If you’re looking for ways to save money, consider making your own DIY laundry detergent. If your life is anything like mine, you spend more time than you want in the laundry room. If you’ve ever added up the cost per load, making your own laundry detergent is way cheaper and it isn’t hard at…
Nationwide school closings have many parents scrambling to figure out ways to keep kids busy while they’re at home. With museums, parks, playgrounds, and libraries closed indefinitely, parents are turning to some out of the box ways to keep their children engaged. This list of hands-on story activities is designed to help you do this….
If you want to make sure your pantry is stocked with enough basics to feed a family of four for a month, I’m going to allow you a virtual peek into my shelves. Although I didn’t build up my pantry stock with the intention of needing to rely on it for meals, the things I’ve…
Hi, I’m Jill and four days ago I became a home schooling mom because my kids school is closed for at least the next two weeks. Like a lot of parents around the world, I’m in a situation I didn’t expect to be in. And let’s be clear: When I say I’m a home schooling…
There are a lot of articles and blog posts on the internet about motherhood, right? There is plenty written about the stress of parenting, about the different styles of parenting (Helicopter versus Free Range versus whatever else they’ve come up with this week), and about how to manage stress, time and picky eaters. But how…
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Tis the season to be merry and enjoy your loved ones. Or…tis the season to get super stressed out and beat yourself up because you’re not doing all the things you think you should be doing and spend too much money. Meet my Christmas hacks for frazzled moms. These shortcuts (AKA mom hacks) might not…
While LightStream has compensated me for this post, all opinions are my own. The following isn’t intended to be financial or adoption advice. Debt gets a bad rap. We hear people talking about getting out of debt, avoiding debt, complaining or expressing fear about being in debt…all conversations that paint debt as something that shouldn’t…
I know…it’s another post about a challenge that talks about why we should all do more of this thing and less of that thing. I can sense your virtual eye roll. But the AdventHealth 21 Day Feel Whole Challenge is different. It is. Why I’m doing the AdventHealth 21 Day Feel Whole Challenge This post…
Fatherhood is about love, not DNA. I mean…obviously. I’ve been talking a lot lately about the stories pictures don’t tell. And, while there’s definitely stories behind these pictures, I think I’ll just let these stand on their own today, although I have provided brief captions. Enjoy and happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father…