Tips for Moms

The holidays are one of the cutest times of the year. Why you ask? Because it is prime school concert and pageant season. All our kids turned out in their finest, dressiest clothes or delightful costumes up on stage performing cheesy songs or festive plays—it’s so darn adorable and a moment for every proud adult …

Pine needles. Sugar cookies. The fireplace. I adore the scent of the holidays, don’t you? In past years I’ve been drawn to candles that fill my home with that cozy glow and amazing smell, but these days I’m head over heels in love with this natural holiday simmer! This holiday simmer is a medley of …

Deciding where we want to raise our kids has become the biggest dilemma on my mind lately. Right now, we live in Utah and while it has many pros, for various reasons, this is not where I want to raise my family. Problem is…my husband and I can’t seem to decide where we want to …

The holidays are such a magical time to be preparing for a baby. Thinking of baby names, folding little winter clothes, and enjoying all the Christmas cookies with little guilt! Three years ago, I experienced it all. With a December 28th due date, I ate my fill at Thanksgiving, enjoyed all the pre-Christmas festivities, and …

Want to stick to your specific, Keto lifestyle but still get amazing flavor to pig out on this Thanksgiving? It’s actually not that hard to transition all your yummy recipes to Keto compliant! Here are 12 Keto Thanksgiving recipes everyone, regardless of diet restrictions, will love: Appetizers: Crispy Green Bean Chips: Like potato chips, you …

Veterans Day is coming up on November 11th and after seeing too many Facebook posts mixing up this day with Memorial Day (May 28th), I think it’s high time we Americans learn the difference between the two important holidays so we can teach our children what patriotism really means. And I’ll give you a hint: …

Oops. The Tooth Fairy forgot to come last night and now we have a crying kid on our hands. Hey, it happens to the best of us! So when this inevitably does happen at least once, to at least one of your kids, we’ve got you covered. Here are 20 believable reasons why the Tooth …

Yesterday was Halloween and I loved seeing all the costumed kids come to my door for the processed sugar yumminess I was handing out. Most of the kids I saw were the typical toddler or 5-7 age range. But at one point, a young couple with their first child came to my door and guess …

You know something? Kids can be mean. Little kids, big kids, tween kids, teen kids—you name an age group, and the kids in it can behave in unkind ways. When they’re little, we chalk it up to their stage of development, and we guide them on how to use their words and not their bodies, …

My four year old (yes, FOUR) lost her first tooth a few weeks ago so we recently had a visit to our house from the Tooth Fairy. Since my kid is on the younger side for loosing her baby teeth, I wasn’t prepared for this! I had only one day from the time she told …

I don’t remember when I first stumbled upon Laura Vanderkam, but I am so happy I did – she, and her methods, have given me so much of my precious time back just by restructuring it – especially when it comes to the weekend! Vanderkam is an author, speaker, podcaster, and mom, who studies time …

You know what bothers me? Dirty walls. And fingerprints on windows. And crumbs that collect in my silverware drawer! I’ve never been the perfect, clean freak but at least I stayed on top of those things back before I had kids. But ever since popping out not one, but two little walking tornados, I can’t …