ever host a Miss America pageant …
The Homemade Soap How-To for The Rest of Us Let me be clear, I am your average crazed Mom. I’m not a Martha Stewart clone and I don’t mainline HGTV or Pinterest. No, I’m more of a utilitarian Mom – I generally don’t have time for crafts or hobbies given my break-neck schedule. In fact …
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There’s a reason three-year-olds can drive parents batty. And yet, no one prepares you for the #threenager stage, do they? We are here to help! 10 Steps to Winning an Argument with your 3 year old! Step 1: Do you really want to do this? Do you think you can do this? No offense, but …
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In the rush of getting the kids into the van, to travel to three different places in order to make it to work on time, I noticed something. Something that has made me rethink my entire life as a mother. I speak empathy and compassion, but I am not allowing room for my children to express those things. …
Daily Connections Being an adult in real life with real adult responsibilities is not only time consuming but exhausting. In the movies, adult life consists of brunches, long boozy lunches and kids come with nannies. In real life, being an adult raising kids is messy, stressful and often has me wishing for a pause button. …
