Owning a dog is a great way to help prepare you for raising kids, or vice versa. Whichever comes first, one will help you get ready for the other. Here are just some of the similarities between having a toddler & owning a dog: 1. Giving praise…. You gotta love those proud mama moments . It’s hard to contain your excitement when your little one does something noteworthy and exciting. But for some reason, when it comes to toddlerhood, your child’s {Read More}
5 pieces of advice every parent should follow
October 3, 2014 by
Part of the territory that comes with being a parent is receiving loads and loads of advice. People are often willing to share their opinion on a matter, even when you didn’t ask for it. We’ve just got to get used to hearing advice from those around us, as it’s an inevitable part of joining the parenthood club. As a first time parent, you instantly become overwhelmed with a laundry list of things you should or shouldn’t be doing. {Read More}
Thrifty Thursday: Travel Checklists
June 27, 2014 by
Welcome Back to the Thrifty Thursday Series! We just got home from a wonderful week in Florida. You couldn’t have wished for better weather. Vacations are always something I look forward to…. I mean, don’t we all?? But there are two aspects of vacationing that I DO NOT get excited about. In fact, I shudder at the very thought of it. PACKING and UNPACKING. I am the notorious over packer. I never wind up wearing 1/3 of the items {Read More}
Top of the List Tuesday: Nuisance at Nap Time
February 18, 2014 by
A garbage truck, a doorbell, a lawnmower, a tornado siren, and a leaf blower….. These 5 items top my list this Tuesday….AND…..all have one thing in common. Each one has found a way to wreak havoc on my life. Each one has become a nuisance, regardless of its need or function. You see, these lovely devices all make noise. Don’t get me wrong, noise is good. I like noise. I typically welcome noise, whether it is a song playing on the {Read More}
Top of the List Tuesday: The Three N’s
February 11, 2014 by
So, I’ve been reflecting quite a bit as of late. A little more than usual. For some reason, I’ve been thinking about myself at different stages of life and the parts of me that have remained the same or changed…. from childhood, to the tumultuous teenage years, to cruising through college, to navigating through my twenties, to becoming a mom in my thirties. And every time I reminisce about these stages of life, I always seem to come to the {Read More}
Motivation Monday: Three Simple Words
February 3, 2014 by
The quote above is one of many sayings that hangs in our house. This one seems to grab my attention the most. We were at the doctor’s office for the last appointment of the night. It was 6:00 and we were right on schedule. Our son was getting a shot and I was a little impatient, seeing that he would be needing to go to bed shortly after. Thirty minutes later, sitting with a squirmy baby on my lap, {Read More}
