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4 Insanely Easy Things To Gift A New Mom When She Brings Home Her Baby

They say September is the most popular birth month. But I’m pretty sure May and June are close runner ups! I feel like so many women I know–personally and through Instagram– are having babies right now. And since I am about to be one of them as well, I figured I’d share some great things […]View post →

How I Potty Trained My Toddler In 2 Weeks With No Books or Fancy Methods

I potty trained my second child recently and let me tell you, it was SO much easier than potty training my first. Maybe it was the second-time-mom experience or maybe it was because potty training a girl is a bit easier than a boy, either way I want to share my experience with you. Potty […]View post →

How To Make A New Year’s Resolution and Stick To It

Happy 2020, everyone! ‘Tis the season for a New Year’s Resolution, making them and breaking them all in a few weeks right? Not this year! Make this year, your year. Create one or two great resolutions and stick to it. In this blog I’m going to talk about the resolution I made for myself this […]View post →

Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Toddlers That Make Sense & Won’t Add More Clutter

Stocking stuffers….the demise of Christmas. I usually end up stuffing them with useless items, just so it’s full. My kids play with said-items for Christmas day and then they’re never used or seen again. Sound familiar to you, too? I’ve been trying really hard lately to cut down on the clutter in our home. We’ve […]View post →

I Started Selling My Clothes on Poshmark and This is What Happened

Last Christmas I was looking to try and make some extra cash for gifts. I decided to download the Poshmark app, join the community, and start selling my clothes. Here’s my story of what happened once I started using Poshmark. What is Poshmark? If you’ve never heard of Poshmark, it’s a social buying and selling […]View post →

Our Day At Edaville Family Theme Park For The Christmas Festival Of Lights

I recently had the opportunity to partner with Edaville Family Theme Park. Edaville is a small, kid-friendly theme park in Carver, MA. It offers lots of history of the area, facts about the cranberry bogs, (which are plentiful) and lots of family fun! Along with the new Thomas Land, there is Dino Land, and the […]View post →

3 Inexpensive Self-Care Things You Can Do This Month, Mama, For Some “Me Time!”

I know we hear it all the time, “Self-care is so important.” As the holidays sneak up on us though, remember to focus a little bit of your time on yourself. Self-care is always important, but especially during the holiday season when we are pulled in every direction. There seems to be never-ending things to […]View post →

I Never Thought I Would Miss Breastfeeding…But I Do

“Nope, no more babies after Mallory. I never want to breastfeed again!” I distinctly remember saying that to so many people after my daughter was born. Of course, I was in the rough of it…early mornings, middle-of-the-night wake ups, leaky boobs, constant worry if she was getting enough. The days they say you’ll forget, but […]View post →

A Super Fun and Easy Science Experiment Using Only 2 Ingredients

OOBLECK. Such a fun word to say, right? I use to make this when I worked in daycare. It’s such a fun science experiment for kids 2 years old and up. The best part is it’s only 2 ingredients and you are bound to have them in your house already. So What Is Oobleck? Without […]View post →

We Are Half Way Done Our 30 Day Park Challenge! Here’s What I’ve Learned

On June 3 I started a “30 Day Park Challenge” with my kids. We set out each day to find a brand new park to play at and we’re doing it for 30 consecutive days. Today we finished day 15 which puts us half way through. 15 different parks we’ve been to every single day. […]View post →