When someone asks me what I want for the holidays, it takes me awhile to come up with things. And when I do have a “list” to share it tends to be really practical stuff: socks, clothes, things to help me organize. This year, with buying a house and doing renovations, I literally asked my mom for curtains. So what do we moms really want? Trust me when I say we’ll be super appreciative of practical … [Read more...]
More than Mom: How I Lost – and Found – Myself After Having Kids
They said kids change everything… you lose sleep over them, you cry over them, your schedule revolves around them and their needs, and somehow through it all, your heart grows with so much love. In the process, your world changes SO much. What I didn’t know, and didn’t quite expect, is just how much becoming a parent and motherhood would also change me. And how it keeps changing me as they get … [Read more...]
What I Wish People Told Me About Having a Second Kid
I’ve felt it for a few months now... now that we’re a family of 4 (well 5 counting the dog), it feels like it’s always been this way, as if our family is complete now with little guy, or Boo Boo as I’ve taken to calling him lately. It feels like he’s always been a part of the family. That said though, 2017 was a year of adjustment in so many ways… and for me, it was a lot about learning how to be … [Read more...]
I’m More than Mom: Finding Ourselves After Baby
Before having my first child, I knew life as we knew it was totally going to change. But as much as I read all the pregnancy and parenting books, and joined a bunch of online mommy groups and read all sorts of advice… There was one thing I don’t think anyone could have prepared me for. I didn’t realize how all the diaper changes, middle-of-the-night wakeups, nursing and feedings, laundry (it’s … [Read more...]
20 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $20
I don’t know about you, but I often find it hard to ask for things that I “want.” So when people like my hubby and mom ask what I’d like for my birthday, or for Mother’s Day, I often gravitate toward the things I need. (Honestly, let’s be real, sometimes I just *need* a nap or a clean house). While a clean home is very much welcome as a gift, I think it’s also important to pamper and shower our … [Read more...]
