I am not the mom I want to be. I want to be the Pinterest mom with a cute crafts that I can hang on the refrigerator for my kids. Instead, I am the mom making the cut-out hand turkey three days after Thanksgiving. Did I mention my turkey is green because I don’t have …
10 Best Ways To Save Money As A Stay-At-Home Mom
Are you a stay at home mom stressed about the budget? Do you ever feel guilty about not bringing in income? Do you wish that you could contribute to the family? This article is not about how to make side money. It is also not about how much you are worth as a stay at …
Why You Need To Raise Independent Children
When I was a little girl, I had a very good friend who was a little boy that was always getting into trouble. He had a saying that he taught me that changed my life. It was ‘row your own boat.’ So when all the kids were doing the exact same thing, playing the exact …
This Is Why You Shouldn’t Treat Your Kids Equally
In our country we talk about equality all the time. In America, equality is mostly defined as everyone having the same pay for the same job. Equality defined as seeing people through the same lens. Basically everyone is the same and equal to everyone else. Yet, when we give everyone exactly the same thing, there …
How To Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Stay-At-Home Mom
Dealing with the pressure of being a stay-at-home mom is like no other. I was reading a question on a Facebook group yesterday from a new stay at home mom. In it, she talked about how she stayed up all night obsessing about the areas of her life that she was failing in. She wanted …
Have You Ever Felt Like A Failure As A Mom?
Mammas, have you ever felt like a failure as a mom? Tonight was one of those nights that I felt like I failed my son. I took him to an carnival to see the animals, eat fun food and ride the great rides. Well we saw the animals, we had a fun dinner, we played …
What It’s Like Going From One Child To Two
I remember the morning I went into labor. It was 3:30 am and my water broke. I took a shower, got myself cleaned up and went and laid in bed with my son. He snuggled up close to me, holding my hand and I took a couple pictures of us knowing that this was …
Things You Should Do Before Baby 2
On the night before she was born, I held you a little extra tight. I whispered “I love you” a million times over into your ear and I cried. Not because I was sad about the impending birth of your little sister, but because of what I fear I will lose.
You Can Definitely Lose Weight On The “Toddler Diet”
When I was pregnant with my first everyone said that breastfeeding was the best way to lose all the weight and they were right. I nursed you for 15 months and after about the first 9 I returned to my pre-pregnancy weight. Now, unfortunately, I never lost an extra ounce. Not one darn pound. Truly …
This Is How I Broke Sleep As A New Mom
I did it all wrong with sleep. I remember our first night in the hospital, my peaceful, sleepy son began screaming as soon as we turned out the lights and laid him in his bassinet. After picking him back up and nursing him again and repeating the process of crying and screaming I remember telling …