Helping y'all survive the day with your sanity and smiles intact.
My kids have always been such poor sleepers for their first year of life that it’s made me grateful they only came one at a time. I have a lot of empathy for you twin and multiple moms who are dealing with sleep training twins (and parenting!) while sleep deprived. You are all amazing. And, in […]
Being a mom (or a parent) can’t be defined by just one word. Even so, it is exhausting – because it’s a lot of work! And that’s why it’s important that we all make sure we’re also taking care of ourselves – so that we’re up to the task. In any case, it’s also not […]
Four-month-old babies are the cutest. By now, your baby is cute, chubby, and smiling. I mean, really. How cute is that? And, if you’re lucky, your baby’s even sleeping for several hours at a time. Naps might also get you some free time to get a quick shower or some basic things done. Until… you […]
While I’m all about doing a job well, I don’t want to get stuck having to do that job any more frequently than I have to. Restaining a deck every year? Um, that’s not on my list of favorite things to do. So when we decided to use Restore 10X to restain our deck, I […]
You know those home projects that need to get done? But you’re too busy living life, so you do whatever you can to avoid doing that project? Well, at our last home we finally had to address a huge, discolored eyesore attached to the back of our house: the back deck. It’d been on the home and […]
When the doctors hand you your third child, there’s also a tiny, shrill alarm going off in your parent head that screams, “AHH!! YOU’RE OUTNUMBERED!!!” I remember after our third boy was born, trying to explain that moment to my friend, still pregnant with her third. She laughed, assuming I was being dramatic in order […]
Today while the baby napped, I thought (for the eleven billionth time) that we should think about scheduling a family vacation for next year. Because, you know, parenting at home isn’t hard enough – let’s do it on the road. Oh, dear… yeah, that’s a little bit of humor and even some sarcasm dripping from […]
I can still remember the day when a coworker pointed out that, once my first baby was born, I should probably learn how to change a diaper without gloves on. I shuddered because poop in any hospital setting is definitely something you wear gloves for. But 4 kids later, here I am with zero glove stash […]
Several months ago, I became a mom for the fourth time. This time, to a beautiful baby girl. Growing up, I’d always thought I’d have all boys. Probably because I have so many sisters… (and I love them all dearly!) But for whatever reason, I had it in my head that I’d be parenting four boys. And I […]
Before we had kids, I would never have guessed that a set kids sleep schedule would become so important to me. But, that was back when I thought our children would sleep well. Because all babies sleep well, right? Only, ours didn’t. And it turns out a lot of children need rigid, inflexible sleep schedules, […]
Our kids’ first birthday is a big deal at our house, but it’s not because cake-smashing is our favorite activity. While we love getting to bathe a child encased in chocolate, what we’re really excited about is the magic that happens for our kids at age one: they finally start sleeping better at night. Because […]
If you’d asked me 15 years ago when the Superbowl would be, I’d just have stared at you. I had no clue when it was. But ever since 2008, I’ve kept better tabs on the Superbowl. Not because I love football (I don’t). Rather, because I made a HUGE mistake that my sisters won’t ever […]
I don’t know why I keep thinking that a batch of perfect chocolate chip cookie will last longer than a week in this house… We’ve got 4 kids and I self-medicate with chocolate. Even so, y’all, I’m amazed by this recipe. And, like all great inventions, this one came about by complete accident. You see, I’d […]
As I’ve dived more and deeper into the layers of SEO (search engine optimization), I’ve realized what a rabbit hole it is – and how much fun it can be, too! One of my new favorite parts of it is the custom search engine because it’s a quick, easy, painless way to do so many wonderful […]
What if I told you there’s an online trap that’s so good that it’s snared countless thousands of business owners and bloggers? Well, there is. And it’s so effective that it’s a huge drain on productivity and bottom lines everywhere. What is it? It’s the SEO monkey trap. Now, because your business has to be online, […]
